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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - Supply Ship reached
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Saturday, 5 June 1943 - East of Brazil 0946 - F.T. from Spitzbergen Weather Station: To Naval Command: Were attacked today by Norwegian troops. Escaped to the mountains. Portable Radio loosing power. No supplies. - Hazlenut Weather Station - Kross Fjord - Svalbard - 1110 - Early Morning Dawn. 1200 - Qu.5551FS - Days Run: 180.7nm - ↗ (24h) Total: 5745.7 (31tg 22h) - ↗ 5509.5nm (28tg 8h 44') - ↘ 236.2nm (3tg 13h 16') 436cbm (1.5cbm in 24h); Battery 74.3%; Course 169°; 3xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold; SSE6/5, clear, visibility 5.7nm, >1000mb. 1206 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 4 days and 20h. 1247 - Qu.5554FS - Control Point 3 reached. 1307 - Supply Ship (Merchant Raider) in sight straight ahead, E=10500. 1347 - Course 180° - Small Ahead. 1607 - F.T. from F.d.U. Norwegen: To all Northern Boats: Go to Spitzbergen and rescue staff of the weather station Hazlenut in the Cross-Fjord. 2307 - Incoming Radio Reports: From B.d.U.: a) The following information has been given to the boats, based on general experiences and reports: I. B.d.U.-Standing Order No. 12: 1) The enemy is prepared to resort to any means in the battle against U-boats. It is suspected that explosives are fixed to lifeboats, cases, rafts, barrels etc. which fire when a U-boat approaches. Boats should therefore be suspicious when such objects are sighted, especially on the usual approach routes and in the usual operations areas in the N. Atlantic. Rafts and lifeboats should only be approached to determine the name of the ship, if they are found in a position where a ship has definitely sunk, or, in remote areas if, after close scrutiny, they are clearly seen to be harmless. 2) Boats should not approach the wreckage after an aircraft has been shot down. There is great danger from depth-charges which may roll out of the bomb racks, as has been proved in one case. II. To boats with Radar: Boat's own Radar set should be used to detect enemy aircraft in the former Biscay, if boats have to proceed on the surface. Aircraft are picked up at a range of at least 10 kilometers at a minimum height of 500 meters. Radar interception by enemy aircraft need not be expected for the present. b) U 440 (Oblt. Werner Schwaff) has not reported since she left Nazaire on 26.5. She was probably destroyed by aircraft in Biscay. There is no further information. B-Dienst Report: a) In an American U-boat situation report of 4.6 up to 20 boats were reported within 300 miles around AJ 54. One radio message was made from this area from AJ 2960 on 3.6. Actually, there were only two boats there. This situation report seems to show that the enemy definitely suspects a considerable number of U-boats in the sea area between Newfoundland and Greenland. This time, information which he usually obtains from aircraft sightings and radio D/F is lacking. It remains to be seen whether he will soon discover the present absence of U-boats in the North Atlantic. Again, several boats are believed to be within 150 miles around AK 3520, S-W bound, according to accurate radio D/F. 2323 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 5 days, 7.5h. RST
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - Supply Ship meeting broken off due to weather
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Sunday, 6 June 1943 - South-Atlantic 1125 - Early Morning Dawn. 1200 - Qu.5582FS - Days Run: 15.7nm - ↗ (24h) Total: 5761.4 (32tg 22h) - ↗ 5525.2nm (29tg 8h 44') - ↘ 236.2nm (3tg 13h 16') 435cbm (1cbm in 24h); Battery 74.3%; At Merchant Raider; 3xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold; SSE6/5, clear, visibility 5.7nm, >1000mb (Weather and Sea unchanged in 5days, 20h) Cmdr.: As there is no improvement of the sea state, I decide to dive for Torpedo Maintenance. 1300 - Giving Flag Signal to Merchant Raider. Diving without forward speed. T=10 after 2min. 1302 - 96rpm. 1309 - T=50. Course 180°. 65rpm. 1310 - Beginning of torpedo maintenance. 1401 - Tube I serviced. 1452 - Tube II serviced. 1543 - Tube III serviced (Tubes I-III are T-3/Pi39H). - Break until Watch Change - 1656 - Tube V serviced (EtoFat/Pi39H). 1747 - Tube VI serviced (T-4/Pi39H). CO₂ Warning at 1.7% (after 4h 48min.). 