U-107 - 6th War Patrol

Translation by Jerry Mason with the help of Ken Dunn and Andi Forster

Departed
Date
Arrived
Date
Days at Sea
Lorient
21 April 1942
Lorient
11 July 1942
82

 

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Ships Hit
Date
KTB Time
Position
Ship
Tons
Nationality
Convoy
29 May 42
02.17
19°39'N, 74°15'W
WESTERN HEAD
2,599
British
 
1 Jun 42
03.54
18°21'N, 81°45'W
BUSHRANGER
4,536
Panamanian
 
7 Jun 42
04.08
20°27'N, 83°27'W
CASTILLA
3,910
Honduran
 
8 Jun 42
01.19
20°15'N, 84°51'W
SUWIED
3,249
American
 
10 Jun 42
05.01
19°51'N, 85°51'W
MERRIMACK
2,606
American
 
19 Jun 42
11.02
18°09'N, 67°39'W
CHEERIO
35
American
26 Jun 42
12.01
32°09'N, 55°02'W
JAGERFONTEIN
10,083
Netherlands
     
 Total = 27,018
   
Note:  The positions in the table above and in the Google Earth patrol summary are derived from the KTB and in many cases do not match those set forth in authoritative references such as Jürgen Rohwer, Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two or the Uboat.net website.  The goal here is to present the picture relative to the U-boat and not the absolute position that the ship was attacked or sank.


 
 
           
           
           
           
           
         
           
     
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                  of U-boat "U-107"
 
                     6th War Patrol.
 
 
 
        Beginning:    10.3.1942  
        Ending:        11.7.1942  
           
           
           
           
      Time:        D.G.Z.    
      All naval squares    
           
                             
                       
           
           
                             Kommandant:       Kapitänleutnant Gelhaus.  
           
           
     
Distribution: 2 x O.K.M.
  1 x B.d.U.
  1 x 2.A.d.Uboote.
  1 x 2.Uflottille.
  1 x U-107.
 
       
           
           
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    10.03.42 - Lorient Up-keep by the Kriegsmarinewerft Lorient.  
    17.04.42      
    15.04.42 Lorient Torpedo loading.  
    16.04.42 Lorient Degaussing and artillery ammunition loading.  
    17.04.42   Sea trial and diving test, followed by battery overcharging.  
    18.04.42   Provisions loading.  
    19.04.42   Trim testing.  
    20.04.42   Fitting out.  
    21.04.42   Fresh provisions.  
    19.45   Put to sea from Lorient.  In convoy to L 2, there released and departed on Route Cedernland/Tannennadel.  
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    22.04.42      
    00.00 Wind calm, Sea 0, overcast, misty, Vis. bad    
    04.00 NE 1-2, Sea 1, overcast    
    06.45   Dived to proceed submerged.  
    12.00   Day's run:    120 nm    18 nm.  
    21.30   Surfaced.  Continued transit on the surface.  
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    23.04.42      
    00.00 SbyE 1-2, Sea 1, 2/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 W 0-1, Sea 1, 2/10, Vis. medium    
    06.32   Crash dive for training.  Proceeded submerged.  
    12.00   Day's run:    85 nm    54 nm.  
    22.00 ENE 3-4, Sea 2-3, 3/10, Vis. good Surfaced.  Proceeded on the surface.  
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    24.04.42      
    00.00 ENE 4, Sea 3-4, 7/10, medium swell, Vis. medium    
    04.00 NE 5, Sea 4, overcast, Vis. poor    
    07.05   Crash dive for training, proceeded submerged.  
    12.00   Day's run:    81 nm    53 nm.  
           
Sun and Moon Data 21.04.42
Sun and Moon Data 22.04.42
Sun and Moon Data 23.04.42
Sun and Moon Data 24.04.42
 
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    24.04.42      
    22.45   Surfaced, proceeded on the surface.  
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    25.04.42      
    00.00 BE 6939 My initial objective is CB 90.  I am proceeding on the Great Circle.  
      ENE 4, Sea 4, overcast, Vis. medium, light haze  
    04.00 BE 6927    
      ENE 3, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. medium, light rain    
    12.00 BE 6851 Day's run:    103 nm    38 nm.  
      SE 3, Sea 2-3, 9/10, Vis. good    
    14.15   Crash dive for training.  
    16.00 BE 6841    
      SE 3, Sea 3, overcast, light mist    
    18.15 BE 6751    
    20.00 SE 3-4, Sea 3, overcast, rain showers    
    21.04   Crash dive for training.  
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    26.04.42      
    00.00 BE 5363    
      SE 4, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. medium, rain showers    
    03.18   Short signal on alternate frequency B 3:  "Position is BE 67."  Was not confirmed.  
    04.00 BE 5952    
      SSW 2-3, 4/10, Vis. good    
    07.37   Short signal on alternate frequency B 3,  This time it gets through.  
    08.00 BE 5918    
      SE 2, Sea 1-2, 8/10, Vis. medium    
    11.43   Crash dive and test dive for training.  
    12.00 BE 5829 Day's run:    160 nm    5 nm.  
      E 3, Sea 3, 6/10, Vis. medium    
    16.00 BE 5842    
      NE 5, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. good    
    20.00 BE 5761    
      NE 4, Sea 3, 9/10, Vis. good    
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
           
Sun and Moon Data 24.04.42
Sun and Moon Data 25.04.42
Sun and Moon Data 26.04.42
 
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    27.04.42      
    00.00 BE 5743    
      N 6, Sea 4, 7/10, medium Swell, hazy    
    03.58   Short Signal "yes" sent, per Radio Message from Hardegen, concerning meeting point.  
    04.00 BE 4993    
      NE 3, Sea 3, 7/10, Vis. medium to good    
    08.00 BE 7322    
      NE 4, Sea 3, 8/10, Vis. medium    
    09.20   Crash dive for training.  Followed by depth-keeping training.  
    12.00 BE 7319 Day's run:  155 nm,  7 nm.  
    16.00 BE 7269 Crash dive for training.  
      NbyE 3, Sea 3, 3/10, Vis. good    
    20.00 BE 7294    
      N 3, Sea 3, 1/10, Vis. good    
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    28.04.42      
    00.00 BE 7287    
      NW 2, Sea 1-2, 7/10, light Swell    
    01.50   Crash dive for training.  Reached the meeting point with Hardegen, remained submerged moving back and forth in position.  
    04.00 BE 7289    
    08.00 BE 7289    
    08.05   Surfaced and moved back and forth in position.  Hardegen not in sight.  At 11.00 hours bearing signals from Hardegen from 300°T.  
        Radio Message:  You bear 300°T, running towards.  
    11.44   Hardegen in sight.  U-boat Adressbuch transferred and transit continued.  
    12.00 BE 7289 Day's run:  123 nm,  20 nm.  
      NW 1, Sea 1, overcast, light Swell, Vis. very good    
    16.00 BE 7277    
      SW 3, Sea 2, overcast, light swell    
    20.00 BE 7189    
      SbyE 3, Sea 2-3, overcast, light rain, light swell    
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
           
Sun and Moon Data 27.04.42
Sun and Moon Data 28.04.42
 
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    29.04.42      
    00.00 BE 7412    
      SSE 5, Sea 4, overcast, medium swell, Vis. medium, rain showers    
    08.00 BD 9624    
      SSW 3, Sea 2-3, overcast, Vis. medium, medium swell    
    12.00 BD 9613 Day's run:  163 nm.  
      SW 3, Sea 2, overcast, light Swell, rain showers, Vis. medium    
    15.52   Crash dive for training and draining and flooding training at great depth.  
    20.00 BD 9517    
      WNW 3-4, Sea 4, 6/10, Vis. good    
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    30.04.42      
    00.00 BD 9461    
      WNW 4, Sea 3, 3/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 BD 9446    
    08.00 BD 8666    
      W 4, Sea 3, 5/10, Vis. good    
    12.00 BD 8658 Day's run:  157 nm,  14 nm.  
      SW 4-5, Sea 3, 7/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 BD 8672    
      SSW 5, Sea 3-4, 9/10, Vis. good    
    20.00 BD 8592    
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    01.05.42      
    00.00 BD 8586    
      SW 6, Sea 5, rain showers, overcast    
    03.13   Short Signal weather report.  
    04.00 BD 8576    
      SW 8, Sea 6-7, overcast, Vis. poor    
    04.50   Dived, because in the bad weather, fuel oil consumption is high.  
    08.00 BD 8577 Proceeding submerged results in less fuel oil consumption.  
    12.00 BD 8577 Day's run:  63 nm,  17 nm.  
           
