U-181 - 1st War Patrol

Translation by Jerry Mason with the help of Andi Forster

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Ships Hit
Date	KTB Time	Position	Ship	Tons	Nationality	Convoy
3 Nov 42	05.48 - 16.20	37°25'S, 13°30'E	EAST INDIAN	8,159	American
8 Nov 42	08.56 - 22.05	36°00'S, 25°55'E	PLAUDIT	5,060	Panamanian
10 Nov 42	02.03 - 08.27	35°10'S, 29°28'E	K.G. MELDAHL	3,799	Norwegian
13 Nov 42	08.00	33°00'S, 29°02'E	EXCELLO	4,969	American
19 Nov 42	21.25	25°44'S, 33°03'E	GUNDA	2,241	Norwegian
20 Nov 42	01.24	25°38'S, 33°12'E	CORINTHIAKOS	3,562	Greek
22 Nov 42	00.33	26°15'S, 33°12'E	ALCOA PATHFINDER	6,797	American
24 Nov 42	07.37	26°50'S, 34°55'E	MOUNT HELMOS	6,481	Greek
24 Nov 42	20.34 - 22.20	26°08'S, 34°24'E	DORINGTON COURT	5,281	British
28 Nov 42	22.50 - 24.00	25°03'S, 34°00'E	EVANTHIA	3,551	Greek
30 Nov 42	05.11 - 06.55	23°40'S, 35°44'E	CLENTHIS	4,153	Greek
1 Dec 42	17.40	24°33'S, 35°44'E	AMARYLIS	4,328	Panamanian
			Total = 58,381
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.

		K  r  i  e  g  s  t  a  g  e  b  u  c  h
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		"  U  181  "
			Kommandant:	Kapitänleutnant   L  ü  t  h
				Beginning:    9 May 1942,
				Ending:      12 September 1942.
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		09.05.42	B r e m e n	" U-181 " was commissioned.
			Deschimag
		10.05.42		Provisioning.
		11.05.42		Individual training and trim test on the Weser.
		12.05.42	Weser	Transit to Bremerhaven with flak escort.
		13.05.42	Elbe	Transit Bremerhaven - Brunsbüttel with mine and flak escort.
		14.05.42	Kaiser Wilhelm Canal	Transit to Kiel.
		06.00	Brunsbüttel	Ready for sea.
		13.05	Kiel	Entered Kiel - Wik.
		15.05.42	Kiel	UAK testing.
		23.05.42
		11.00		Transit to Neustadt in Holstein.
		19.00	Neustadt in Holstein	Entered port.
		24.05.42		Whitsunday.
		25.05.42
		11.00		Ready for sea, transit to Kiel.
		18.10	Kiel	Entered port.
		26.05.42		UAK testing.
		29.05.42
		04.00		Ready for sea, transit to Stettin with AK sea trial enroute.
		18.10	Swinemünde	Entered port.
		30.05.42
		05.00		Ready for sea, transit to Stettin.
		09.00	Stettin	Accommodated at the base of the 4th U-Flottille.  Made arrangements with the base.
		31.05.42		Muster for the celebration of Skagerrak Day
				Sunday Service.
		01.06.42
		08.30	Central Baltic	Ready for sea, transit to Danzig.
		02.06.42
		06.28	Danzig	Made fast alongside "IBERIA".
		09.30 -
		16.30		Took over fuel oil.

		03.06.42
		06.35 -	Gotenhafen	Ready for sea, transit to Gotenhafen, followed by TEK testing.
		06.06.42
		12.50		Ready for sea, transit to Danzig
		14.00	Danzig	Made fast alongside "IBERIA".
		07.06.42		Sunday Service.
		08.06.42 -		UAG I testing.
		15.06.42
		15.06.42
		20.34	Hela	Entered port.
		16.06.42 -		Training with the Agru -Front.
		24.06.42
		24.06.42
		21.13	Danzig	Made fast alongside "DEUTSCHLAND".
		25.06.42 -		Torpedo firing with the 25th U-Flottille.
		26.06.42		While passing "DEUTSCHLAND" current set the boat against the side of "DEUTSCHLAND" and a damaged fender was squeezed exposing the iron core which pressed a hole in ballast tank 5.
		27.06.42
		13.30		Entered the Danziger Werft to repair the hole.
		29.06.42		Undocked.  Work was completed over Saturday - Sunday.
				Afterwards trim test and independent training.
				Firing cancelled because of Russian U-boat danger.
		30.06.42	Gulf of Danzig	Torpedo firing.
		03.18		Afterwards entered Gotenhafen.
		01.07.42 -	Eastern Baltic	Tactical training.
		10.07.42
		06.00	Gotenhafen	Entered port.
		09.00		Training conference.
		11.07.42
		08.12		Ready for sea.
		1000 - 13.00	Gulf of Danzig	Artillery firing.
		15.00	Danzig	Entered port.

		12.07.42 -	Gulf of Danzig	Torpedo firing followed by transit to Rönne.
		15.07.42
		16.07.42	Rönne	Entered port.
		17.07.42		Sound trials, afterwards transit to Stettin.
		18.07.42	Stettin	Entered port, afterwards boat cleared.
		20.07.42 -	Oderwerke Stettin	Shipyard period.
		28.08.42
		29.08.42 -		Final trim test, taking on fuel oil, arming the boat.
		03.09.42
		04.09.42		Final trim test.
		15.00	Stettin	Departed.
		05.09.42 -	Hela	Training with the Agru - Front.
		06.09.42		Afterward transit to Kiel.
		08.09.42	Kiel
		09.00		Entered port.
		09.09.42 -		Final arming.
		11.09.42
		12.09.42		Departed on war patrol.
				Kapitänleutnant and Kmdt.

		K  r  i  e  g  s  t  a  g  e  b  u  c  h
		"  U  181  "
				Kommandant:   Kapitänleutnant   L  ü  t  h
			Enclosures	Beginning:  12.9.1942
				Ending:  18.1.1943

	- 1 -
		12.09.42	Kiel
		07.00		Departed with "U-610", "U-620", "U-212" and "U-253".
		10.21	Point Red 15	Taken in convoy.  Continued transit of the Great Belt and Skagerrak to Kristiansand.
			N 1, Vis. good, freshening, cloudy
		12.00	Great Belt	Day's run:  53 nm -- nm.
		13.09.42	Skagerrak
		12.00	E 2, Vis. good	Day's run:  207 nm -- nm.
		21.15	Kristiansand	Entered port to top off fuel.
		14.09.42
		07.55		Trim test in port.
		08.40		Transit with flak and U-boat escort as far as Skudesnes.
		12.00	South Coast of Norway	Day's run:  118 nm -- nm.
			E 3, Vis. good
		18.40	AN 3153	Released from convoy, transit to the Atlantic
			S 5, low clouds	Initial point is BE 75.
				Operations Order No 53 applies along with No. 52 with Supplemental Order "Eisbär".
		24.00	AN 2892	Boat proceeded at 12 knots, to distance ourselves from 4 other boats.
			S 5, light marine phosphorescence
		15.09.42
		04.00	AN 2831
			S 7
		08.30	AN 2329	Dived.  Fu.M.B. - enemy radar detection with vertical polarization, 2.40 meters.
			Rain showers
		09.20		Surfaced.
		12.00	AF 8776	Day's run:  240 nm 3 nm.
			S 5, Vis. poor	Training dive, along with work on the periscope.
		16.00	AF 8749	Surfaced, German U-boat briefly in sight bearing 340°.
		20.00	AF 8447
			SW 6, Vis. poor, a little marine phosphorescence
		16.09.42
		04.00	AF 7662
		08.00	AF 7652	Switched to Ireland Circuit as ordered by radio message.
		12.00	AF 7642	Day's run:  140 nm 8 nm.
			N 3, Vis. good, low hanging clouds
		13.13	AF 7644	Training dive and deep diving test to A +20 meters.
		20.00	AF 7565	Surfaced.
			NW 2, Vis. medium
		24.00	AF 7554
		17.09.42
		03.44	AF 7542	Dived, Fu.M.B. - enemy radar detection with horizontal polarization, 1.70 meters.
		04.28		Surfaced.