1800 - Dinner - 1845 - 96rpm. Setting for T=20. 1851 - At Reception Depth. Battery 68.6%; CO₂ 1.9%. 1900 - Qu.5585FS - Surfaced after 6h and 11.9nm. - Weather and Sea unchanged. 1901 - Boat ventilated. 1910 - Running back to Merchant Raider. 2012 - Decision to attempt supplying at the Leeward side of the Merchant Raider. 2115 - Fuel hose connection done by crane. Supplying of provisions by rope connection. Charging batteries. Messages transferred by Merchant Raider (see Annex I to KTB). Had to interrupt supply process due to slight ramming caused by heavy swell - no damage. 2145 - Decision to break-off supply process and battery charging due to heavy sea state. 2150 - Running off on easterly heading. 2332 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 6 days and 7.5h. RST KorvKpt.& Cmdr. U 115 Annex I to KTB: O.K.W.-Report: a) The new French Committee of National Liberation made a radio broadcast from Algiers, French Algeria, pledging to abolish the "arbitrary powers" imposed by the French government in Vichy and to restore "all French liberties, the laws of the Republic and the Republican regime". O.K.M.-Report: b) The USAAF made its first operational sortie with the North American A-36 Invader (also known as Apache) when the 27th Fighter Bomber Group based at Rasel Ma in French Morocco participated in a mass fighter-bomber assault on the Italian Island of Pantelleria. B.d.U.-Report: a) U 177 (IXD2; Kptlt. Robert Gysae) situation: Miss at inward-bound freighter on 3.6. in GR 5319, end-of-run detonation after 7 minutes. At dusk on 5.6. convoy coming from Saldanha Bay sighted, consisting of about 12 ships with destroyers and corvettes. Deterrent depth-charges. Shadowed by hydrophone bearing as far as GR 2536, in fog, with visibility about 200 meters. Then, while she was preparing for a surface attack, the fog lifted and she found herself in the center of the convoy. Heavy gunfire from all ships. Boat shook off pursuing vessels. She was bombed by a flying boat. No damage. b) U 198 (IXD2; Kpt.z.S. Werner Hartmann) sank the British "Durma", 2,304 GRT, in KP 5989, course 2500, speed 7 knots, and in KP 9754 the American "William King", 6,800 GRT, main course 2800, speed 10 knots. She took the Chief Engineer of the first ship on board and the Captain of the second. c) U 119 (XB; Kptlt. Horst-Tessen von Kameke) is steering for CD 4855 to deliver her remaining fuel to "Milkcow" U 488 (Oblt.d.R. Erwin Bartke). d) U 214 (VIID; Oblt. Rupprecht Stock) reported minelaying operation in Dakar carried out. e) U 450 (Oblt. Kurt Böhme) was attacked by an aircraft with bombs and aircraft armament at 1050 in AE 8542 and severely damaged. Watertight stern, No. 1. and No. 3. main ballast tanks and all external fuel tanks damaged. Strong trace of oil, 7 wounded, 4 of them seriously, including the C.O. Boat dived after the third attack. She reported at 0100 course 200, and requested assistance. Boats in the vicinity were ordered to make for U 450. She herself was to continue on her passage to W. France. Unfortunately there is no boat with a M.O. nearby. For distribution of M.O.'s: The orders given to boats for beating off aircraft in surprise attacks will necessarily mean that bridge personnel will be wounded more often. C-in-C Navy therefore gave orders some time ago that by the beginning of July every second boat to leave port should, if possible, carry a M.O. So far 29 Medical Officers were appointed to IXd2 boats and tankers according to plan and a further 17 were available for other boats. There are at present 16 M.O.'s at sea. The special training of new M.O.'s is now so far advanced that from now on every other boat to leave port in June will have a M.O. on board. Boats leaving W. France will also carry M.O.'s in accordance with orders, provided the officers asked for are appointed in time. B-Dienst Report: a) U-boat sightings by the enemy: GR 2530, and 5 others from the Iceland area including 3 D/c attacks (U 450). An English a/c also reported a surfaced U-boat in 36° 30' N and unknown longitude (U 594 - 409?) The a/c returned to its base owing to engine damage and because the navigator was wounded. 2 other a/c reported a D/c attack. b) 4 enemy Gibraltar a/c were ordered at 1715 to return to their base at once, and not to attack U-boats (Probably own S/m's in the vicinity).