Sun and Moon Data 29.04.42
Sun and Moon Data 30.04.42
Sun and Moon Data 01.05.42
 
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    01.05.42      
    16.00 BD 8499    
      WSW 6-7, Sea 5-6, overcast    
    20.00 BD 8499    
      SW 5-6, Sea 4    
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    02.05.42      
    00.00 BD 8494    
      WSW 4-5, Sea 3, 2/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 BD 8488    
    08.00 BD 8479    
      SW 3, Sea 2, 9/10    
    12.00 BD 8477 Day's run:  60 nm.  
      SW 4-5, Sea 3-4, 5/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 BD 7933    
      SSW 4, Sea 3-4, 8/10, Vis. good    
    20.00 BD 7934    
      SSW 2, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. good    
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    03.05.42      
    00.00 BD 7924    
      SSW 5, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. medium    
    04.00 BD 7941    
      SW 2-3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. medium    
    08.00 BD 7862    
    12.00 BD 7854 Day's run:  130 nm.  
      SSW 3, Sea 2-3, overcast, Vis. good    
    16.00 BD 7847    
    20.00 BD 7791    
      N 3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. good, misty horizon    
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    04.05.42      
    00.00 BD 7787    
      N 1, Sea 1, overcast, rain showers    
    04.00 CD 3122    
      N 3, Sea 2, Vis. bad    
    08.00 CD 2336    
      NNW 6-7, Sea 4-5, Vis. medium    
           
           
Sun and Moon Data 01.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 02.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 03.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 04.05.42
 
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    04.05.42      
    12.00 CD 2328 Day's run:  148 nm.  
      NbyW 4, Sea 3-4, 9/10, Vis. good    
    15.30   Crash dive for training, followed by depth-keeping practice.  
    16.00 CD 2344    
    20.00 CD 2283    
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    05.05.42      
    00.00 CD 2277    
      NW 4, Sea 3, 6/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 CD 2422    
    08.00 CD 1637    
      WNW 3, Sea 2, 7/10    
    11.38   Radio Message from B.d.U.:  To Gelhaus, new initial objective is CA 79.  
    12.00 CD 1642 I am proceeding on the Great Circle.  
      NW 1-2, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. good

Day's run:  182 nm,  5 nm.

 
    13.35   Crash dive for training.  
    16.00 CD 1564 Artillery exercises.  
      Wind 0, Sea 0, 7/10, Vis. good    
    20.00 CD 1557    
      WNW 2, Sea 2, 9/10, Vis. good    
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    06.05.42      
    00.00 CD 1571    
      WNW 2, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. medium    
    04.00 CD 1483    
      NW 2, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. poor, fog    
    08.00 CD 1448    
      WSW 3, Sea 2, overcast, fog    
    12.00 CC 3691 Day's run:  145 nm,  3 nm.  
      WSW 2, Sea 1, overcast, fog    
    16.00 CC 3676    
      WSW 2, Sea 1, overcast, fog    
    20.00 CC 3587    
      SW 2, Sea 2, 5/10, fog    
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    07.05.42      
    00.00 CC 3499    
      SW 2, Sea 2-3, overcast, Vis. good    
    04.00 CC 3487    
      NW 3, Sea 2, overcast, rain    
           
Sun and Moon Data 04.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 05.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 06.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 07.05.42
 
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    07.05.42      
    08.00 CC 3711    
      NbyW 4, Sea 3, blue sky, Vis. good    
    12.00 CC 2953 Day's run:  163 nm.  
      NNW 3, Sea 2-3, 2/10, Vis. good Great Circle abandoned, to avoid the strongest storms and to detect intersecting traffic in CA 98, 99 and 31, 32.  
    16.00 CC 2944    
    17.00      
    20.00 CC 2859    
      NNE 2, Sea 2, 3/10, Vis. good    
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    08.05.42      
    00.00 CC 5213    
      WSW 2, Sea 1, 3/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 CC 5134    
    08.00 CC 5141    
    12.00 CC 4355 Day's run:  153 nm.  
      SW 2, Sea 1, 8/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 CC 4371    
      SW 3, Sea 2-3, 9/10, Vis. good    
    19.41   Crash dive for training.  
    20.00 CC 4284    
      SW 3, Sea 2-3, 3/10    
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    09.05.42      
    00.00 CC 4199    
      SSW 4, Sea 3, 2/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 CC 4433    
      SW 3, Sea 2-3, 8/10, Vis. medium    
    08.00 CC 4437    
      SW 4-5, Sea 3-4, overcast, Vis. medium to bad    
    12.00 CC 4436 Day's run:  130 nm,  1 nm.  
      SW 5, Sea 4, overcast, Vis. medium    
    16.00 CC 4457    
      SW 4, Sea 3, 7/10, Vis. good    
    20.00 CC 4471    
      SW 3, Sea 2-3, 4/10, Vis. good    
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
           
           
Sun and Moon Data 07.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 08.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 09.05.42
 
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    10.05.42      
    00.00 CB 6691    
      WSW 2, Sea 1-2, 9/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 CB 6688    
      SW 3-4, Sea 2-3, 9/10, Vis. medium to bad    
    08.00 CB 6678    
      SSW 4, Sea 3-4, overcast, light rain, Vis. medium to bad    
    12.00 CB 6832 Day's run:  108 nm.  
      SW 4, Sea 2-3, 9/10, Vis. medium    
    16.00 CB 6855    
      SW 4, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. good    
    20.00 CB 6849    
      W 2-3, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. good    
    20.05   Crash dive for training.  
    21.55   Crash dive for training.  
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    11.05.42      
    00.00 CB 6792    
      W 3, Sea 2-3, overcast, Vis. good    
    04.00 CB 6788    
      NW 2-3, Sea 2, 5/10, Vis. medium    
    08.00 CB 9112    
    12.00 CB 8332 Day's run:  149 nm,  4 nm.  
      N 3-4, Sea 3, 8/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 CB 8345    
    19.56   Crash dive for training.  
    20.00 CB 8268    
      NbyE 2, Sea 1-2, 6/10, Vis. very good    
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    12.05.42      
    00.00 CB 8281    
      N 3, Sea 2, 4/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 CB 8189    
      N 2, Sea 1, 4/10, Vis. medium    
           
           
Sun and Moon Data 10.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 11.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 12.05.42
 
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    12.05.42      
    08.00 CB 8413    
    12.00 CB 7762 Day's run:  160 nm, 1 nm.  
      NE 2, Sea 1, 1/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 CB 7657    
    20.00 CB 7596    
    21.14   Crash dive for training.  
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    13.05.42      
    00.00 CB 7588    
      SE 1, Sea 0, 6/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 CB 7739    
    08.00 CB 7755    
    12.00 CB 7749 Day's run:  157 nm,  2 nm.  
      SE 1, Sea 1, 5/10, Vis. very good    
    16.00 CA 9993    
    20.00 CA 9988    
      S 1-2, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. good    
    23.13   Crash dive for training.  
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    14.05.42      
    00.00 DC 3214    
      SW 1-2, Sea 1, 9/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 DC 2336    
      Wind 0, Sea 0, 3/10, Vis. medium    
    08.00 DC 2352    
    12.00 DC 2296    
      SSW 2, Sea 1, 5/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 DC 2288 Came to course 310°.  Although the boats have reported that no traffic runs along the coast to the north and south of Hatteras and so asked for freedom to hunt in the southern area, nevertheless I intend to go directly to the north of Hatteras close under the coast.  The northbound traffic reported by Suhren must go somewhere.  Also, I can not imagine that Baltimore and New York harbors will remain without traffic for a long time.
 
      SSE 2, Sea 1, 4/10, Vis. good  
         
           
Sun and Moon Data 12.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 13.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 14.05.42
 
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    14.05.42      
    20.00 DC 2247    
      SE 0-1, Sea 0-1, 3/10, Vis. good    
    21.30   Radio Message from B.d.U. deciphered resulting in attack area of square MZ 7346.  The square must be encoded incorrectly, because then I would have to go on land.  CA 7346 is definitely meant.  
    23.23   Crash dive for training.  
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    15.05.42      
    00.00 DC 2137    
      SE 2, Sea 1, 2/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 CA 8876    
      SE 3, Sea 2-3, 2/10, Vis. medium    
    08.00 CA 8764    
      SSE 3, Sea 2, Vis. medium    
    12.00 CA 8726 Day's run:  173 nm,  2 nm.  
      SE 3, Sea 2, 6/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 CA 8476    
      SE 3, Sea 3, 2/10    
    18.15 SE 3, Sea 2, 4/10 Crash dive for land-based aircraft.  Flew above the clouds and discovered us through a hole in the overcast.  At depth 30 meters a bomb positioned quite close.  Failures were repaired submerged.  
    20.00 CA 8449    
       
                                   Gelhaus.
 
 
    16.05.42      
    00.00 CA 8446 After nightfall I intend to approach the coast on a westerly course bearing down on the light buoy to the south of "Currituck-Beach", to see whether traffic exists there, and in the morning out to 30 meters depth and laying there for the day on the bottom.  
    03.56   Crash dive for an aircraft with a prominent red to purple-red light, which approached us.  
    04.20 CA 8442 Surfaced.  The red light was seen again astern  
      S 3-4, Sea 2-3, 3/10    
    08.00   Due to the current I come substantially to the north, so that I have the "Currituck-Beach" lighthouse ahead.  I go to about  
           
Sun and Moon Data 14.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 15.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 16.05.42
 
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    16.05.42   10 nm off the coast, turned back then to be in 30 meters water depth at dawn.  No traffic discovered.  
    11.00 CA 7635 Put the boat on the bottom at a depth of 30 meters.  In spite of 17 tons negative buoyancy the boat works very strongly on the bottom.  With the sea from this direction and with this strength one must go to deeper water.  
      S 5, Sea 3-4, 5/10, Vis. medium to bad  
    12.00   Day's run:  98 nm, 34 nm.  
                                                              