	Sun and Moon Data 12.09.42
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	Sun and Moon Data 14.09.42
	Sun and Moon Data 15.09.42
	Sun and Moon Data 16.09.42
	Sun and Moon Data 17.09.42

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		continued
		17.09.42
		06.20	AF 7542	Dived.  Fu.M.B. - enemy radar detection with horizontal polarization, 1.70 meters.
			Vis. poor
		12.00	AF 7469	Day's run:  56 nm 22 nm.
		13.02	NW 5, Vis. poor	Surfaced.
		13.48	AF 7469	Drifting mine abeam.
		16.00	AF 7731	Dived due to weather conditions.
		20.50	AF 7723	Surfaced.
			W 2, Vis. poor
		24.00	AF 7751
			Weak marine phosphorescence
		18.09.42	West of the Shetland Islands
		04.00	AN 1122
		08.00	AM 3269
		09.43	AM 3291	Dived due to weather conditions.
			Low clouds
		12.00		Day's run:  146 nm 13 nm.
		13.10	AM 3282	Surfaced, 2 drifting mines abeam.
			SW 2, Vis. medium, low clouds
		13.54		Crash dive for aircraft approaching from a dark cloud astern at about 6000 meters.
		13.55		At depth A -55 meters, [an aircraft bomb] near the after edge of the stern, minor failures.
				Afterwards from 20.45 hours about 30 more or less distant depth charges, also propeller sounds in the listening gear.
				Boat proceeded between depth A -20 and A +20 meters at KF.
		22.10	AM 3272	Surfaced.
			E 1, Vis. good, twilight
		24.00	AM 3195
			Weak marine phosphorescence
		19.09.42
		04.00	AM 2299
		07.34	AM 2412	Dived.  Fu.M.B. - enemy radar detection with vertical polarization, 2.50 meters (imprecise detection)
		12.00	AM 2333	Day's run:  120 nm 27 nm.
		16.00	AM 2334
		22.00	AM 2325	Surfaced.
			WSW 1
		20.09.42
		04.00	AM 1443
		08.00	AM 1355
		11.20	AL 3493	Dived for aircraft to the west.
				Day's run:  142 nm 21 nm.
		13.25	S 2, Vis. good	Surfaced.
		16.00	AL 3616
		20.00	AL 3561
		24.00	AL 3543
			Wind calm, moonlit night

	Sun and Moon Data 17.09.42
	Sun and Moon Data 18.09.42
	Sun and Moon Data 19.09.42
	Sun and Moon Data 20.09.42

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		21.09.42	North Atlantic
		02.00	AL 2668	2 escorts in sight ahead.  Course SW in line ahead 2000 meters apart.  Avoided to the south.  For about 30 minutes occasional enemy radar detections in Fu.M.B., horizontal polarization, 1.54 meters.
		04.39	AL 2863	By radio message 03.58 hours reported weather as ordered; in addition: ".... To the north of Shetlands three horizontally polarized enemy radar detections, 1.70 meters.  On 18 September at noon in AM 3282 aircraft bombs, afterwards distant depth charges until evening.  Requested a spare crank bearing for the main engine coolant pump at the next opportunity".
			SW 1, Vis. good
			The only spare part had to be inserted on 19 September.
		08.00	AL 2828	From now on the boat will make a short test dive each day at dawn.
				Transit to the south on Diesel-electric with revolutions for 8 knots.
		12.00		Day's run:  192 nm 4 nm.
		16.00	AL 2877
		20.00	AL 2936
		24.00	AL 2962
			W 6
		22.09.42
		04.00	AL 2968
		08.00	AL 2994
		12.00	AL 5212	Day's run:  91 nm 2 nm.
			W 8, Vis. changing
		16.00	AL 5244
			W 9
		18.28	AL 5274	Dived for destroyer ahead at target angle 20°, nothing else is seen and destroyer quickly comes closer.
		20.30	AL 5169	Surfaced.
			W 10, Vis. poor
		24.00	AL 5198
			W 8-10
		23.09.42	West of Ireland
		04.00	AL 5461
		08.00	AL 5483
		12.00	AL 5727	Day's run:  122 nm 8 nm.
			NW 8
		16.00	AL 5749	Incoming radio message 12.45 hours:  ". . . Delivery of spare parts from Grimme in BE 7355.  Both boats report time of arrival the latest applies.  Lüth, if necessary, confirm meeting and report execution.  Grimme position at this time BF 57."
			Both boats are positioned about 600 nm away from the meeting point.
		20.00	AL 8113
			NW 7
		21.56		Sent radio message 21.48 hours outside the zero beat gap: "Position for meeting place 27 September at 16.00 hours AL 8124.  NW 7, Vis. good. "
				According radio message from Control, the message was received but corrupted.
		24.00	AL 8145
			N 5

	Sun and Moon Data 21.09.42
	Sun and Moon Data 22.09.42
	Sun and Moon Data 23.09.42

	- 4 -
		24.09.42
		04.00	AL 8178
		08.00	AL 8419
		10.00		Dived, to refill the battery.
		12.00	AL 8457	Day's run:  131 nm 7 nm.
		14.10	N 6, Vis. good
		16.00	AL 8752
		20.00	BE 1224
			N 7
		22.41		Sent radio message 22.10 hours:  "BE 1252.  Prefer meeting point 27 September at 12.00 hours.  North 7, good visibility."
				Sent outside the zero beat gap.
		24.00	BE 1282
			N 3
		25.09.42
		00.20		Confirmation of radio message of 22.10 hours by Control.
		04.00	BE 1525
		08.00	BE 1559
		12.00	BE 1826	Day's run:  176 nm 7 nm.
		15.50	N 3 Vis. good	Smoke cloud in the east.  Closed.
				Several steamers and destroyers arranged over target angles 90-140°.   Held contact on smoke cloud and a masthead, course to identify.
		16.30		Departed, in accordance with Operations Order No. 53, II, 9, not to attack convoys in BE, as this is apparently a steamer from a convoy.
		17.40		Sent radio message 16.05 hours outside the zero beat gap:  "BE 1861 convoy, course 220°.  Departed in accordance with orders.  Request 30 cbm from Grimme."
				Radio message was not confirmed.
				For days the boat has had a strong oil trace.  The sea state prohibits searching the upper deck.
		20.00	BE 4311
			Medium swell
		22.21		Resent radio message of 16.05 hours, was confirmed.
		24.00	BE 4347
			NW 3
		26.09.42
		04.08	BE 4615	Sent Weather Short Signal per orders.
			NW 4, Vis. 5 nm
		08.00	BE 4668	Dived.  Masch.Gfr. Georgie is operated on by the naval doctor for a festering sweat gland with anesthetic.
		12.00	BE 4675	Day's run:  154 nm 5 nm.
		16.00	BE 4918
		18.50		Incoming radio message 17.34 hours: ". . . 2)  Lüth and Hinsch to wait in meeting square depth 60 meters."
				Conserving fuel by using auxiliary diesel with turns for 3 knots.
		20.00	BE 4945
		24.00	BE 4972
			W 3, long swell

	Sun and Moon Data 24.09.42
	Sun and Moon Data 25.09.42
	Sun and Moon Data 26.09.42