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - Meeting with Supply Ship
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Monday, 7 June 1943 - East of Brazil - 0708 - Qu.5573FS - Supply Ship in sight. Diving for Trial Dive. 0715 - A-Meter. Beginning of Trial Dive acc. B.d.U. Standing Order No.507 and No.308. 145rpm/3kn. 0751 - Boat is safe and secure at 2A-Meter. 0752 - Setting for T=20 with 96rpm. 0809 - Reception Depth. (17min. for 140m). Battery 67.2%; CO₂ 1.2%. 0818 - Surfaced after 1h 10' and 3.9nm. - Weather and Sea unchanged. 0819 - Boat ventilated. 2xSmall-Ahead. 1140 - Early Morning Dawn. 1200 - Qu.5548FS - Days Run: 110.9nm - ↗ 95.1nm (16h 50') - ↘ 15.8nm (7h 10') Total: 5872.3 (33tg 22h) - ↗ 5620.3nm (30tg 1h 34') - ↘ 252.0nm (3tg 20h 26') 434cbm (1cbm in 24h); Battery 67.2%; At Supply Ship; 3xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold; SSE6/5, clear, visibility 5.7nm, >1000mb (Weather and Sea unchanged in 6days, 20h) 1234 - Sunrise. 1335 - Supply Ship in sight, bearing 17°, E=14000. 1500 until 1750 - Second attempt supplying at the Leeward side of Supply Ship. S u p p l y : 1.) Meeting was good (including Recognition Signal exchange). 2.) Fuel oil transfer according to plan and smoothly (76 cbm in 2.5 hours; 510 cbm/100%) Batteries charged (2h 48' for 32.8%). 3.) Provisions transfer considerably complicated and delayed because in addition to inflatable boat as cargo boat only 1 small boat from the supplier as towing boat (Launch of the motorboat and torpedo loading not tried because of the poor sea state). 4.) Signal personnel at tanker at a strength of 1:1 was sufficient but is not enough for group supply. 5.) Beyond fuel and provisions the supplier was not fitted out for supply (hardly any spare parts etc.). 6.) The kindness of the supply ship Captain to the last crew member was exemplary. 7.) Supply was great for morale of own boat and for the raider crew. 8.) Sea conditions throughout were consistently poor with high winds and swell. Messages transferred by Supply Ship: From B.d.U.: a) Because of the successes reported by U 198 (IXD2; Kpt.z.S. Werner Hartmann) the following boats in the same sea area have been given freedom of action: U 181 (IXD2; KrvKpt. Wolfgang Lüth) to the E to square KQ inclusive, U 196 (IXD2; KrvKpt. Eitel-Friedrich Kentrat) to the N including U 198's attack area and U 178 (IXD2; KrvKpt. Wilhelm Dommes) in addition the same attack area as U 196. U 177 (IXD2; KrvKpt. Robert Gysae) is proceeding E and is to haul out far to the S, so that she can use Bachstelze. b) U 450 (Oblt. Kurt Böhme) was in AK 3218 course 225, at 2000. Boat was bombed by day and the C.O. reports that she cannot be controlled much longer. So far no other boat has reported that she is proceeding to U 450's assistance, U 341, which is about 550 miles away has been detailed to do so at maximum speed. U 592 (Kptlt. Carl Borm) has also been ordered there to give medical assistance. She can reach the position at earliest in 5 days time. Towards 0500 U 669 (Oblt.d.R. Kurt Köhl) reported her position in AL 3214. She must therefore be near U 450. U 450 has again been instructed that if it is necessary to abandon ship, the crew is to stay together at all costs and if possible starshell are to be fired every hour. c) U 202 (Kptlt. Günter Poser) last reported on 1.6. from AJ 6335. Since 2.6. she has several times been ordered to report her position and the weather, but has not replied. She must therefore be presumed lost. There are no attack or sighting reports for this area and the cause of her loss is unexplained. It is not impossible that American S/m's which were operating at this time were responsible, although our own boats had been warned of their presence. B-Dienst Report: a) British S.S. "Alva" (1,584 GRT) ran into the minefield laid off Halifax by U 119 (XB; Kptlt. Horst-Tessen von Kameke) and sank. b) British Cruiser HMS Cumberland sailed from Iceland to Spitzbergen, Norway. 