    17.05.42      
    03.10   Boat rose from the bottom.  I intend to round the buoy to the south of "Currituck-Beach" to the north and then to run closely under the coast to the next buoy to the south.  To go from there to the east, dive when it is getting light and run submerged to find out whether north and southbound traffic runs between land and the 200-meter line by day.  
    04.00 CA 7637 3 shadows to port.  It is a coast guard cutter with 2 patrol vessels.  Course approximately 110°.  Apparently they continued on in port echelon.  Avoided to the north and continued to CA 7628 lower-center edge, then on the next buoy.  No traffic discovered.  Lights as in peacetime.  Went to CA 7691 on course 85°.  In CA 7668 lies an uncharted buoy.  I suppose that it marks a wreck.  
    08.00 CA 7667    
      SW 1-2, Sea 0, 8/10, Vis. moderate, very heavy marine phosphorescence    
    10.00 CA 7693    
    10.34   Dived, continued to the east submerged.  
    12.00 CA 8472 Day's run:  68 nm,  3 nm.  
    16.00 CA 8473    
    20.09   Surfaced, first ran off 10 nm to the east.  Ran to get away from the 200-meter line because there are usually aircraft there. Then to the south and at 23.00 hours again ran to the north. Also here no traffic.  
        I intend to advance the next night to CA 7360 to position tomorrow submerged on the line connecting Hatteras-Winter Quarter light ship and to advance the next night to Cape Henry.  
                                                              
Sun and Moon Data 16.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 17.05.42
 
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    18.05.42      
    00.00 N 2-3, Sea 2-3, 8/10, hazy, Vis. medium Radio Message from B.d.U.:  Report situation.  
    02.26   I sent the following Radio Message:  Nothing sighted during advance through naval square DC 2287 and in CA 8440 and 7600 nothing except a coast guard cruiser with 2 guard vessels in 7637.  Was not sighted.  Submerged by day.  
        N 2-3, 8/10, hazy, 1034 mb steady, 127 cbm.  
                                                                    Gelhaus.  
    02.53 CA 8451 Boat is approached in advanced twilight by an aircraft from the dark horizon.  Aircraft employed floodlight. Immediately crash dived.  No bombs.  
      NbyE 3, Sea 2-3, 9/10, Vis. good  
    04.00 CA 8451    
    08.00 CA 8428    
      NbyE 2, Sea 1-2, 3/10, Vis. good    
    10.30   At beginning of twilight dove and advanced submerged in the direction of CA 7360 where I want to search the next night for traffic.  
    12.00 CA 8185 Day's run:  88 nm,  30 nm.  
    16.00 CA 8181 No traffic discovered.  
    20.00 CA 8149    
    00.00 CA 8147    
                                                              
    19.05.42      
    00.00 CA 8147 Surfaced.  Thick ground fog.  Under these circumstances an advance under the coast has no purpose.  Therefore, I proceed with 1 E-motor at KF on reciprocal heading.  
    03.55 CA 7366  
    06.00   The fog becomes little bit thinner.  The sky is clear  
    06.20   An aircraft throws a flare bearing 130°T.  Distance approximately 5000 meters.  Shortly after, the aircraft flies over directly ahead of our bow.  Even at night with fog one is not safe before them.  The marine phosphorescence makes it very unpleasant.  I believe from the aircraft one can recognize the boat by the shining wake.  
    06.55   It has cleared a little bit more.  
    11.15   Dived.  It is still very hazy weather with low-hanging clouds.  Therefore, I decide to proceed submerged due to aircraft.  
           
Sun and Moon Data 18.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 19.05.42
 
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    19.05.42   Radio Message from Gießler saying that his area, to the north of me also has no traffic.  I decide on the basis of the traffic situation off the coast, to ask the B.d.U. for another operations area to the south.  Apparently, the Americans have stopped the traffic and are waiting for the safety of bright northern nights.  The boats in the south report heavy traffic.  I still have 125 cbm and 7-weeks' provisions.  Also, still all torpedoes.  If I operate in the south, I can definitely get rid of my eels to best advantage.  If I do not resupply with fuel oil, I will have at least 35 cbm to use amongst the islands.  If however, I resupply like Krech and Hoffmann, I can proceed to the traffic-rich area of Folkers and operate there.  
        Therefore I send the following Radio Message:  
        Nothing seen in naval squares CA 8721 via 8181 to 7366.  Alert air day and night. Very heavy marine phosphorescence. Request shifting operations area to the south.  
        Missing Serial Numbers 202-204 and 206 and 207.  125 cbm.  7 weeks' provisions.  Square 8145.  
                                                    Gelhaus.  
    12.00 CA 8146 Day's run:  19 nm, 34 nm.  
    18.13 NNE 1-2, Sea 1, 8/10, Vis. medium Surfaced.  The visibility may have become better, but there are still low hanging clouds.  
    20.00 CA 8191    
      NW 1, Sea 1, 2/10, Vis. good    
                                                              
    20.05.42      
    00.00 CA 8466    
      ENE 2, Sea 1, 2/10, Vis. good    
    01.13   Radio Message from B.d.U.:  Gelhaus free to maneuver to the south.  
        I intend to go directly to the south to operate there under and between the islands to the east if I get no resupply.  However, if I am supplied, to operate to the south of Cuba in Folkers area.  Proceeding off the coast of Florida is not promising on the basis of the messages of "U-98", Rasch and Suhren.  Also now, on the basis of the messages, the bright moon period arrives and operating off the coast is not very promising with the strong air surveillance.  
           
Sun and Moon Data 19.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 20.05.42
 
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    20.05.42      
    08.00 CA 8882    
      Wind 0, Sea 0, blue sky, Vis. very good    
    12.00 DC 2125 Day's run:  135 nm, 15 nm.  
      SSE 1, Sea 0, 4/10, Vis. very good    
    16.00 DC 2182 Nothing observed.  
      SE 2, Sea 1, 2/10, Vis. good    
    20.00 DC 2425    
      SSE 2, Sea 1, 4/10, Vis. very good    
                                                              
    21.05.42      
    00.00 DC 2472    
      SE 3, Sea 1, 5/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 DC 2719    
    08.00 DC 2776 To inform the B.d.U. of my intention to operate with supply to the south of Cuba and to receive certainty about the possibility of supply, I sent the following Radio Message:  
        May I count on resupply?  If yes, EB 20 requested.  
        High pressure weather, DC 2755, naval squares.  
                                                  Gelhaus.  
    12.00 DC 5149  Day's run:  103 nm.  
      SSE 2, Sea 1, 6/10, Vis. good    
    12.34   Radio Message from B.d.U.:  To Gelhaus.  
        1.)  Proceed via DM 60, DN 76 to operations area DM 70, 80, 90.  All naval squares.  
        2.)  Fuel oil resupply at the earliest possibly from 15 June possibly in sea area 70 of the large square which lies to the west of CE.  
        I will proceed via the Florida Strait and the Old Bahamas Channel to the south of Cuba.   
        Course to the Florida Strait taken.  
    16.00 DC 5419    
      SSE 2, Sea 1, 6/10, Vis. good    
    18.39   Crash dive for training.  
    20.00 DC 4662    
      S 1, Sea 0, 3/10, Vis. very good    
                                                              
Sun and Moon Data 20.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 21.05.42
 
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    22.05.42      
    00.00 DC 4682    
      S 1, Sea 0, overcast, Vis. very good    
    04.00 DC 4569    
    08.00 DC 4588    
    12.00 DC 4844 Day's run:  179 nm,  4 nm.  
      SSE 1, Sea 0, 8/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 DC 4797 Nothing observed.  
    20.00 DC 7127    
      SE 3, Sea 2, 3/10, Vis. good    
                                                              
    23.05.42      
    00.00 DC 7147    
    00.03 S 2, Sea 1, 1/10, Vis. good Crash dive for training.  
    04.00 DB 9389    
    08.00 DB 9619    
    12.00 DB 9596 Day's run:  182 nm,  1 nm  
      W 3-4, Sea 2-3, 8/10, Vis. good    
    20.00 DB 9851    
      W 2, Sea 1-2, 2/10, Vis. very good    
    20.37   Crash dive for 4 aircraft.  
        I intend going through the center of the Florida Straits.  Because it is only dark at night for 2-1/2 to 3 hours, moreover, at night with the clear weather and bright moonshine, I do not want to go under the coast at night.  According to the last report from Suhren, the steamers went in the center of the Straits.  
    23.01   Crash dive for aircraft.  
    23.50   Crash dive for aircraft.  
                                                              
    24.05.42      
    00.00 DB 9881    
    04.00 DM 2334    
      SSE 2, Sea 1-2, 7/10, Vis. good    
    08.00 DM 2359    
      SSE 2, Sea 1-2, 5/10, Vis. good    
           
Sun and Moon Data 22.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 23.05.42
 
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    24.05.42      
    12.00 DM 2389 Day's run:  143 nm,  5 nm.  
      SSW 1, Sea 0-1, 1/10, Vis. very good    
    12.42   Crash dive for aircraft.  
    13.27   Crash dive for aircraft.  
    14.14   Crash dive for aircraft.  
    16.00 DM 2626    
      W 1, Sea 0-1, 3/10, Vis. good    
    16.35   A tug with two artillery targets, course north, avoided.    
    20.00 DM 2691    
      N 1, Sea 0-1, 1-2/10, Vis. good    
    20.15   Crash dive for aircraft.  The beasts fly so very high, that one recognizes them only late.  
    20.50 DM 2686 A steamer (tanker) on a northerly course in sight.  Maneuvered ahead to the north.  In so doing, was sighted by an aircraft at 23.40 hours and forced to submerge.  Aircraft flew quite high and was seen only as it approached.  Crash dive!  Still attempting to approach the steamer submerged.  Because target angle was only approximately 10-15°.  
    00.10   Again at periscope depth.  I do not spot the steamer in the periscope and so surfaced - the steamer had turned away sharply, target angle about 120° and distance of 10000 meters.  Because he can see me, I dive again.  Besides, the aircraft still is there.  Therefore, I dive again.  I remain submerged until it gets dark and then surface and continue my advance.  
                                                              
    25.05.42      
    00.00 DM 2694    
    04.00 DM 2961 Advance through the Santaren Channel.  No traffic and no patrol vessels noted.  
      E 0-1, Sea 0, 9/10, Vis. good    
    12.00 DM 6174 Day's run:  160 nm,  10 nm.  
      SSW 1, Sea 0-1, 8/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 DM 6427 Advance through the Old Bahamas Channel.  
      SSW 1, Sea 0-1, 6/10    
    19.02   Because I must go now through the narrow channel in sight of land I dive when I have the lighthouse of "Cayo Paredón" in sight, and continue submerged.  
           