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		27.09.42
		02.50		Radio message from Grimme:   ". . . position 28 September 09.00 hours at meeting point. . ."
			Boat is within 50 nm of the meeting point and therefore moves a bit to the west.
		04.00	BE 4971
		08.00	BE 4895
		12.00	BE 4897	Day's run:  58 nm 4 nm.
			N 3, haze	Received the following radio messages: "Ob.d.M. [Supreme Commander-in-Chief, Navy] has ordered personally and again that orders concerning treatment of neutral ships are to be strictly adhered to.  Infringement of these orders has unpredictable political effects."
				"In alteration of current regulations Portuguese steamers are not to be stopped up to and beyond the blockade area."
				Oil trace has stopped, since the fuel from fuel oil ballast tank 2 port was transferred to the regulating fuel oil tank.
				Today, at last, the upper deck can be entered.  It was determined that the interconnect valves of fuel oil ballast tanks 2 and 3 had opened one rotation and the emergency vent flap flap of fuel oil ballast tank 2 was not quite closed.  Also, the blown out fuel oil ballast tank 2 port seemed not to be watertight, but to flood slowly.  Which failures are due to aircraft bombs, can not be determined.
				At most oil loss was about 10 cbm.
		16.00	BE 7355
		20.00	BE 7341
		24.00	BE 7346
			NW 3, Vis. medium
		28.09.42
		04.00	BE 7354
			NW 3
		08.00	BE 7355	Reached meeting point.  "U-116" not seen.
			NW 5, Vis. 8-10000 meters
		09.44		Sent Short Signal:  "Send bearing signals for the meeting in accordance with war orders."
				Operational confirmation took place, but no contents.
		12.00	BE 7356 upper-left corner	Day's run:  66 nm 3 nm.
			NW 6, Vis. 3-5000 meters
		14.10		Short Signal was delivered again but repeated incorrectly.
		14.35		Short signal was confirmed with contents on other circuit.
		16.24	BE 7357 upper-right corner
			NW 7
		18.10		Bearing signals from "U-116" bearing 235°.
		18.40		Bearing signals from "U-116" bearing 215°.
		19.33	BE 7349	"U-116" and "U-569" met.
			NW 8, Vis. good	Begin the spare parts transfer.
				Boats proceed 100 meters abeam 20 degrees into the sea.

	Sun and Moon Data 27.09.42
	Sun and Moon Data 28.09.42

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		continued
		28.09.42
		22.20	BE 7349	Approximately 60 kgs of spare parts were taken across in a hammock.  Now the transfer was broken off because of heavy sea and complete darkness.
			Darkness, rain showers
				Arranged a new meeting early tomorrow 08.00 hours in the same location.  If necessary, "U-116" should, send bearing signals because the boats will lose sight of each other in the prevailing weather conditions.  Also visual signaling is too difficult in the heavy seas.
		24.00	BE 7348	Boat dives to save fuel and not to be shifted too much. At low RPM the boat is no longer capable of maintaining steerageway on the surface.
		29.09.42	Atlantic west of the Bay of Biscay
		04.00	BE 7371
		07.05	BE 7348	Surfaced.
			NW 5, Vis. 1-3000 meters
		09.50	NW 7, Vis. medium	Bearing signals from "U-116" in 341°T.
		10.50		Bearing signals from "U-116" in 323°I.
		10.55		"U-569" in sight.
		11.15	BE 7349	"U-116" met.  Spare parts transfer continued.  In the high swells the boats 200 meters apart lose sight of each other in the troughs.  A coolant pump of new type and an old type are taken over.  In addition approximately 6 heaving lines were fired, the connection line broke two times.
			N 7, high swell, Vis. good
		12.00	BE 7349	Day's run:  51 nm 13 nm.
		14.00		Transfer ended.  Continued to the south.  Grimme takes responsibility for the message reporting accomplishment.
		16.00	BE 7376	Incoming Radio Message 15.14 hours:   Lüth and Gysae proceed via DG 90, EH 90, ES 50, GR 80.  All naval quadrants.
		20.00	BE 7619
		24.00	BE 7679
			N 6, long swells
		30.09.42
		04.00	BE 7951
		08.00	BE 7979
		12.00	CF 2156	Day's run:  172 nm -- nm.
			N 4, Vis. good
		16.00	CF 2187
		20.00	CF 2446
		24.00	CF 2713
			N 6, Vis. 1-5000 meters, light marine phosphorescence
		01.10.42
		04.00	CF 2745
		08.00	CF 5111
		12.00	CF 4366	Day's run:  172 nm -- nm.
			N 5, Vis. good

	Sun and Moon Data 28.09.42
	Sun and Moon Data 29.09.42
	Sun and Moon Data 30.09.42
	Sun and Moon Data 01.10.42

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		continued
		01.10.42
		16.00	CF 4399
		20.00	CF 4665
		24.00	CF 4698
			NE 6. Vis. good, light marine phosphorescence
		02.10.42	East of the Azores
		04.00	CF 4964
		08.00	CF 7323
		12.00	CF 7355	Day's run:  163 nm 4 nm.
			N 3, Vis. good, light marine phosphorescence
		16.00	CF 7622
		20.00	CF 7658
		24.00	CF 7921
			N 2, light marine phosphorescence
		03.10.42
		04.00	CF 7949
		08.00	DG 3333
		12.00	DG 3368	Day's run:  166 nm 2 nm.
			NE 2, Vis. good
		16.00	DG 3632
		20.00	DG 3667
		24.00	DG 3934
			N 2
		04.10.42
		04.00	DG 3959
		08.00	DG 6325
		12.00	DG 6372	Day's run:  174 nm 2 nm.
			N 1, Vis. good
		16.00	DG 6563
		20.00	DG 6832
		24.00	DG 6867
			Wind calm, Vis. good
		05.10.42	West of the Canary Islands
		04.00	DG 9225
		08.00	DG 9281
		12.00	DG 9543	Day's run:  193 nm 3 nm.
			Wind calm
		16.00	DG 9528
		20.00	DG 9848
		24.00	DT 1328
			SW 1, light marine phosphorescence
		06.10.42
		04.00	DT 1384
		08.00	DT 1654	Switched to Africa Circuit in accordance as ordered.
		12.00	DT 1916	Day's run:  200 nm 3 nm.
			WNW 1
		16.00	DT 1973
		20.00	DT 4343
		24.00	DT 4612
			NW 1, light marine phosphorescence

	Sun and Moon Data 01.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 02.10.42
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	Sun and Moon Data 04.10.42
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	Sun and Moon Data 06.10.42

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		07.10.42
		04.00	DT 4648
		08.00	DT 4917
		12.00	DT 4974	Day's run:  201 nm 3 nm.
			Wind calm
		16.00	DT 7266	Incoming Radio Message 12.24 hours:  "On 8 October free to attack east of a line FE 91 lower-left corner to GZ 16 lower-left corner.  Southern border 40°S Eastern border 27°E
		20.00	DT 7535
		24.00	DT 7591
			NE 2, light marine phosphorescence
		08.10.42
		04.00	DT 7852
		08.00	DT 7887
		12.00	EJ 1246	Day's run:  200 nm 1 nm.
			NE 2, Vis. good
		16.00	EJ 1515
		20.00	EJ 1493
		24.00	EJ 1735
			NE 3
		09.10.42	West of the Cape Verde Islands
		04.00	EJ 1794
		08.00	EJ 4153
		12.00	EJ 4175	Day's run:  186 nm 1 nm.
			NE 3, Vis. good
		16.00	EJ 4441	Incoming Radio Message 12.20 hours:  Effective immediately attack free east of a line FE 8910 - FM 4954-GY 3598.  Southern border 40°S Eastern border 27°E
		20.00	EH 6696
		24.00	EH 6965
			ENE 3, rain showers, light marine phosphorescence
		10.10.42
		04.00	EH 9331
		08.00	EJ 7115	Altered course to next control square (ES 50 - 147°)
		12.00	EJ 7154	Day's run:  158 nm 1 nm.
			Rain showers
		16.00	EJ 7197
		20.00	EJ 7541
		24.00	EJ 7581
			NE 2
		11.10.42
		04.00	EJ 7834
		08.00	EJ 7947
		10.30	ES 1316	Lifeboat with two sails in sight at 10000 meters.  Evaded.
		12.00	ES 1324	Day's run:  182 nm -- nm.
			E 4
		16.00	ES 1364
		20.00	ES 1392
		24.00	ES 2415
			E 3, Vis. good, heavy marine phosphorescence

	Sun and Moon Data 07.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 08.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 09.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 10.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 11.10.42