1800 - Casting off Supply Ship and operating on Ship Contact Report 1500/7/6, at 1500 in Qu.5743FS, course ENO, slow speed. 2239 - Qu.5575FS - Ship sighted bearing 347°, E=11000. It is ship contact report 1500/7/6. Sighted as caculated by dead reckoning. On course 58°, speed 6-7kn. Going on parallel course ahead of the stbd.-side of the steamer. Is an English Clan Type Transport of 2359ts, draught 6.9m. Has upper deck cargo in crates and a deck gun on the stern. 2250 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.: Message for Widder: Ship contact report 1500/7/6 sighted in Qu.5574FS center. Course 58°, speed 6-7kn. Will keep contact. Free to engage when coming into sight. - RST - 2350 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 7 days and 8h. RST
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - Steamer sunk
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Tuesday, 8 June 1943 - South-Atlantic - - 5th week at sea completed - 0134 - Supply Ship comes into sight bearing 35°. 0230 - Widder still doesn't attack the steamer. Distance is now 7800m, visibility is 8900m. 0251 - Turning boat toward the stbd. beam of the steamer. 0253 - Qu.5555FS - Diving for submerged attack acc. B.d.U.-Standing Order No. 309, 310 & 311 (Pi39H) => Order No. 302 for T-1 and T-2. 0300 - "Battle Stations!". 0303 - Flooding tube III. 0320 - Qu.5555FS - Submerged Single Shot with tube III (B-Periscope): T-3/Pi39H (MZ); Running depth 5m; Vt30. Target ship: Clan Type Transport 2359ts, draught 6.9m. Target course 58°; Target distance 600m; Target angle green90°; Target speed 8.9kn; Firing angle α 352°. Own course 329°; Own speed 1.6kn ahead. Weather/Sea: SSE6/5, medium swell, clear, visibility 5.7nm, >1000mb. Shooter: KvtKpt. & Cmdr. RST. => Torpedo is a hit in the forecastle after 44 Sec.! With speed settting 8.5 kn (actual speed of 7.5kn + 1), the hit would have been midships. A big hole can be seen in the waterline of the forecastle. The steamer continues on with a distinct list to stbd, zig-zagging on a northerly heading. Two spotlights are searching the water. 0350 - The steamer seems to be lying stationary, but at 0400 continues on, on course ENE, speed 3-4 knots. The steamers dips into the sea washing over the forecastle, but always pops back up like a cork. The spotlights are now dimmed. 0405 - "Dismissed from Battle Stations!". 0424 - Qu.5555FS top right - Over 1h after being torpedoed, the steamer finally sinks. 0433 - Surfaced after 1h 40min. and 4.4nm. - Weather and Sea unchanged. 0434 - Boat ventilated. Battery 97%. Running toward the sinking position. Besides some debries and an oil patch, found one dead body. Pulled the body aboard and searched for identification. Afterwards, submitted the body to the sea. 0505 - Running back to Supply Ship. 0610 - Giving Recognition Signal and report about the sinking and giving personel details of dead person found, for sending to the Red Cross. 0615 - Leaving Supply Ship on course ESE and continued with outbound transit. 1200 - Qu.5912FS - Days Run: 139.3nm - ↗ 134.9nm (22h 20') - ↘ 4.4nm (1h 40') Total: 6011.6 (34tg 22h) - ↗ 5755.2nm (30tg 23h 54') - ↘ 256.4nm (3tg 22h 06') 508cbm (2cbm in 24h); Battery 97%; 2xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold; SSE6/5, clear, visibility 5.7nm, >1000mb (Weather and Sea unchanged in 7days, 20h) - Early Morning Dawn - 1300 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 7 days and 21h. 2045 - Qu.6748FS - 2356 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 8 days and 8h. RST
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - Another steamer sunk