Sun and Moon Data 24.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 25.05.42
 
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    25.05.42      
    20.00 DM 6548    
    23.20 DM 6549 A small freighter about 800 tons in size comes to sight on a westerly course.  Not worth a torpedo.  An artillery attack does not appear favorable to me in the narrows, so I let him go.  
                                                              
    26.05.42      
    00.00 DM 6581 Advance in the Old Bahamas Channel.  Lights burning as in peacetime.  No further observations.  
    02.38   Surfaced.  I continue the advance on 1 E-motor at KF to find out whether traffic moves in the channel at night.  
    04.00 DM 6594 No traffic, no patrols noticed.  
      E 0-1, Sea 0, 9/10, Vis. good    
    08.00 DM 6599    
    12.00 DM 6514 Day's run:  23 nm,  41 nm.  
      ENE 3, Sea 1, 6/10, Vis. medium    
    13.21 DM 6914 A small vessel about 250 tons in size in sight 20° to port.  Course for the Bahamas Channel.  Apparently a small inter-island steamer.  Use of artillery off the entrance is not favorable, let him go.      
    16.00 DM 6915    
      NE 2, Sea 1, 9/10, Vis. very good    
    18.24   A smoke trail comes in sight to starboard.  Closed.  A steamer just off the coast.  I believe it lies in the roadstead off the entrance to Puerto de Nuevitas and hope to be able to sink him there.  Initially running on the surface, then submerged off the entrance.  While doing so a coast guard vessel, quite new construction comes out of the entrance, goes immediately on a north-west course and runs past out of range.  Little bit later another heavily smoking ship comes into sight from east on course for the entrance. Attempted to get to it however, it also passes by out of range.  As I get closer I determine that the steamer I am operating on lies behind a tongue of land.  However, because he smokes so heavily, I hope that he will emerge soon and I position off the harbor moving back and forth.  
                                                              
Sun and Moon Data 25.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 26.05.42
 
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    27.05.42      
    02.19   The steamer still remains stopped.  Surfaced with advancing darkness and went back and forth off the entrance.  I want to wait until the morning to see if the steamer puts to sea.  
    12.00 DM 6956 Continued advance when it was getting light at 12.00 hours and the steamer had still not put to sea.  
      E 2, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. good  
    16.00 DM 6969    
      EbyS 4, Sea 1,-2, overcast, Vis. good    
    17.03   To starboard a cloud of smoke, a small coastal freighter moving along the coast.  I do not operate on it.  In the course of the afternoon still 3 other clouds of smoke come into sight along the coast.  The bearing for 2 of these did not change, they were smoke arising over land.  One of the bearings certainly changed, however, nothing could be seen.  Because of the close proximity of the coast I did not operate further on it.  
    20.00 DN 4782    
      NE 2, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. good    
                                                              
    28.05.42      
    00.00 DN 4799    
      E 3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. good    
    02.30   Port diesel out of service, as the coolant pump must be serviced.  
    04.00 DN 7224    
      NE 3-4, Sea 3, overcast, lightening, Vis. medium, rain    
    12.00 DN 7358 Day's run:  171 nm.  
    12.23 DN 7364 Masthead bearing 140°.  A steamer on a northerly course in DN 7395.  Maneuvered ahead and dived to attack.  In so doing, determined that he was a Chilean.  Had the Chilean colors and "Chile" painted forward and aft on the side of the hull and on the cabin had a big shield with Chilean colors.  Named "RAPEL".  He is not registered in Gröner and "Merchant Ships".  Since neutral let it go. Stopping in the northwest passage, where strong air was reported, did not seem sensible to me.  
    16.00 DN 7368    
      ESE 2, Sea 1, 2/10, Vis. good    
    20.00 DN 8414    
      E 3, Sea 1, 5/10, misty, Vis. medium    
                                                              
Sun and Moon Data 27.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 28.05.42
 
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    28.05.42      
    21.33   Crash dive for aircraft.  
                                                              
    29.05.42      
    00.00 DN 7691 Passed Cape Maysí in sight of land.  
      NE 2, Sea 1, 8/10, misty, Vis. medium    
    00.41 DN 7686 A cloud of smoke in sight directly ahead. Steamer's position is approximately DN 7922.  The bearing did not shift as it approached me, therefore it must close at target angle 0°.  As stack and masts appear, dived for attack.  Steamer is heading 30°.  Shot from tubes I and II.  Multiple independent shots.  Target speed 11 knots, target angle 90° and 96°.  
        Aim point forward and aft mast.  
        Hits after 25 and 31.5 seconds.  
      DN 7686 First hit at the forward edge of the bridge.  Second at the after mast.  Both with high tongues of flame and heavy smoke.  Afterwards the boat cut under.  Once the periscope was again clear after 1.5 minutes there was nothing to see of the steamer.  Surfaced.  Only an oil slick and some wreckage and a light similar to a night life buoy light sighted.  600 meter wavelength monitored immediately on surfacing, nothing heard.  
        Steamer was a normal cargo steamer, straight stem, lowered deck area [where the gunwale is at the same height as the deck], mast, high and quite compact bridge. Thin stack, quite close behind the bridge, there and behind it several lights and small masts, the stern mast, raised aftership.  I cannot give an exact description of the steamer, because I saw him only badly in the darkness in the periscope and only just before shooting could I see clearly.  I shot 2 torpedoes, because I could not determine the speed and could not determine the target angle exactly in the bad lighting.  I estimate him at approximately 5000 tons.  Topmast was similar to the "AMERICAN".  
        After firing returned to the old course, after 1 hour with 1 E-motor KF, because I hope to strike here even more.  
    04.00 DN 7685    
      NE 3-4, Sea 3-4, 9/10, Vis. good    
    08.00 DN 7921    
      N 2-3, Sea 1-2, 3/10, Vis. good, summer lightening    
           
Sun and Moon Data 28.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 29.05.42
 
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    29.05.42      
    12.00 DN 7919 Day's run:  129 nm,  14 nm.  
      NNE 2, Sea 1    
    12.35   As the coast of Haiti is in sight came to course 270°.  
    16.00 DN 7864    
      NE 2, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. good    
    20.00 DN 7845    
      ENE 3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. good    
    21.18   Radio Message from B.d.U.:  Gelhaus short situation report.  
                                                              
    30.05.42      
    00.00 DN 7755    
      ENE 2-3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. medium to good    
    00.43   Radio Message sent:  
        1)  No traffic, no sea patrol, strong air patrol through the middle of Florida Strait to square 2688.  There on 24 May tanker course north, forced to submerge by an aircraft, Santaren Channel no traffic, no air patrol, no sea patrol, Bahamas Channel and off the coast small coastal freighters, no sea patrol, and no air patrol, square 7395 Chilean "RAPEL" course north, square 7686 freighter of 5000 tons sunk course 30°.  In the [Windward] Passage an aircraft.  
        2)  98 cbm, 12-6 torpedoes.  Can I assume 30 cbm?  naval square 7755.  
                                                        Gelhaus.  
    04.00 DM 9964    
      EbyS 2, Sea 1, 9/10, Vis. medium, lightening, rain showers    
    05.11   Radio Message from B.d.U.:  Gelhaus go to Winter's area. [DM 70-80].  Supply of 40 cbm is scheduled.  
                                                              
    30.05.42      
    08.00 DM 9856    
      NE 3, Sea 3, 9/10, Vis. medium    
    12.00 DM 9855 Day's run:  241 nm,  5 nm.  
      ENE 2, Sea 1, 5/10, Vis. good    
    13.50   Crash dive for training.  
           