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		12.10.42	West of Freetown
		04.00	ES 2458
		08.00	ES 2498
		12.00	ES 2841	Day's run:  134 nm 16 nm.
			SE 1, rain showers
		16.00	ES 2882
		24.00	ES 5347
			SE 2
		13.10.42
		04.00	ES 5614
		08.00	ES 5654
		12.00	ES 5692	Day's run:  155 nm 2 nm.
			SE 1, rain showers
		16.00	ES 6712
		20.00	ES 6751
		24.00	ES 6884
			SE 1
		14.10,42
		04.00	ES 9229
		07.52	ES 9269	A violent, explosive bang, something like a small aircraft bomb.
				Examination showed the port regulating and negative buoyancy tanks are leaking.  Also, the flood valve of the negative buoyancy tank no longer closes.  The regulating tank was subject to 10 atmospheres excess pressure.
				Both cells are now filled to capacity.  By this the boat loses one negative buoyancy tank for crash diving and about 28 tons of flooding water for diving.
			Intention:  Use a diver in favorable weather to cover the flood valve with a seal, then through the man-hole into the empty, and/or nearly empty negative buoyancy tank and fix the flood valve.  Thus both cells could be used together at least as regulators.
				3 tons of wash water are pumped overboard to be able to use the regulators more fully.
		10.17	ES 9371	Test dive.
		12.00	ES 9375	Day's run:  157 nm 5 nm.
			SE 1. rain showers
			Traffic was reported in this sea area on 9 October.
		16.00	ES 9624
		20.00	ET 7444
		24.00	ET 7729
			SE 2
		15.10.42
		04.00	ET 7792
		08.00	FE 1211
		12.00	FE 1218	Day's run:  173 nm 12 nm.
			SE 4, Vis. good

	Sun and Moon Data 12.10.42
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	Sun and Moon Data 14.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 15.10.42

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		continued
		15.10.42
		16.00	FE 1285
		20.00	FE 1238
		24.00	FE 1671
			SE 4
		16.10.42	Passed the Equator
		04.00	FE 1921
		08.00	FE 1953
		12.00	FE 1992	Day's run:  153 nm 2 nm.
			SE 4	Masch.Ob.Gfrt. Mehlig dived to the flood valve of the negative buoyancy tank with an emergency escape device, to take measurements for the leak seal.
		20.00	FE 5146
		24.00	FE 5188
			SE 4
		17.10.42
		04.00	FE 5437
		08.00	FE 5571
		12.00	FE 5816	Day's run:  146 nm 3 nm.
			SE 2
		16.00	FE 5855
		20.00	FE 5891
		24.00	FE 8315	Boat maintained course 147° which passes between Ascension and Saint Helena, cuts the Great Circle between Cape Town and New York with slight angle and which touches squares, in which traffic was observed on 1 October.
			SE 2
		18.10.42
		04.00	FE 8358
		08.00	FE 8631
		12.00	FE 9444	Day's run:  159 nm 2 nm.
			SE 3, medium swell
		16.00	FE 9479
		20.00	FE 9728
		24.00	FE 9792
			SE 2, Vis. good
		19.10.42	East of Ascension
		04.00	FM 2214
		08.00	FM 2257
		12.00	FM 2297	Day's run:  143 nm -- nm.
			SE 3, rain showers
		16.00	FM 2563
		20.00	FM 2675
		24.00	FM 2928
			SE 4

	Sun and Moon Data 15.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 16.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 17.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 18.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 19.10.42

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		20.10.42
		04.00	FM 2991
		08.00	FM 5333
		12.00	FM 6145	Day's run:  154 nm 2 nm.
			SE 4
		16.00	FM 6185
		20.00	6434	Incoming Radio Message 18.04 hours:  says that the operations area is extended from Cape Town to Lourenco Marques (" ... to KP 53") approximately 500-600 nm wide strip along the coast, southern limit 40°S.
		24.00	FM 6547
			SE 3
		21.10.42
		04.00	FM 6579
		08.00	FM 6852
		12.00	FM 6895	Day's run:  158 nm 2 nm.
			SE 3
		16.00	FM 9341
		20.00	FM 9376
		24.00	FM 9628
			SE 3, Vis. good
		22.10.42
		04.00	FM 9691
		08.00	FM 9936
		12.00	FN 7745	Day's run:  162 nm -- nm.
			SE 3, squally
		16.00	FN 7788
		20.00	FU 1161
		24.00	FU 1196
			ESE 2
		23.10.42	West of St. Helena
		04.00	FU 1515
		08.00	FU 1555
		12.00	FU 1598	Day's run:  148 nm 4 nm.
			SE 4, long swells
		16.00	FU 1839
		20.00	FU 1948
		24.00	FU 4322
			ESE 3
		24.10.42
		04.00	FU 4364
		08.00	FU 4399
		12.00	FU 5424	Day's run:  147 nm 3 nm.
			SE 4
		16.00	FU 5458
		20.00	FU 5731
		24.00	FU 5844
			ESE 3

	Sun and Moon Data 20.10.42
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	Sun and Moon Data 22.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 23.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 24.10.42

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		25.10.42
		04.00	FU 5875
		08.00	FU 8228
		12.00	FU 8371	Day's run:  158 nm 2 nm.
			SE 2
		16.00	FU 8613
		20.00	FU 8655
		24.00	FU 8698
			SE 2
		26.10.42
		00.49		Radio Message 22.48 hours of 24 October:  from "U-590" radio repeater repeats.  "U-590" is off Freetown and is approximately 2000 nm nearer the homeland than us.
		04.00	FU 9742
		08.00	FU 9782
		12.00	GG 1131	Day's run:  148 nm 2 nm.
			SE 3
		16.00	GG 1244
		20.00	GG 1513
		24.00	GG 1556
			SE 2
		27.10.42
		04.00	GG 1833
		08.00	GG 1946
		12.00	GG 1989	Day's run:  186 nm -- nm.
			SE 4
		16.00	GG 4365
		20.00	GG 5175
		24.00	GG 5427	The boat has had almost entirely good visibility from passing the Azores up to now.
			SE 2
		28.10.42
		04.00	GG 5459
		08.00	GG 5811
		12.00	GG 5855	Day's run:  159 nm 1 nm.
			SE 2
		16.00	GG 5891	From 13.00-18.00 hours the negative buoyancy tank is examined.  Masch.Ob.Gfr. Mehlig dives and caulks in almost one-hour's work the outboard side of the flood valve (with sailcloth).  Ob.Masch. Walbröl and the Masch.Mt. Linka pass through the manhole into the tank, dive with emergency escape device up to the flood valve (the cell had been emptied shortly before the final closing of the flood valve from outboard.) and fix it tightly from the inside.
			SE 1, Vis. good
				The wall to the regulating tank had been pressed in 1.5 meters into the negative buoyancy tank and had wrenched off the linkage of the flood valve.
				Following a test dive:  the flood valve stays closed.  Now the regulating and negative buoyancy tank can be used together as a regulator.

	Sun and Moon Data 25.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 26.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 27.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 28.10.42

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		continued
		28.10.42
		20.00	GG 5895
		24.00	GG 8314
			SSE 1
		29.10.42
		04.00	GG 8381
		08.00	GG 8631
		12.00	GG 9444	Day's run:  131 nm 2 nm.
			SE 3
		16.00	GG 9479
		20.00	GG 9753
		24.00	GG 9799
			SE 3, light marine phosphorescence
		30.10.42
		04.00	GQ 1263
		08.00	GQ 1376
		12.00	GQ 1629	Day's run:  176 nm 2 nm.
			SE 1	Incoming Radio Message 10.34 hours:  "Free to maneuver east of the Longitude of Cape Town within the whole assigned area ... "
				Change of course towards the sea area off Cape Town in the direction of the recently reported traffic.
			Intentions:  Advance past Cape Town towards East London, Durban or Lourenco-Marques, according to messages from "U 178".
		16.00	GQ 2447
		20.00	GQ 2488
		24.00	GQ 2736
			SE 2
		31.10.42
		04.00	GQ 2854
		08.00	GQ 2895
		12.00	GQ 5313	Day's run:  170 nm 3 nm.
			SE 1
		16.00	GQ 5353
		20.00	GQ 6171
		24.00	GQ 6422
			SW 1, light marine phosphorescence
		01.11.42
		04.00	GQ 6473
		08.00	GQ 6581
		12.00	GQ 6597	Day's run:  181 nm 4 nm.
			WSW 1
		16.00	GQ 6918
		20.00	GQ 6967
		24.00	GR 4747	Changing from German Summer Time [Central European Summer Time - GMT +2] to M.E.Z. [Central European Time - GMT +1] tonight.
			W 1
		02.11.42
		M.E.Z.
		04.00	GR 7175