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Wednesday, 9 June 1943 - West of St.Helena - 0520 - Qu.9215FS - 0619 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.: Taken over from Supply Ship 76cbm and provisions. On 8.6., 0424, sunk English steamer 2359ts in Qu.5555FS. Have 507cbm and 5 eels. Weather and Sea unchanged for over a week: SSE6/5, cöear, visibility 7nm, >1000mb. Continue outbound transit acc. Op.-Orders. - RST - 0944 - Incoming Radio Reports: From O.K.W.: a) Tito was wounded by a German air attack. From B.d.U.: a) U 177, 197, 178, 196, 198 and 181 will supply from a ship from 20.6. in KS 77. Boats are to leave their attack areas in time for this. U 115 is making for Cape Town area. b) U 409 (Oblt. Hanns-Ferdinand Massmann) has passed through the Straits of Gibraltar. c) U 758 (Kptlt. Helmut Manseck) reported beating off an attack by eight carrier aircraft (identified as Martlet, Lysander (!) and Mustang) from USS Bogue escorting convoy GUS 9, with their powerful new quadruple flak gun and claiming one shot down and four damaged. The boat suffering only minor damage but seven men are wounded, forcing her to return to base. Boat is able to dive to 40 meters. She will remain where she is for another 3 days and is then to make her return passage in company with 2 other boats. d) U 450 (Oblt. Kurt Böhme) now only needs medical assistance. U 341 (Oblt. Dietrich Epp) will remain with her until U 592 (M.O. boat; Kptlt. Carl Borm) arrives. B-Dienst Report: a) In an enemy U-boat situation report of 2.6., the enemy believes X U-boats to be N of 40° N and W of 40° W, and a further 20 boats patrolling between 57° N 43° W and 47°? N 35° W. On 5.6., a large number of boats was believed possibly to be within 150 miles around 50° N 30° W. During the last few days there have not been more than 3-4 boats in the N. Atlantic and it seems possible that the enemy has been deceived by our planned radio traffic and suspects a large number of boats in the N. Atlantic, because of the many outgoing messages on radio services which cover the N. Atlantic area. 1200 - Qu.9269FS - Days Run: 188.5nm - ↗ (24h) Total: 6200.1 (35tg 22h) - ↗ 5943.7nm (31tg 23h 54') - ↘ 256.4nm (3tg 22h 06') 507cbm (1cbm in 24h); Battery 97%; 2xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold; SSE6/5, clear, visibility 7nm, >1000mb (Weather and Sea unchanged in 8days, 20h) - Early Morning Dawn - 1254 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 8 days and 21h. 1812 - Qu.9397FS - Smoke plume bearing 244°, E=13000. Identified as an English Playmaster Cargo of 2325ts, draught 7.0m; On course 232°, at top speed of 11kn. 2015 - At E=10000, going on parallel course and speed. Boat is postionend on the forward luff-side. In due course, approaching the steamers course track, while keeping distance of 10000-12000m. 2140 - Diving for submerged attack. S-Tiefe. Both periscopes in use. 2146 - Staying in position about 500m across the port beam of the steamer course track. 2154 - Steamer comes into sight at E=5800, has a deck gun on the stern and a twin-flak on either side of the aft bridge; also, upper deck cargo in boxes. Retracting B-Periscope. "Battle Stations!". 2207 - Flooding tube II. 2210 - Qu.9618FS bottom center - Submerged Single Shot with tube II (A-Periscope): T-3/Pi39H (MZ); Running depth 8m (1m below target draught); Vt30. Target ship: English Playmaster Cargo of 2333ts, draught 7.0m. Target course 232°; Target distance 500m*; Target angle red90°; Target speed 11.0kn; Firing angle α 008°. Own course 322°; Own speed 2.6kn ahead. Weather/Sea: SSE6/5, medium swell, clear, visibility 6.5nm, >1000mb. Shooter: KvtKpt. & Cmdr. RST. => Torpedo is a hit midships underneath the steamer after 35 Sec.! => 35 Sec. x 15.43m/s (30kn) => 540m*. 2219 - Steamer immediately looses headway after the torpedo impact and sinks on an even keel and loud underwater explosions. 2221 - "Dismissed from Battle Stations!". 2230 - Surfaced after 50min. and 1.4nm. - Weather and Sea unchanged. Boat ventilated. Running to the sinking position. Nothing found but some debris and an empty Carley float (no markings found). 2300 - Running off on course 115°. RST