Sun and Moon Data 29.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 30.05.42
 
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    30.05.42      
    16.00 DM 9766    
      ENE 2, Sea 1, 8/10, Vis. good    
    20.00 DM 9754    
      NE 2, Sea 1, 5/10, Vis. good    
                                                              
    31.05.42      
    00.00 DM 9774    
      E 3, Sea 2, overcast, rain showers    
    04.00 EB 2337    
      E 4-5, Sea 3-4, overcast, Vis. poor, rain showers    
    08.00 EB 2357    
      NE 4-5, Sea 3-4, overcast, Vis. poor, rain    
    12.00 EB 2533 Day's run:  173 nm,  1 nm.  
      E 4, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. medium    
    14.24   Smoke cloud in sight bearing 100°T.  Closed.  In EB 2617 a steamer on course 310°.  Maneuvered to get ahead and dove.  In the periscope nothing was seen of the steamer other than the smoke because of high sea and heavy rain squalls.  Nothing heard in the listening gear because both sets are out of service.  By plotting the steamer must be here, however I still cannot see him, surfaced briefly and looked.  Seen faintly in rain and dived again.  Because he is not seen after a time in the periscope surfaced once more and looked.  Not sighted at first, then seen at short range target angle 0°, dived again and initiated attack.  The boat can only be held at HF in the high seas.  I got very close to the steamer. about 150 meters.  Shot at this range at 17.45 hours passes probably too close for the torpedo to arm and therefore surfaced and maneuvered ahead again.  At 22.00 hours am ahead of him.  Dived, initiated attack.  00.15 hours shot from tube V and VI, target angle 90° and 88°, target speed 10 knots, range 1000 meters, aim point forward mast and after edge of the bridge.  With the first torpedo the target angle was wrong, therefore a miss.  The second is unexplained.  Again ran off, surfaced and again maneuvered ahead.  After this approach the steamer suddenly began to zig zag, I do not believe that he had seen me.  
    16.08 EbyS 5, Sea 4-5, overcast, heavy rain squalls, Vis. very poor  
         
         
         
         
           
           
Sun and Moon Data 30.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 31.05.42
 
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    31.05.42   Probably have in both [illegible word] on the 600 meter wave [illegible two words], even though both boats were reported in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Florida Strait.  
                                                              
    01.06.42      
    03.54 EB 2119 Shot on the surface from tube V, target angle 98°, target speed 10 knots, range 1000 meters, aim point smoke stack.  After 50 seconds a high explosion column with white smoke development between the fore mast and the bridge.  Steamer settles immediately forward and within a half minute sinks over the fore stem.  
       

Steamer was fully loaded, had an extended Mayer bow, prominent lowered deck area [where the gunwale is at the same height as the deck] forward and aft, forward mast, very large bridge with long superstructure, for passenger transport, high smokestack, between smokestack and bridge [illegible word], behind the smokestack ventilators and small masts, after mast, high cabin with superstructure was however broad and very long.  At the shot the section between the masts did not fit in the binoculars at the shot.  Estimate him at least 7000 GRT.  Did not transmit.

 
    00.00 EB 2130    
    04.00 EB 2116    
      ENE 2, Sea x, 9/10, Vis. medium    
    08.00 DM 8792    
      E 2-3, Sea 2, overcast, rain, Vis. medium    
    12.00 DM 8793 Day's run:  150 nm,  10 nm.  
      E 4, Sea 3, 7/10, Vis. medium    
    14.05   Crash dive for aircraft.  
    16.00 DM 8765    
      SE 4, Sea 3-4, 7/10, Vis. good, rain, Swell    
    20.00 DM 8784    
      SE 2, Sea 3, 7/10, Swells, Vis. good    
    21.57   Two smoke clouds bearing 300°T, maneuvered ahead and closed.  Held contact.  After a few minutes 4 ships and 2 destroyers emerge on course 120°.  I am positioned nearly ahead of them and run at high speed anead of them to reach target angle 0°.  
           
           
Sun and Moon Data 31.05.42
Sun and Moon Data 01.06.42
 
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    01.06.42 EB 2113 They appear to be very fast, in spite of my high speed the range does not decrease.  At 22.28 hours a flying boat dives on us.  I give the alarm and want to attack the formation submerged.  Unfortunately, oil has run from the transmission of the rear diving plane into the motor, making it inoperable, so that the rear diving plane can be operated only by hand.  In the high swell and otherwise duck pond sea it will be difficult but must be attempted.  
      Wind calm, Sea flat, Swell, 3/10, Vis. very good  
         
         
        The boat can not be held on course despite all hands maneuvers and up to 1 motor HF, 1 motor LF.  The soldiers technique with the after diving plane is not as quick as is necessary in the swell.  We constantly oscillate between coming out and 25 meters.  The convoy consists of 4 medium-sized passenger steamers and 2 American 4 smokestack destroyers.  The speed amounts to 14-15 knots.  Because the boat can not steer at periscope depth I break off the submerged attack.  With the speed of 14 knots I can reach the convoy again in 10 hours at the earliest.  My diving plane will still not be in service by then and I must attack submerged due to the moon.  Therefore I let him go and repaired the motor first while submerged.  The motor must be totally removed and cleaned.  Hopefully it is not so heavily charred, that it has shorted.  I must remain submerged, because with the clumsiness of the boat the motor would be smashed and besides, the linkage of the hand drive must be temporarily removed because otherwise the motor can not be removed.  
                                                              
    02.06.42      
    00.00 EB 2113    
    04.00 EB 2128 The motor is removed, therefore I surface.  Possibly I will still get something in the darkness.  
    08.00 EB 2158    
      SE 3, Sea 2, 3/10, Swell, Vis. good    
    12.00 EB 2425 Day's run:  96 nm,  33 nm.  
      W 3, Sea 2, 6/10 Because the motor is again ready for installation, dove and the rear diving plane is repaired.  
           
           
           
Sun and Moon Data 01.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 02.06.42
 
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    02.06.42      
    16.07 EB 2457 Surfaced.  
      S 1, Sea 0, 6/10, light Swell Because it has grown very calm, I decide to transfer the 6 over deck torpedoes tonight.  
    20.00 EB 1359    
      W 5, Sea 1, 3/10, Vis. very good    
                                                              
    03.06.42      
    00.00 EB 1312 Over deck torpedoes transferred.  
      ESE 1, Sea 0, 7/10, slight Swell    
    04.00 EB 1235    
      ENE 1, Sea 0-1, 3/10, Vis. very good    
    08.00 EB 1262 Test dive.  
    12.00 EB 1234 Day's run:  147 nm, 14 nm.  
      NNE 1, Sea 1, 5/10, Vis. good    
    15.15   Crash dive for flying boat.  
    16.00 DM 7858    
    20.00 DM 7813    
      E 2, Sea 1, 3/10, Vis. very good    
                                                              
    04.06.42      
    00.00 DM 7545    
      NE 1, Sea 0, 3/10, Vis. very good    
    04.00 DM 7433    
    08.00 DM 7195    
    12.00 DM 7168 Day's run:  138 nm,  3 nm.  
      NE 1, Sea 1, 4/10, Vis. very good    
    13.55      
    16.00 DM 7153 Crash dive for flying boat.  
    20.00 DM 7125    
      NE 1, Sea 0, 3/10, Vis. very good    
    21.14 DM 7119 In square DM 7142 two mast heads.  One steamer on course 325°.  Through the extended periscope I can make out that he has very wide low smoke stack and large passenger superstructure.  A derrick mast forward, presumably heavy lift, beige colored.  
           
           
Sun and Moon Data 02.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 03.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 04.06.42
 
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    04.06.42      
        Immediately attempted to maneuver ahead. After one hour the bearing had shifted 1° astern, range remained the same.  I could check this, because the smoke stack could just be seen in the low swell on the horizon. This meant the steamer was just as fast as I was.  I ran at AK.  I cannot get him and let him go with a heavy heart.  
    22.11   Turned away.  
                                                              
    05.06.42      
    00.00 DM 7115    
      E 0, Sea 0, 3/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 DL 9391    
    08.00 DL 9627    
      SE 2, Sea 1, 4/10, Vis. good    
    12.00 DL 9671 Day's run:  185 nm.  
      SE 2, Sea 1, 5/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 DL 9655    
    20.00 DM 7414 Radio message from B.d.U.:  Report situation.  
      ENE 1, Sea 0, 3/10, Vis. good    
    20.25   Flying boat in sight.  
    22.16   Crash dive for flying boat.  
                                                              
    06.06.42      
    00.00 DM 7185 05.45 hours I sent the following situation report:  
      ENE 1, Sea 0, 6/10, Vis. good 1.)  Sighted:  1 June KB 2113 4 passenger freighters, 2 destroyers and a flying boat, course 120°, 14 knots.  4 June DM 7141 passenger vessel course 325°, 16 knots.  
        2.)  Sank:  1 June KB 2119 passenger freighter 7000 GRT 320°, two flying boats by day no sea escort.  
        3.)  8  6 torpedoes below deck, 79 cbm, DM 7168, all naval squares.        Gelhaus.  
    04.00 DM 7164    
    08.00 DM 7162    
    12.00 DM 7163 Day's run:  121 nm,  3 nm.  
      E 1-2, Sea 1, 2/10, Vis. medium    
    14.00   Flying boat in sight.  
    16.00 DM 7224    
      SSE 3, Sea 2, 8/10, Vis. good    
           
Sun and Moon Data 04.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 05.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 06.06.42
 
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    06.06.42      
    20.00 DM 7216 Flying boat in sight.  
    22.00      
    23.50   Steamer in sight.  Course 125°, heavy zig zag, runs at 13 - 14 knots, maneuvered ahead.  
                                                              
    07.06.42      
    00.00 DM 7138    
      SE 2-3, Sea 2, 6/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 DM 7287    
    04.08   Shot from tube I, target angle 96°, target speed 13 knots, range 530 meters, aim point smokestack, 1 Ato, depth 3 meters.  
        Hit after 26 seconds between superstructure deck and after mast.  Steamer burns, settles astern and sinks within three minutes over the stern post.  After the hit gave a short tone with his whistle.  Steamer was a passenger freighter.  It was determined the next day from a fished out buoy, that it was named "CASTILLA" from Tela (Honduras), 4100 GRT according to "Merchant Ships".  
        After the shot ran off.  
    08.00 DM 7528    
      SE 2-3, Sea 2, 3/10, Vis. good    
    12.00 DM 7543 Day's run:  145 nm.  
      ESE 3, Sea 2, 5/10, Vis. medium After dawn ran to the shooting location, to determine the name of the ship if possible.  
    13.40   Three rafts with survivors in sight.  They are all colored.  
    13.52   Flying boat in sight, stubbornly keeps to his course.  
        A life buoy is taken.  It is gray overall.  With a marking P 3 - The gray paint is washed so that one can read "CASTILLA".  
        Ran off to the west.  
    16.00 DM 7515    
      SE 2-3, Sea 2, Vis. good    
    20.00 DM 7425    
    20.07   Crash dive for flying boat.  
    20.45   Smoke cloud in sight in DM 7455.  A steamer on course 300°, speed 9 knots, maneuvered ahead.  
           