	Sun and Moon Data 28.10.42
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	Sun and Moon Data 31.10.42
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		continued
		02.11.42
		08.00	GR 7166
		12.00	GR 7255	Day's run:  196 nm 4 nm.
			SW 1	Proceeding closer to Cape Town on an easterly course.
		16.00	GR 7345
		20.00	GR 7365
		24.00	GR 8146
			SW 1, light marine phosphorescence
		03.11.42	Southwest of Cape Town
		04.00	GR 8191	Steamer on southwestern course in sight bearing 50°T.  Maneuvered ahead at high speed.
			SE 2, Vis. good, moonshine, dawn
		04.47		Twilight approached so quickly that boat cannot gain any more distance ahead and had to dive so as not to be sighted. Steamer is at target angle 20° and at 14000 meters.  Committed to the attack.
		05.48	GR 8183	Miss with 2 G7e, range = 2500 meters, target speed 10 knots, target angle 100°.
				Steamer zigzagged heavily shortly before the shot.  It was unfavorable to shoot at this great distance, because the firing data was too uncertain.
		06.44		Surfaced, pursued, maneuvered ahead.
		08.00	GR 8179
		12.00	GR 7654	Day's run:  191 nm 8 nm.
			SW 1, Vis. good
		15.25	GR 7835	Dived for the attack.  Steamer on a general course of 225°.
			SW 1
		16.20	GR 7835	Double shot with 2 G7e, 1600 meters, target speed 12.5 knots, target angle 80°.  (The distance was so large again, because the steamer zigzagged 80° several minutes before the shot.)
				2 hits after 1 minute 45 seconds and 1 minute 51 seconds amidships and in the stern.  High white water column.  Ship sank over the stern in 4 minutes.
		16.38		Surfaced.
				The shipwrecked sit in a lifeboat and 3 rafts which, had hung in the shrouds, and slipped free with the sinking of the steamer .
				The Second Officer provides information that the captain was drowned.  It was the American steamer "EAST INDIAN", 8159 GRT with manganese ore from India.  Route: Mozambique channel, 100 nm off the South African coast to Cape Town there water and oil taken on and instructions received to proceed 500 nm to the SW and then to head for the South American coast to Trinidad, then continuing to New York.
				The masthead was not occupied by a lookout.  There was no time to transmit.
				The American had a confident attitude and bade us farewell with a friendly "good luck"!
		20.00	GR 7677	3 overdeck torpedoes unloaded.
			SE 1, dark clear night	Afterwards a test dive.
		24.00	GR 7645
			SE 1

	Sun and Moon Data 02.11.42
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		04.11.42
		04.00	GR 7933
		08.00	GR 8752
		12.00	GR 8872	Day's run:  207 nm 5 nm.
			WSW 1
		16.00	GR 8889
		20.36	GR 8977	Sent Radio Message 20.13 hours:  "3 November sank "EAST INDIAN" in naval square GR 7815, did not transmit.  Ore from India via naval square KE (Mozambique Channel) to New York.  Ordered from GR 56 (= CapeTown):  500 nm SW-course, then Trinidad.  Can hardly hear hear wavelength "i p" by day.  Very low frequency often heavily distorted.  270 cbm, position 8979"
				Advancing to the east on 38°S in order to be pushed a little bit by the current which runs only to the east down here.
		24.00	GR 8987
			SW 4, medium marine phosphorescence
		05.11.42
		04.00	GR 8998
		08.00	GR 9778
		12.00	GR 9788	Day's run:  132 nm 4 nm.
		16.00	GR 9792
		20.00	GR 9873
		24.00	GR 9867
			S 2, Vis. good
		06.11.42
		04.00	GR 9949
		08.00	GR 9967
		12.00	KY 8649	Day's run:  160 nm 1 nm.
			S 1
		16.00	KY 8684
		20.00	KY 9443
		24.00	KY 9461
			E 1, medium marine phosphorescence
		07.11.42
		04.00	KY 9515
		08.00	KY 9536
		12.00	KY 9621	Day's run:  169 nm 4 nm.
			NE 5
		16.00	KY 9389
		20.00	KZ 7178
		24.00	KZ 7128	Tomorrow will head to East London in the area on northerly course.
			SW 1, medium marine phosphorescence and heat lightening
		08.11.42	Southeast of Port Elizabeth
		04.00	KZ 7165
			SW 5
		04.45	KZ 7211	Steamer in sight to the north on westerly course.  Maneuvered ahead.
			Vis. medium, late dawn

	Sun and Moon Data 04.11.42
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		continued
		08.11.42
		08.15	KZ 4773	Dived for attack, general course 280°.
			SW 7, Sea 6, 1017 mb	Miss on 6000 tonner, range = 1800 meters (2 G7e), target speed  = 11 knots, target angle 90°.  Steamer ran perhaps a bit slower at the moment of the shot, also just at the shot it appeared to zigzag, could not be observed further due to the under-running of the periscope.  Depth-keeping was greatly complicated by the rough sea.  At 14.5 meters submerged depth nothing could be seen in the periscope, however, at 14.0 meters depth the boat threatened to break the surface of the water, so that once even the negative buoyancy tank had to be flooded to hold the boat under water.
				If the periscope were only a meter longer, depth-keeping could still be maintained in sea state 6 and corresponding swells.
				But also with bigger diving planes the boat could be held at depth more easily.
				With the boat down by the bow the effect is very much greater, the long upper deck is so large that the small diving planes cannot counteract quickly enough.
		10.40	SW 8, Sea 6-7, squally	Surfaced and gave chase after torpedoes were reloaded under water.
		12.00	KZ 4778	Day's run:  170 nm 10 nm.
			SW 8, Sea 7, rain showers
		16.00	KY 6983	Boat is positioned abeam the steamer, on general course 290° heading straight across the Alguhas Bank to Cape Alguhas.
			SW 7, Sea 6, long high swells
		20.13	KY 6982	Miss with a G7a, range = 800 meters, target speed 11 knots, target angle 90°.  Torpedo seems to have passed ahead.  New attack begun.
			SW 5, dark, long high swells
		20.55	KY 6982	Shot with a G7a, range = 1000 meters, target speed 9.5 meters, target angle 80°.
			SW 4, long medium-high swell
				Hit after 40 seconds in the stern with a loud bang and erupting fireworks.  The cargo seems to consist of grain.  The stern settled little bit deeper, however, ship did not sink. The crew took to the boats.
		22.05	SW 4, long medium-high swells	Artillery Ready!  Steamer will be sunk with the 10.5 cm cannon.
				Boat begins at KF into the sea and closely to the stern abeam the stopped steamer.
				After 2 approaches and 8 hits in the stern the ship sinks over the stern.  With every change of course or speed the gun crew came to the bridge because the danger of being washed overboard was too great.
				Appearance of the steamer possibly like type "CASTLEMOOR" with 6 cargo hatches and a pair of king posts just ahead of the raised stern. Size estimated at 6000 GRT.
				Subsequent search for the lifeboats to find out the ship name was unsuccessful.
				Set off to the east to take advantage of the current.
		24.00	KY 6959
			SW 4