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U 115 - First War Patrol (2nd leg) - Allied terror bombings on Germany are increasing
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Started new career in August 2019 to commemorate the beginning of WWII, 80 years before ... +++++++ U 115- KTB - First War Patrol (17th war patrol overall) Thursday, 10 June 1943 - WSW of St.Helena - 0003 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 9 days and 8h. 0437 - Incoming Radio Reports: From O.K.W.: a) USAAF and RAF began a coordinated air offensive with the RAF over Europe, conducting area bombing at night and the USAAF flying precision bombing raids by day. The British Assistant Chief of the Air Staff noted that the primary objective of bombing campaign was "the destruction of German air-frame, engine and component factories and the ball-bearing industry on which the strength of the German fighter force depend" and the secondary objective was "the general disorganization of those industrial areas associated with the above industries". From O.K.M.: a)To all Mediterranean boats: Our Luftwaffe is reporting movements of major enemy naval forces towards the Italian islands of Pantelleria and Lampedusa. All boats are ordered to proceed to the WSW of these islands and to attack enemy forces. b) HMS Cumberland arrived at Spitzbergen, Norway for support operation "Gearbox". From B.d.U.: a) U 181 (IXD2; KrvKpt. Wolfgang Lüth) situation report: Waited for convoys in KP 35 and 36 from 27.5. to 5.6. and found nothing. 3 Portuguese vessels and one ship without name on the 50 meter line and 40 miles to seaward a large hospital ship, course NE off Lourenco Marques since 6.6. in sight of pilot boats. 1000-tonner sunk there P.M. 7.6. One smoke cloud sighted on 6.6. and one on 8.6., and the gunboat "Alfonso" on 9.6. Otherwise nothing. b) Aircraft reported a convoy of 27 transports with strong escort in BE 9242, course south. No operation is intended against the convoy but boats in the vicinity are to make use of any chances to attack. c) "Milkcow" U 460 (Kptlt. Ebe Schnoor) has delivered her remaining fuel to U 118 (XB; KrvKpt. Werner Czygan), except for 18 cbm which she has kept back for U 92 (Kptlt. Adolf Oelrich). Cmdr.: This is the Milkcow we couldn't find for resupply. B-Dienst Report: a) British Admiralty introduced Naval Cypher No. 5, replacing No. 3 and No. 4, intended to finally ending our ability to read British naval orders. b) According to an English U-boat situation report, 4 boats are believed to be between Madeira and the Azores, 4 or 5 patrolling within 200 miles around 43° N, 41° W and 5 or 6 patrolling within 200 miles around 33° N, 43° W. c) "S.S.Highland Court" struck a mine, probably in the minefield laid by U 119 (XB; Kptlt. Horst-Tessen von Kameke), in BB 7583 and sank. 0722 - Qu.7475FT - 0808 - Outgoing F.T.: To B.d.U.: On 9 June, 2211h, sunk single English Playmaster Cargo of 2333ts, on course 232°, 11kn, Qu.9618FS bottom center. Still have 4 eels and 504cbm. SSE6/5, medium swell, clear, visibility 6.5nm, >1000mb. Continuing outbound transit. - RST - 1200 - Qu.7731FT - Days Run: 192.5nm - ↗ 191.1nm (23h 10') - ↘ 1.4nm (50') Total: 6392.6nm (36tg 22h) - ↗ 6134.8nm (32tg 23h 04') - ↘ 257.8nm (3tg 22h 56') 503cbm (4cbm in 24h); Battery 95%; 1xT-3, 2xEtoFat, 1xT-4; 9xBold; SSE6/5, clear, visibility 6.5nm, >1000mb (Weather and Sea unchanged in 9days, 20h) - Early Morning Dawn - 1312 - Sunrise. Weather and Sea unchanged in 9 days and 21h. 2357 - Sundown. Weather and Sea unchanged in 10 days and 8h. RST
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