           
Sun and Moon Data 06.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 07.06.42
 
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    07.06.42      
    21.29   Flying boat in sight.  Remained on the surface, although it passes quite closely.  Not detected.  
                                                              
    08.06.42      
    00.00 DL 9639    
    00.24   I am positioned ahead of the steamer and dive to attack.  
    01.19   Shot from tube I, target angle 94°, speed 9 knots, range = 1000 meters, depth 3 meters, aim point smokestack, 1 Eto.  After 73 seconds hit at the after edge of the smokestack.  High water and steam column.  Crew goes immediately to the boats.  Steamer takes on a list to port and sinks by the stern.  After about 2 minutes surfaced and drove through the wreckage, in so doing took 2 painted over life buoys and 1 marked "SUWIED".  Steamer was "SUWIED", 3250 GRT.  Ran off to the west.  
    04.00 DL 9635    
      E 3, Sea 2-3, 8/10, Vis. good    
    08.00 DL 9624    
      ESE 3, Sea 2-3, 7/10, Vis. good    
    12.00 DL 9616 Day's run:  139 nm,  6 nm.  
    14.25   Steamer in sight in DL 9288, zig zagging very heavily.  Maneuvered ahead.  In so doing a corvette comes high out to starboard at 16.13 hours due to the un-alert bridge watch, has target angle 0° and is smoking heavily.  Put corvette astern  and ran off at AK.  Quite slowly the distance becomes smaller.  I go slowly to a southerly course, to get at the steamer again which must steer approximately 130°.  
    17.09   A flying boat comes in sight, flies to the corvette, circles there and then flies towards us.  I believe that he has sighted us therefore crash dive.  Shortly after diving two vague bangs were heard.  I remained submerged until 19.29 hours, surfaced and pursued the steamer.  
    20.00 DL 9671    
    23.20   Flying boat comes in sight again.  I stop so that it can not discover me so easily.  
                                                              
           
Sun and Moon Data 07.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 08.06.42
 
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    09.06.42      
    00.00 DL 9937    
      E 0, Sea 0, 7/10, Vis. good    
    00.02   A masthead comes in sight to port abeam.  Through the periscope I can see it is the same patrol vessel that we had evaded this morning.  This time he has another attached to starboard astern.  I dive and look at him again in the periscope.  On the surface the sea is quite smooth with little swell, I go deep before him and do not attack him.  
    03.09 Wind 0, Sea 0, Vis. poor, no visible horizon Surfaced and ran to the area where I had sunk the last two steamers.  
    04.00 DL 9932    
    08.00 DM 7444    
      SE 1, Sea 1, 3/10, Vis. good    
    12.00 DM 7178 Day's run:  191 nm,  15 nm.  
      ESE 0-1, Sea 0, 1/10, Vis. medium    
    14.00   Proceeded on course 255° the basis of the Radio Message from Poske.  
    16.00 DL 9393    
    20.00 DL 9573    
    22.50 DL 9295 A smoke cloud to starboard abeam.  Steamer with a broad target angle in DL 9267, course 180°.  Smoking sometimes so heavily that I can not make out the target angle.  Maneuvered ahead.  
    23.00   Flying boat in sight relatively close.  Remained on the surface.  
                                                              
    10.06.42      
    00.00 DL 9298    
      SSE 2, Sea 1, 4/10, Swell    
    00.36   Positioned ahead of the steamer and dived.  I intend to shoot a stern shot.  Because I turn towards too late, the enemy passes by without me being able to shoot.  
    04.00 DL 9561 Ran off submerged and at 01.20 hours surfaced and pursued the steamer.  
        04.49 hours am again positioned ahead of him and set up for a stern attack on the surface.  05.01 hours shot from tube V, Ato, target angle 84.5°, enemy speed 11 knots, range 1000 meters, depth 2 meters, aim point smoke stack.  After 52 seconds hit between superstructure and forward mast.  Explosion column above the mast height, steamer burns, takes a slight list to starboard and settles deeper forward.  About 5 minutes after the hit transmits an SOS.  
           
Sun and Moon Data 09.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 10.06.42
 
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    10.06.42      
        Reports on the 600-meter wave "SOS, SOS de w u y r position lat 1947N long 8555W submarine torpedoed at 03.05.  
        "The call sign is not clear, it was also taken as w a y r.  
        After the hit the engine kept running and the steamer turned hard starboard.  After about 25 minutes the fore ship had settled such that water runs in the boiler room and apparently fire was extinguished.  After 38 minutes the steamer stands on its fore ship and goes quickly under.  
        The name of the steamer can not be ascertained on the basis of the radio call sign because it is not recorded in the book.  I estimate him at about 4000 GRT.  He was a normal freighter with two masts, lowered deck area forward and astern, smoke stack quite far behind the bridge.  At the level of the smoke stack on each side one small mast.  
        After the sinking ran off on course 0°.  
    08.00 DL 9529    
      E 2, Sea 1, 4/10, Vis. medium    
    12.00 DL 9256 Day's run:  198 nm, 6 nm.  
      E 2, Sea 1, 4/10, Vis. medium    
    16.00 DL 9273    
      SE 2-3, Sea 2, 7/10, Vis. good    
    16.14   Crash dive for flying boat.  
    20.00 DL 9272    
      EbyS 4, Sea 3, 8/10, Vis. medium    
    20.33   Crash dive for flying boat.  
    23.18   Crash dive for flying boat.  
                                                              
    11.06.42      
    00.00 DL 9265    
    04.00 DL 9318    
      ESE 4, Sea 3, 2/10, Vis. medium    
    08.00 DL 9355    
    12.00 DL 9372 Day's run:  76 nm,  15 nm.  
      ESE 3-4, Sea 3, 5/10, medium Swell, Vis. medium    
    16.00 DL 9526    
           
           
Sun and Moon Data 10.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 11.06.42
 
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    11.06.42      
    20.00 DL 9543 On checking the internal fuel tanks it was discovered that from tank 1 internal port - 4.5 cbm, 1 internal starboard - 2 cbm, 2 internal starboard - 1 cbm, fuel was missing, whose loss was can not be explained.  Pumping can at most explain the loss of 2 cbm from 1 i starboard. Based on information at hand, operating errors were not made. The fuel transfer was supervised by the Engineering Officer.  
                                                              
    12.06.42      
    00.00 DL 9581    
      SSE 3-4, Sea 3, 3/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 DL 9595    
      SE 4, Sea 3, 4/10, Vis. medium    
    08.00 DL 9913    
    12.00 DL 9937 Day's run:  162 nm.  
      ESE 4, Sea 3, 2/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 DL 9949    
      SE 3, Sea 2, 2/10, Vis. good    
    20.00 EA 3316 Radio Message from B.d.U.:  Report situation.  
                                                              
    13.06.42      
    00.00 EA 3356    
      E 4, Sea 3, 4/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 EA 3395    
    04.20   I give the following situation report:  
        1.)  8 June freighter square 9522 SW-course, forced off by corvette and flying boat and hunted.  10 June square 92, 93, 95, 96, 99 no sightings.  Since 11 June no air.  
        2.)  Sank 7 June square 7287 "CASTILLA" course 125°, 8 June square 9635 "SUWIED" course 300°.  10 June square 9567 freighter radio call sign "F U Y R" course 100°, all naval square Dora Lucie.  
        3.)  49 cbm, 7 + 4 torpedoes, EA 3368, trade wind weather.          Gelhaus.  
        I don't understand the situation report from Poske.  I am still in the same area and see nothing. I will now proceed farther to the east.  
           
           
Sun and Moon Data 11.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 12.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 13.06.42
 
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    13.06.42      
    08.00 EB 1179    
      ESE 3-4, Sea 2-3, 4/10, Vis. medium    
    12.00 EB 1197 Day's run:  151 nm.  
    13.40   Test dive.  
    16.00 EB 1277    
      SE 3-4, Sea 3, 4/10, Vis. good    
    20.00 EB 1256    
      EbyS 1, Sea 1, 4/10    
                                                              
    14.06.42      
    00.00 EB 1345    
    04.00 EB 1368    
    08.00 EB 2149    
      ESE 2, Sea 1, 6/10, Vis. good    
    12.00 EB 2168 Day's run:  164 nm,  2 nm.  
    13.53   Crash dive for flying boat.  
    16.00 EB 2193    
      SE 2, Sea 1-2, 4/10, Vis. good    
    20.00 EB 2256 Because I only have 43 cbm of fuel oil, I now advance slowly homeward.  I intend to pass south of Jamaica and Haiti and go through the Mona Passage.  On this route I hope at least to still locate a steamer.  
      ESE 2, Sea 1, 4/10, Vis. good  
                                                              
    15.06.42      
    00.00 EB 2343    
    04.00 EB 2364 At dawn the coast of Jamaica comes in sight.  I drive along between the coast and the Bank to the south so that perhaps I will see a steamer.  
    08.00 EB 3146    
    12.00 EB 3168 Day's run:  138 nm,  4 nm.  
      ESE 1, Sea 1, 2/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 EB 3288 According to a new assessment, another 700 liters of fuel area now missing from the starboard external fuel tank.  
    20.00 EB 3538    
      E 2-3, Sea 2, 4/10, Vis. good    
                                                              