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		09.11.42
		00.25		Because boat is leaving this sea area anyway,
				Sent Radio Message 23.34 hours:  ". . . 6000 tonner sunk, 280°, 250 cbm."
		04.00	KZ 4723
		08.00	KZ 4814
		12.00	KZ 4828	Day's run:  205 nm 3 nm.
			S 4
		16.00	KZ 4582
		20.00	KZ 4525
		23.45	KZ 4257	Steamer in sight to the east on a southeastern course.  Maneuvering ahead.
			S 1, Vis. good
		10.11.42	150 nm southeast of East London
		02.03	KZ 4298	Miss with a G7a, range = 800 meters, target speed = 11 knots, target angle 80°.
				The shot, which seemed sure given the short distance, went past inexplicably.  Initiated a new attack.
		02.42	Dawn is breaking	Boat initiated a stern approach  With dawn breaking faster than expected, together with the disappearance of the protective cloud wall ahead, the boat was seen at 300 meters.  The steamer, which had target angle 30° now began to turn away to starboard.
				Boat shot 2 stern torpedoes from 400 meters with target speed 9.5 knots and target angles 40 and 100° and aim points center and after ship.
				Shots should absolutely still have hit, but the steamer also seemed to stop briefly, so both torpedoes missed.
				Steamer shows his stern to the boat and runs off.  We also ran off with an angled course to give the steamer a false sense of security.  Again maneuvered ahead at the limit of visibility.  The enemy ran off up to complete daylight for approximately one hour on a SW-course and then turned again on his old SE-course.
		03.27	KZ 4533
			SSW 2, long swells	The steamer transmited a U-boat warning report, which was repeated by the radio station at Walfish Bay.  Boat tried to interfere in vain.  The call sign of the steamer is evidently encoded (bnjz).
		07.30	KZ 4681	Dived for attack.
			Vis. good
		08.27		Shot with G7e, range = 600 meters, target sped 10 knots, target angle 70°.
				Hit after 40 seconds in the stern.
				Steamer sank in 9 minutes.  Rod aerial was immediately extended after the hit, but no transmission was detected on 600 meters.
		08.40		Surfaced.
				The Norwegian Captain if gives only little information, a young English ship's officer answers the most:  Norwegian steamboat "K.G. MELDAHL" year of construction 1938, 3799 GRT with piece goods including aircraft from New York via Cape Town to Bombay.  The SE course should be steered to 200 nm off the coast.

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		continued
		10.11.42		A fuselage floats on the water.  Ran off to the south, then to the SE.
		12.00	KZ 4683	Day's run:  216 nm 4 nm.
			SE 1, Vis. good
		16.00	KZ 5472	Remaining 9 upper deck torpedoes are reloaded in the boat (3 in the Stern Room and 6 in the Bow Room).  The boat ran with both E-motors KF into the sea.
			SSE 3, long low swells, cloudy
		20.00	KZ 5479
			SSE 2
		24.00	KZ 5721
			SSE 1
		11.11.42
		00.11	KZ 5721	Torpedo loading ended.  Boat again ready.
				Test dive.
				Continued advance to the north towards Durban.
		04.00	KZ 5457
		08.00	KZ 5179
		12.00	KZ 5143	Day's run:  158 nm 2 nm.
			NE 4
		16.00	KZ 2775
		20.00	KZ 2742
		24.00	KZ 2477
			E 4, heavy marine phosphorescence
		12.11.42	130 nm Northeast of New London
		04.00	KZ 2447
		08.00	KZ 2417
			E 6
		10.47	KZ 2411	Boat dove to A -40 meters not to use so much fuel while driving against the sea, also the visibility is bad.
			E 7, rain showers
		12.00	KZ 2177	Day's run:  138 nm 5 nm.
		13.40		Sound bearing to the west.  Boats came to periscope depth, however, nothing was seen.
		13.50	KZ 2177	Surfaced.  Large steamer in sight bearing 245°.   Range = 10000 meters, course along the coast to the SW.
			NNE 7, Vis. moderate
		13.51		Dived, not to be seen.
		14.14		Surfaced.  Steamer located.
		14.16		Dove again.
		14.31		Surfaced, began to maneuver ahead.
		16.00	KZ 1632
			NE 5
		20.00	KZ 1679	Steamer had already set navigation lights in the twilight.  Now boat is positioned abeam at 600 meters distance.
			E 3, darkness
				Portuguese steamer "MOUZINHO" 8374 GRT recognized, he is marked correctly as a neutral.  Unfortunately, for this useless hunt the boat has wasted 3 cbm of fuel.
				Northern advance continued.
		24.00	KZ 1681
		13.11.42	65 nm northeast of East London
		03.35	KZ 1656	Steamer in sight to the south on SW-course.
			Dawn	Maneuvered ahead.

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		continued
		13.11.42
		07.00	KZ 1914	Dived for attack.
			ENE 3
		08.00		Shot with a G7e, range = 1000 meters, target speed 9.5 knots, target angle 80°.
				Hit after 65 seconds in the stern.  2 loud detonations were heard. Steamer sank after 13 minutes over the stern.
		08.15		Surfaced.
				By asking a ship's officer in one of the 3 lifeboats determined:
				American steamer "EXCELLO", previously named "EXAMINER", 4969 GRT, from Suez to Capetown 35 nm off the coast.
				Departed to the SE, then advanced to the north towards Durban.
		12.00	KZ 2472	Day's run:  202 nm 11 nm.
			ENE 3, Vis. moderate
		16.00	KZ 2448
			SSW 5
		20.00	KZ 2511
		21.35		Per orders Radio Message 21.28 hours delivered with sinking reports for "K.G. MELDAHL" and "EXCELLO", still 225 cbm.
		24.00	KZ 2193	Changed course towards the coast to carry out a significant change of course and position after delivery of the radio message.  Also at the same time the traffic just off the coast must be observed anyway.
			SSW 3
		14.11.42	Coast between Port Shepstone and Durban 6 miles distant.
		04.00	KZ 2154
			SSW 3
		06.29		Steamer in sight just off the coast.  Matching speed failed because the boat was still beyond the 200-meter line and has the Alguhas current against it, while the steamer, just off the coast has up to half a knot of  following current.  This results in a speed differential of 3-5 knots for us.
		08.00	KP 8787
			SSW 3, Vis. good
		09.18		Gave up matching speed, after the steamer was made out to be only about 500 GRT and the boat barely made headway against the steamer
			Intention: just off shore at the height of Shepstone dived to explore the traffic.
				Boat dived and closed the coast.
		10.20		Sound bearing to the west.
		11.00		Steamer in the periscope off Port Shepstone.
				Boat has crossed the 200-meter line, which runs close off shore here.
		11.30		Steamer recognized as an old steam trawler which serves evidently as an escort (200 GRT).  When he turns on a SW course, we come to 40° along the coast to Durban.
		12.00	KP 8775	Day's run:  133 nm 24 nm.
		16.00	KP 8784
		18.15	KP 8781	Surfaced.
				The beacons on the coast are extinguished.  Port Shepstone is illuminated brightly.  Boat runs off on 80° because the horizon is so dark just off the coast that surprise by patrol vessels is possible.

	Sun and Moon Data 13.11.42
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		continued
		14.11.42
		20.00	KP 8758	Incoming Radio Message, the FÜHRER has awarded the Kommandant the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
		24.00	KP 8847
			SE 1
		15.11.42	50 nm Southeast of Durban
		03.35	KP 8843	Dived for a land-based aircraft.
			Sunrise
		04.45		Surfaced.
		05.22	KP 8827	Aircraft to the north, the boat remained on the surface, was not sighted.
		07.36	KP 8828	Destroyer in sight in the NW at 7000 meters, target angle 0°.
			SE 2, Vis. 6-9000 meters	Crash dive to A +40 meters.
				The decoy launcher is made ready; however, the decoy cannot be expelled, because the outer cap cannot be opened.  The decoy was already wet and emitting caustic gases.  The launcher itself was very hot.  Through the opened flooding valves the gases constantly flowed out overboard and might give the enemy a good clue for the search.
		08.40		Boat steered on southerly courses.  All auxiliary motors except the gyroscope and sound locator were secured.
				6 closely placed depth charges.
				Boat went to depth A +60 meters.
		09.10		10 very closely placed depth charges.
				Boat went to depth A +80 meters at KF.
		09.30		Succeeded in removing the blockage of the outer cap of the decoy launcher and in expelling the decoy properly.
			An Officer-only  Radio Message, only recently arrived, warned in advance of late launching as, "danger for the boat" would exist.  Because details were absent, it is accepted, that
			1)  long treacherous gas trails were emitted from the boat and
			2)  poisonous gases can flow out into in the boat and
			3)  the decoy launcher can fly apart from excess pressure.
		09.50		8 closely placed depth charges.
				Boat rattles strongly, whenever the starboard shaft makes more than 70 RPM.
		10.35		8 closely placed depth charges.
				The decoy launcher is ready again.  However, only one decoy could be expelled because afterwards the outer cap would no longer close.
		10.40		The decoy launcher is suddenly ready again after constant opening and closing of the outer cap.
				Three times decoys were expelled while turning to port, then the outer cap was stuck again.
		10.55		Two times sounds are heard, as if the enemy is using Echolot depth sounding.
				All sailors off watch breath by potash cartridges with the new good mouth pieces with which one can breath through the nose and mouth at the same time.

	Sun and Moon Data 14.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 15.11.42

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		continued
		15.11.42
		11.10	KP 8858	6 closely placed depth charges.
				Boat descended to depth A +95 meters.  Unpleasant cracks and crackling audible in the boat.  Moved higher again at HF.
		11.30		Sounds heard twice, as at 10.55 hours.
			Because Durban is nearby, the boat prepares for the fact that the depth charge pursuit can last "to exhaustion".  2 destroyers heard.
		11.55		8 closely placed depth charges.
				Up to now only small failures have appeared.  However, the construction hatch in the Petty Officer's Room leaks very heavily, so that approximately 200-300 liters per hour enter the boat.  Besides, the battery automatic switch threatens to fail.  2 sailors hold the space with bailer and mop.
				Day's run:  70 nm 30 nm.
		12.05 - 12.15		Decoy launcher ready again.  Five times decoys were expelled while turning to port.  At the same time gyro compass and sound locator are secured, because the centrifugal pump and the sound gear transformer are unpleasantly loud. Also general course is changed from south to SE.
				Boat has no more water in the regulating tank to pump, because more than 7 tons have already been pumped out.   Now compressed air is channeled from the port regulating tank to regulating tank which is connected with the negative buoyancy tank with a loud din.  However so much air is lost that the pressure is only sufficient with the addition of the main bilge pump.  New compressed air is not added, in order to save air.
				At the same time the starboard regulating fuel oil tank was prepared for service as the next regulating tank: water from the torpedo tank is channeled into this tank and all bilges are pumped out with hand bilge pump into it.
				With the main bilge pump the boat is kept light enough that it can be held with an E-motor at KF.
		15.30		Because the boat had peace up to now with the destroyers, the sound locator and the gyroscope are again turned on.
		16.30	KP 8865	Went slowly to depth A meters.
				Propeller sounds in the sound locator.
				Boat goes again to depth A +40 meters at KF.
		16.50		Boat was over run by a destroyer.
		17.10		4 closely placed depth charges.
				Sound locator secured again and this time however, only the coolant pump of the gyro compass which can run for a time without it.
		17.25		Electrolot-like sounds heard twice.  Boat is again at depth A +80 meters.
		17.30		6 distant depth charges.
		17.55		3 far distant depth charges.
			It seems, as if the first nearby depth charges were happenstance.
		20.00	KP 8886	Sound locator briefly turned on: destroyer still heard.
		22.00		Sound locator turned on.  Nothing heard.
			Boat wants to surface at about 23.00 hours because the moon still shines brightly until 24.00 hours.

Sun and Moon Data 15.11.42

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		15.11.42
		23.30	KZ 2226	Surfaced.
			SSW 5, Vis. good, moonlit	Ran off to the east.
			The boat still has 135 kgs of air, still plentifully 6000 Ampere Hours, still have 12 tons of water to pump for disposal in regulating bunkers and cells, in addition still 5 tons of drinking water and wash water, partly in the torpedo compensating tanks.
			Up to now 15 tons have been pumped in a dive of 16 hours.  The air in the boat was still so good that all sailors that had to work, needed no potash cartridges.
			Boat would not have endured because of exhaustion of the battery any longer than 30 hours sound and depth charge pursuit.  Besides, air could not be used to pump because, otherwise, the compressed air supply would not last.
			The decoy launcher evidently worked well, but only when five decoys were expelled in a row.  It is probable that more decoys must be expelled for the particularly big boat, than are generally prescribed.
			The boat and crew proved themselves well.
		16.11.42
		03.32	KZ 2344	Test dive shortly after dawn.
			SSW 5, dawn
		08.00	KZ 2346
		12.00	KZ 2355	Day's run:  40 nm 38 nm.
		16.00	KZ 2391
		20.00	KZ 3171
		24.00	KZ 3151
			S 3, Vis. good
		17.11.42
		04.00	KZ 3153
		08.00	KZ 3137	After the depth charge pursuit the battery installation hatch leaks a lot of water into the boat even at periscope depth.  All the bolts are loose, so that they can be moved by hand, one has broken off.
			S 1
				Boats were tightened firmly, a new one as put in.
		12.00	KZ 3211	Day's run:  152 nm 1 nm.
			ESE 1	Boat has 220 cbm, it has used half of its fuel and has covered:   10269 nm 369 nm in 66 days at sea.
		16.00	KP 9878	Advance to the sea area off Lourenco-Marques.
			Off Lourenco "U-178" sank two steamers on 4th of November and has since left this sea area and is now in the area off Durban. "U-177" must now be at the level of Port Elizabeth.
		20.00	KP 9579
		24.00	KP 9527
			S1
		18.11.42
		04.00	KP 9257
		08.00	KP 9225

	Sun and Moon Data 15.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 16.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 17.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 18.11.42

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		18.11.42
		12.00	KP 6855	Day's run:  178 nm 2 nm.
			NE 3
		16.00	KP 6815
		20.00	KP 6499
		24.00	KP 6464
			NE 4
		19.11.42	Sea area off Lourenco-Marques
		04.00	KP 6424
		08.00	KP 6171
		12.00	KP 5362	Day's run:  160 nm 1 nm.
			NE 3
		16.00	KP 5333
		19.55	KP 5327	Steamer in sight bearing 240° on course 80°.
			NE 3, moonlit	He is positioned close under the Inhaca lighthouse.
		20.55	KP 5324	Dived for attack.
		21.25	KP 5324	Shot with a G7a, range = 400 meters, target speed 8 knots, target angle  = 80°.
				Lead computing arrangement had failed shortly before the shot.  Established the lead at the periscope.
				Hit after 18 seconds forward.
				Ship sinks in a few minutes.
				Estimated size 2000 GRT, 4 loading hatches.
		21.18		Surfaced.
				Demanded the name of the ship from some shipwrecked on rescue rafts.  Because these were mostly non-whites, no communication reached.
				Set off towards land.
		23.20	KP 5324	Steamer in sight bearing 350° on course 50°.
			NE 2	He is also positioned close under the lighthouse Inhaca.  The shipwrecked of the 2000-tonner are being taken over party by a brightly illuminated Portuguese steamer.  He interferes now with matching speed.
		20.11.42
		00.46	KP 5321	Dived for attack.
			Bright moonlight
		01.24	KP 5322	Shot with a G7a, range = 450 meters, target speed = 8.5, target angle 80°.
				Hit after 23 seconds in the stern.
				Ship sank in a few minutes.
		01.29		Surfaced.
				2 lifeboats in sight, they are afraid to have us come within earshot. Therefore, we pulled a drowning man from the water and hand him over to one of the boats.  In this way it was learned that the steamer was the Greek "Corinthiakos", 3562 GRT, which had been on the way to Aden with a cargo of oil.
		04.03	KP 5325	Dove to fill up the battery and work on the lead computing installation.
		08.00	KP 5328
		10.35		Surfaced.  The coast is made out clearly.
		12.00	KP 5328	Day's run:  123 nm 12 nm.
			Vis. good

	Sun and Moon Data 18.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 19.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 20.11.42