           
Sun and Moon Data 13.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 14.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 15.06.42
 
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    16.06.42      
    00.00 EB 3645    
      E 3-4. Sea 2-3, 6/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 EB 3665 After nightfall lights in the direction of "Kingston"  every 10 minutes a very strong searchlight on the horizon.  
    08.00 EC 1457    
    12.00 EC 1547 Day's run:  174  nm.  
      E 3, Sea 2, 4/10, Vis. good    
    12.20   Test dive.  
    16.00 EC 1583    
    20.00 EC 1676    
                                                              
    17.06.42      
    00.00 EC 1695    
      ESE 3, Sea 2, 3/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 EC 2484    
    08.00 EC 2493    
    11.59   Crash dive for training.  
    12.00 EC 2581 Day's run:  180 nm.  
      E 2-3, Sea 2-3, 8/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 EC 2647    
    20.00 EC 2652    
                                                              
    18.06.42      
    00.00 EC 3441    
      E 2, Sea 1, 8/10, Vis. good    
    08.00 EC 3542    
    12.00 EC 3561 Day's run:  175 nm.  
      EbyS 3, Sea 2, 2/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 EC 3643    
    20.00 EC 3638    
      SE 3, Sea 2, 5/10, Vis. good    
                                                              
           
           
Sun and Moon Data 16.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 17.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 18.06.42
 
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    19.06.42      
    00.00 ED 1427    
      SE 3, Sea 2-3, 6/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 ED 1435    
      E 3, Sea 2-3, 3/10, Vis. good    
    08.00 ED 1279    
      E 3, Sea 2-3, 2/10, Vis. good    
    11.02   A shadow detected bearing 30°T.  Took ahead.  Looks like a patrol vessel.  Angled off a bit to get a better identification.  Was recognized as a sailing vessel.  Despite the beginning of twilight and the heavy air reported by other boats I decide to sink the sailing vessel with artillery.   He drives dimmed.  Therefore without warning.  He catches fire after the second shot.  He was loaded with a combustible liquid which burns and continues to run out on the water.  When the boat lies in flames up to the after mast, turned away.  Crash dive!! because a flying boat coming towards us out of the dusk quite high.  Initially continued submerged.  In this area, heavy air is reported from the other boats.  I will continue transit submerged until Mona Island is well astern.  
         
         
         
    12.00 ED 1166  
      E 2, Sea 1-2, 4/10  
         
         
    16.05 ED 1162 Propeller sounds, heard very fast.  Went to periscope depth.  Beyond range a passenger steamer on course 250°.  
    16.39   Surfaced.  Steamer is still seen with masts and smokestack and the bridge.  Immediately ran at high speed behind him, however he runs faster than me, also at AK I can not come closer.  Steamer passes out of sight.  
    18.00 ED 1134    
      E 2, Sea 1-2, 7/10, Vis. good    
    18.37   Crash dive for aircraft.  
    20.00 DO 7798    
      E 2, Sea 1-2, 7/10    
    21.24   Crash dive for aircraft.  Aircraft was already very large when recognized.  It came out of the haze on the port side.  I remain initially up to 22.40 hours submerged and hope that the visibility will be better again.  On surfacing however it is still bad.  Therefore I dive again and remain submerged up to darkness.  
                                                              
           
           
Sun and Moon Data 19.06.42
 
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    20.06.42      
    00.00 DO 7769    
    02.24   Surfaced.  
    03.33   Crash dive for aircraft.  Aircraft was distinguished in the darkness in the moonshine.  Up to 05.04 hours remain submerged, then surfaced and continued transit.  
    08.00 DO 7822    
      SE 3, Sea 2-3, 4/10, Vis. medium to good    
    12.00 DO 7569 Day's run:  104 nm, 45 nm.  
      ESE 2, Sea 1-2, 3/10, Vis. medium to good    
    16.00 DO 7624    
    20.00 DO 7391    
      E 3, Sea 2, 2/10, Vis. good    
                                                              
    21.06.42      
    00.00 DO 8141    
    08.00 DO 5793    
      ESE 2, Sea 1, 3/10, Vis. good    
    12.00 DO 5822 Day's run:  182 nm.  
    16.00 DO 5569    
      E 1-2, Sea 1, 2/10, Vis. good    
    20.00 DO 5616    
                                                              
    22.06.42      
    00.00 DO 5391    
      NbyE 1, Sea 0, blue sky, Vis. very good    
    04.00 DO 6114    
    08.00 DO 3782    
    12.00 DO 3841 Day's run:  197 nm.  
      NbyE 1-2, Sea 1, 1/10, Vis. very good    
    16.00 DO 3821    
    20.00 DO 3647    
                                                              
           
Sun and Moon Data 20.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 21.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 22.06.42
 
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    23.06.42      
    00.00 DO 3613    
      NbyE 2, Sea 0, 3/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 DO 3368    
    08.15 DD 1117 [typo DD = DP] Shadow in sight.  Steamer on course 295°, very fast.  I run at 2 x GF and do not get ahead.  Only with E-motor supplement do I come up slowly.  His target angle is 100°.  Because as it is getting bright I must shoot soon.  Because the target angle is broad and I still have enough torpedoes I decide on a four-fan.  09.48 hours shot from tubes I - IV, target speed 16 knots, target angle 110°, range 3000 meters,  target length 120 meters.  I have deliberately set 3000 meters, so that there is no possibility that the fan will pass.  The range amounted to about 1700 meters.  Nevertheless passed.  I can not maneuver ahead due the beginning of dawn.  Despite this I will however hold contact until it is completely bright, perhaps he will change his course at dawn and I can still engage him.  However he stubbornly holds his course and speed.  I can exactly identify him as a steamer of type TORRENS.  
        I can not explain the miss.  Even if he had been 1 knot faster, which I now accept, or slower, my torpedoes would have to have hit.  A torpedo broke the surface after the shot several times.  
        Because the steamer held his speed, at 11.30 hours pursuit broken off and transit continued.  
    12.00 DD 8893 Day's run:  207 nm,  2 nm.  
      NNE 1, Sea 1, 1/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 DD 8945    
    20.00 DD 8923    
                                                              
    24.06.42      
    00.00 DD 8693    
      N 1, Sea 0, 2/10, Vis. very good.    
    04.00 DD 9441    
    08.00 DD 9187    
    12.00 DD 9162 Day's run:  174 nm,  2 nm.  
      Wind 0, Sea 0, 1/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 DD 6877    
    20.00 DD 6854    
                                                              
           
           
Sun and Moon Data 23.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 24.06.42
 
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    25.06.42      
    00.00 DD 6597    
    04.00 DD 6566    
    08.00 DD 6613    
    10.45   Radio Message from B.d.U.:  Immediately report position, fuel and provisions inventory.  
    12.00 DD 6359    
      Wind 0, Sea 0, 5/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 DE 4111 11.52 hours Radio Message sent:  6359, 11 cbm, enough provisions.  23 June, four-fan miss on "TERRENS type", course 295°, 17 knots.  All naval squares Dora Dora, high pressure weather.        Gelhaus.  
        When the radio message was sent, I did not consider the provisions transfer correctly.  Possibly I can receive a little more fuel from the tanker and remain a bit longer in this area and still get rid of my torpedoes.  Therefore I sent a follow up Short Signal:  
        Still have provisions up to the 15th of the next month.  Unfortunately the last character is not correct such that the signature comes out "U-124"  
    20.00 DE 1776 Because I must correct the signature of the Short Signal, I want to inform B.d.U. at the same time, that I want to delay two days in DD.  I sent the following Radio Message:  
      SW 1, Sea 0-1, 2/10, Vis. good  
        Short Signal, provisions inventory from me.  Request still 2 days operations in DD.        Gelhaus.  
        At 22.30 hours from B.d.U.:  
        Agreed.  
                                                              
    26.06.42      
    00.00 DD 6336    
    03.45   Smoke cloud in sight.  A steamer, general course 70°, 16.5 knots.  Because the night is nearly as bright as day, however the sea is quite flat sea with heavy marine phosphorescence, I decide to wait to attack after moonset.  Steamer zig zags irregularly.  
    08.00 DD 6356    
    09.13   Shot from tube I and II.  Target speed 16.5 knots, target angle 79.5°, set range 1500 meters, aim point forward mast and after edge of the superstructure deck.  
           
           
Sun and Moon Data 25.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 26.06.42
 
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    26.06.42      
        After 4 minutes 30 seconds a hit between the super structure deck and after mast.  Ship settles aft deeper, however runs on at estimated speed of 13 - 14 knots.  I want to maneuver ahead and make another attack.  However it is slowly getting brighter.  The steamer sees me and angles itself a little bit closer and shoots at me at 10.00 hours with his stern cannon.  I give the alarm and dive.  After the hit the steamer transmits.  He is named "JAGERSFONTEIN" 10100 GRT.  The steamer proceeds at speed with wild zig zags and circles.  At one moment I am positioned favorably ahead of him to shoot however, with this duck pond the periscope is discovered by the numerous people standing on deck.  The steamer again turns away.  I am only surprised that he has not departed, but continues to drive in this area. Perhaps he wants to pick up the boats that were launched after the hit.  Therefore, I go back to the attack location. The steamer is approximately 15000 meters away, when I reach the location.  I surface.  A lot of cotton bales float there but no boats. He has loaded cotton.  Shortly after surfacing the steamer reports that he taking to the boats, and giving up the steamer.  It has also stopped and has settled astern a little bit deeper.  I go back and see that to port two lifeboats have gotten away.  I then dive and approach him submerged, at 14.59 hours from tube V a coup de grace to hit under the bridge.  High steam cloud, the ship settles deeper astern and sinks over the stern.  Surfaced.  4 lifeboats and a few rafts float about.  The lifeboats are heavily occupied also a number of women.  Approached close to the lifeboats.  Ran off.  
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
    15.00 DE 1797  
         
         
        Lifeboat 3 is equipped with a radio and transmits SOS.  According to the Radio Message there are 220 men in the boats.  SOS was heard by a Swiss and even by 2 Portuguese.  The Swiss takes them aboard during the night.  
    12.00 DE 4132 Day's run:  223 nm,  5 nm.  
    16.00 DE 1789    
      Wind 0, Sea 0, 3/10, Vis. very good    
    20.00 DE 1765 Proceeding to the supply point with "Wilamowitz".  Because at him the Group Endraß is supplying and I am already in the area, I decide to make the report of the sinking later.  
      NbyW 1, Sea 0-1, 2/10, Vis. good  
                                                              
           
           
Sun and Moon Data 26.06.42
 
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    27.06.42      
    00.00 DE 1811    
      WNW 1, Sea 0-1, 3/10, Vis. very good    
    04.00 DE 1557    
    08.00 DE 1534    
    12.00 DE 1269 Day's run:  171 nm,  10 nm.  
      NbyE 3, Sea 1-2, 2/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 DE 1312    
      NNE 2, Sea 1, 3/10    
    16.16   Wilamowitz in sight.  In tow from him another U-boat, which we later learn is "Uphoff", wait until Uphoff is finished, then supply.  43 cbm fuel oil and 150 liters of distilled water taken over.  
    20.00 CC 8784    
                                                              
    28.06.42      
    00.00 CC 8758    
      EbyN 3, Sea 2-3, 3/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 CC 8782    
    08.00 CC 8791 Because I still need 200 liters of distilled water, at 10.00 hours again went alongside Wilamowitz and continued transfer.  
    12.00 CC 8794 Day's run:  91 nm.  
      ENE 3, Sea 2-3, 7/10, Vis. good    
    12.55   Left Wilamowitz and continued return transit.  
    12.55   Radio Message from B.d.U.:  Gelhaus report arriving at supply point.  
    13.12   Crash dive - test dive.  
    16.00 CC 8844    
    20.00 CC 8836    
      SbyW 3, Sea 2, 8/10    
    20.48   Radio Message sent:  "Wilamowitz" Group Endraß and me supplied.  Tanker inventory own 90 cbm, 20 days' provisions, transfer 65 cbm, 25 days' provisions.   
        26 June "JAGERSFONTEIN" Dora Emil, 1797, 75°, sunk.  2 + 2 torpedoes, CC 8836, naval squares  
        For shipyard:  13 new battery cells.  
        SbyW 2, 8/10, 1038 mb, steady, +29.  
                                                  Gelhaus.  
                                                              
           
           
Sun and Moon Data 27.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 28.06.42
 
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    29.06.42      
    00.00 CC 8674    
      SSW 1, Sea 1-2, 5/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 CC 8659    
    08.00 CC 9417    
    12.00 CC 9421 Day's run:  189 nm,  1 nm.  
      S 2-3, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. good    
    16.00 CC 9196    
    20.00 CC 2551    
      NW 1, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. medium, rain showers    
                                                              
    30.06.42      
    00.00 CC 9235    
      SE 1, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. medium, rain    
    04.00 CC 6978    
    08.00 CC 6959    
    12.00 CD 4741 Day's run:  181 nm.  
      NbyE 2-3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. medium, rain showers    
    16.00 CD 4725    
    20.00 CD 4577    
      NE 3, Sea 2-3, 2/10, Vis. good    
                                                              
    01.07.42      
    00.00 CD 4585    
      NNE 3, Sea 2, 1/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 CD 4644    
    08.00 CD 4625    
    12.00 CD 4633 Day's run:  172 nm.  
      WSW 2-3, Sea 2, 3/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 CD 5184    
      W 3, Sea 2-3, 3/10, Vis. good    
    20.00 CD 5167    
                                                              
           
Sun and Moon Data 29.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 30.06.42
Sun and Moon Data 01.07.42
 
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    02.07.42      
    00.00 CD 5242    
      W 3, Sea 2, 5/10, Vis. good    
    04.00 CD 5233    
    08.00 CD 2985    
    12.00 CD 2964 Day's run:  180 nm, 2 nm.  
      WSW 2, Sea 2-3, 2/10, Vis. very good    
    16.00 CD 3731    
      WSW 4, Sea 3, 4/10, Vis. good    
    20.00 CD 3736    
                                                              
    03.07.42      
    00.00 CD 3821    
    04.00 CD 3645    
    08.00 CD 3637    
    12.00 CE 1421 Day's run:  206 nm.  
      WSW 3, Sea 2-3, 3/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 CE 1196    
    20.00 CE 1255    
      NbyE 3, Sea 2-3, 8/10, Vis. good    
                                                              
    04.07.42      
    00.00 CE 1239    
    08.00 BD 8888    
    12.00 BD 8897 Day's run:  192 nm.  
      NW 3-4, Sea 3-4, 5/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 BD 8958    
    20.00 BD 8965    
                                                              
    05.07.42      
    00.00 BD 9727    
      NW 3-4, Sea 3, 5/10    
    04.00 BD 9725    
           
Sun and Moon Data 02.07.42
Sun and Moon Data 03.07.42
Sun and Moon Data 04.07.42
Sun and Moon Data 05.07.42
 
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    05.07.42      
    08.00 BD 9811    
    12.00 BD 9585 Day's run:  163 nm,  5 nm.  
      NNW 4, Sea 3-4, 5/10    
    16.00 BD 9595    
                                                              
    06.07.42      
    00.00 BD 9662    
      NW 4, Sea 3-4, 7/10    
    04.00 BE 7418    
    08.00 BE 7423    
      NNW 2-3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. good    
    12.00 BE 7277 Day's run:  169 nm.  
      NbyE 3, Sea 2, overcast, Rain squalls    
    16.00 BE 7285    
    20.00 BE 7268    
                                                              
    07.07.42      
    00.00 BE 7346    
    04.00 BE 8126    
    08.00 BE 8212    
    12.00 BE 5889 Day's run:  209 nm,  1 nm.  
      NW 2, Sea 2, 6/10, Vis. good    
    16.00 BE 5975    
      N 1, Sea 1, 2/10, Vis. good    
    20.00 BE 5992    
                                                              
    08.07.42      
    00.00 BE 6757    
    04.00 BE 6853    
    08.00 BE 6853    
      SW 2, Sea 2, 8/10, Vis. medium to good    
    10.35   Crash dive for aircraft, proceeded submerged.  
    12.00 BE 6916 Day's run:  223 nm,  6 nm.  
           
Sun and Moon Data 05.07.42
Sun and Moon Data 06.07.42
Sun and Moon Data 07.07.42
Sun and Moon Data 08.07.42
 
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    08.07.42      
    16.00 BE 6925    
    20.00 BE 6932    
    23.30   Surfaced, proceeded on the surface.  
                                                              
    09.07.42      
    00.00 BE 6936    
      SW 2, Sea 1, 9/10, Vis. medium    
    03.02   To starboard two white lights, apparently two fishermen.  
    04.00 BF 4731    
    05.59   Short Signal:  Positioned 48 hours off return harbor.  
    06.06   Dived to proceed submerged.  
    08.00 BF 4821    
    12.00 BF 4822 Day's run:  88 nm,  54 nm.  
    16.00 BF 4823    
    20.00 BF 4831    
    23.52   Surfaced to proceed on the surface.  
                                                              
    10.07.42      
    00.00 BF 4833    
      SSW 2-3, Sea 2-3, overcast, rain, Vis. bad    
    03.30   Dived to proceed submerged.  
    04.00 BF 4697    
    08.00 BF 4698    
    09.25   Surfaced to proceed on the surface.  
    12.00 BF 5487 Day's run:  79 nm.  
      NNW 4, Sea 3-4, 7/10, Vis. good    
           
           
           
Sun and Moon Data 08.07.42
Sun and Moon Data 09.07.42
Sun and Moon Data 10.07.42
 
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    10.07.42      
    12.16   Crash dive for aircraft.  
        Surfaced, proceeded on the surface.  
    16.00 BF 5548    
      NbyW 6-7, Sea 4-5    
    17.05   Dived to proceed submerged.  
                                                              
    11.07.42      
    01.00   Surfaced to proceed on the surface.  
    15.30   To Point L 2.  
    15.45   Taken in convoy and started for Lorient.  
    17.35   Made fast Lorient.  
                                                              
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
Sun and Moon Data 10.07.42
Sun and Moon Data 11.07.42

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Chart Track chart covering entire war patrol                21 April 1942 to 11 July 1942
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Comments of the Befehlshabers der Unterseeboote
 
 
on the Kriegstagebuch of "U-107" from 10 May - 11 July 1942.
 
 

 

 
     
 

 

 
 
A well conducted enterprise.
 
     
     
   

Signed in draft:    D ö n i t z .

 
                  Validized:  
 
          
                                                               Leutnant z.S. and Adjutant  
     
     
     
     
 


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