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		20.11.42
		12.15		Boat approaches a rescue raft in which 3 exhausted Indians sit, intending to ask for the name of the 2000-tonner when a steamer comes in sight in 350°T, course 250° for Lourenco.
				Boat came to course to the Inhaca lighthouse at high speed. However, the bearing hardly gains because the boat on a northerly course must go against the current.
		12.50		Dived, to try and get as far as possible under water.  Surface travel is impossible because of the proximity to land.
		13.30		Attack broken off.
		14.40		Boat is positioned directly off the southern entrance to the harbor.
				An aircraft is observed in the periscope.
		16.00	KP 5328	Boat ran submerged off from the coast where the strong current complicates remaining in position.
		17.48		Surfaced.
				Steaming back and forth positioned on the departure courses of previous steamers.
		20.00	KP 5324
		22.05		Steamer in sight in the southern passage just off the Inhaca lighthouse.  Evidently he has anchored.  Perhaps departure is closed.
		24.00	KP 5324
			NE 2, bright moonlight
		21.11.42
		03.09	KP 5315	Incoming steamer in sight to the NE.
			Dawn
		03.24		Dove to attack.
		04.10	KP 5315  4 nm northeast of Inhaca	Miss with a G7e from stern tube, range = 500 meters, target speed 8.5 knots, target angle 80°, depth 2 meters.
				Steamer of type "BERESINA", 3000 GRT, traveling in ballast.  Accepted that the torpedo ran past under the stern of the ship, because the speed was at most 1/2 knot higher and at the short range in a parallax error of 3° would only shift the shot approximately 25 meters aft.
				Steamer escaped into the south port entrance.  The boat ran off submerged.
		07.20	KP 5324	Surfaced.
		08.35		Steamer in sight to the north on incoming course.  Maneuver ahead is difficult because of the proximity of land.
		09.35		Dove to attack.
				The boat can only reach shooting position if the steamer takes a course to the southern entrance to the port.  However, apparently is goes to the middle entrance.  In the periscope he is made out as a Portuguese passenger steamer of approximately 3000 GRT.
				Ran off submerged.
		12.00	KP 5321	Day's run:  86 nm 17 nm.
		13.05		Surfaced.
		14.20	KP 5321	Steamer in sight in the SE entrance.
				Maneuver ahead fails.
		14.30		Crash dive for aircraft.

	Sun and Moon Data 20.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 21.11.42

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		continued
		21.11.42		Boat operated just off the southern entrance.
		17.46	KP 5322	Surfaced.
			Twilight	Back and forth positioned close offshore on the northeastern departure course.
		22.06	KP 5316	Steamer in sight to the east on a southerly course and a second smaller steamer to the NE with an incoming course.  Operating on the first steamer.  He is bigger and cannot disappear so quickly into the harbor.
			NE 1, bright moonlit night
		22.11.42
		00.27		Dived for attack.
		00.33	KP 5372	Shot with a G7a, range = 500 meters, target speed 13 knots, target angle 80°.
			Bright moonlit night
				Hit after 27 seconds just aft of amidships.  Steamer sank in 4 minutes over the stern.
		00.38		Surfaced.
				From the statements of the shipwrecked, it was the American "ALCOA PATHFINDER", 6900 GRT, year of construction 1942 from Beira to Cape Town.
				Departed to the north.
		04.43	KP 5355	Incoming steamer in sight to the north.
				Ran to the southern entrance at high speed.
		05.56	KP 5354	Crash dive for aircraft.
			NE 1	Submerged, against the current, the boat does not get near enough to attack.
				Departed to the NE.
		08.00	KP 5355
		12.00	KP 5364	Day's run:  120 nm 19 nm.
		13.24		Surfaced.
				Back and forth, positioned on the northeastern approach course.
			The north border of the operations area lies too near the harbor to operate on incoming traffic, no time remains to match speed and maneuver ahead.
		16.00	KP 5329
		20.00	KP 5325	With darkness the boat moves just off the Inhaca lighthouse.
		24.00	KP 5324
			NE 1
		23.11.42
		03.00	KP 5313	Incoming steamer in sight to the south, along the coast.  Ran to the southern entrance at high speed.
			Dawn
		03.21		Dived because of the proximity to land, ran at high speed submerged.
		04.00	2 nm northeast of Inhaca	Boat is inside Portuguese territory.  The steamer has target angle = 80°, range = 2500 meters and steers a few hundred meters from shore for the pilot vessel.

	Sun and Moon Data 21.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 22.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 23.11.42

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		continued
		23.11.42		Attack broken off.  Rationale:
				1)  Steamer is well within neutral territory and on top of that in a port entrance and near the pilot.
				2)  After a hit the steamer could still have settled on the bottom.
				3)  The shot is uncertain because the distance is large and the ship is traveling in ballast.
				4)  By running poorly the torpedo might detonate on land and betray the boat needlessly.
				On 20 November in the evening in the entrance a steamer lying at anchor was identified as a wreck sitting on the beach to the north of Inhaca.
				Size about 5000 GRT.
			Intention:  During the next days operate on the direct traffic from Mozambique Strait to Durban-Cape Town, so further to the east.   Here, for days no ships have departed and the inbound ones are difficult to reach so shortly before the harbor, particularly as aircraft fly reconnaissance here.
		08.00	KP 5316
		09.55	KP 5324	Surfaced and ran off to the east.
		10.50		In accordance with Radio Message orders attempted to deliver a radio message during the day.  Because the boat is changing its operations area, there is no harm in transmitting here.
				Radio message about situation and sinkings is delivered but no one gives a receipt
		12.00	KP 5534	Day's run:  103 nm 19 nm.
			SE 1	The boat has had good visibility since 19 November.
		16.00	KP 6141
		20.00	KP 6157
		24.00	KP 6191
			SE 1
		24.11.42	Eastern part of the Delagoa Bay
		03.38	KP 6511	Steamer in sight to the north on SSE-course.
			Dawn	Maneuvered ahead and matched speed..
		06.37	KP 6463	Dove to attack.
		07.37		Shot with G7e, range = 800 meters, target speed 10.5 knots, target angle = 85°.
				Because the enemy zigzags slightly at the shot, G7e shot range = 500 meters, target speed 10 knots, target angle = 115°.  Depth = 2 meters (the ship is in ballast).
				Hit after 37 seconds amidships.
				The crew is leaving, however, the ship does not sink.
		08.02	Vis. good, cloudless	Surfaced.
		08.42	KP 6465	The ship sank after 78 rounds from the 10.5 cm, 65 of which hit in the stern.
				The 3.7 cm cannon has a barrel burst and remains out of service.
				From the statements of the shipwrecked which sat in 2 lifeboats, it was the Greek "MOUNT HELMOS", approximately 5000 GRT and 10000 tons displacement, from Suez to Cape Town.
				Set off to the north.

	Sun and Moon Data 23.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 24.11.42

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		continued
		24.11.42
		12.00	KP 6438	Day's run:  155 nm 3 nm.
			SE 2, Vis. moderate
		15.56	KP 6277	Steamer in sight to the ENE on course WNW.
				Maneuvered ahead.
		19.52	KP 6159	Dove to attack.
			Darkness, moonrise
		20.34		Shot with G7a from stern tube, range = 700 meters, target speed 10 knots, target angle 80°, depth = 3 meters.
				Hit after 37 seconds amidships
				Steamer does not sink.
				With the extended rod aerial he is heard calling for help without knowing how.  It is the first Englishman whom we sink, "DORINGTON COURT", 5281 GRT on course from Australia to Lourenco-Marques.
		21.03	KP 6158	Coup de grâce with a G7a from a stern tube, range = 800 meters, target angle = 90°, depth = 4 meters nissed.
				It must have made a sharp turn, or steered too deeply.  Also, it was not heard in the sound locator but that is still no proof of a deep runner, given the unreliability of this device.  Steamer lay perfectly stopped.
		21.23		Surfaced.
		22.20	Moonlit	Steamer sank after 90 rounds 10.5 cm, of which 60 hit in the stern.  With the incendiary ammunition there were 40 shots and 7 failures.  With the 2 cm MG C/30 there was a barrel bulge and the ejector foot broke.  The 3.7 cm cannon is out of service permanently.
				In spite of a lot of hits with incendiary ammunition the steamer did not catch fire, so that aiming was made much more difficult in the darkness.
				The steamer had a 2-3 meter long jib-boom from which an antenna stay led to the front mast.  The same was observed earlier on an English steamer off Lourenco.
				Set off to the east.
		24.00	KP 6466
			E 2
		25.11.42
		04.00	KP 6169
		08.00	KP 6514
		12.00	KP 6466	Day's run:  162 nm 4 nm.
			E 2
		12.42		"DORINGTON COURT" is called by the Durban radio station.  We answer instead of the sunken steamer with its name, so that the land station which had already called the steamer once in the morning does not get suspicious.
		13.57	KP 6465	Artillery cleaning and preservation work on the upper deck.
				Crash dive for approaching flying boat to the north.
		15.41	KP 6463	Surfaced.
				The same flying boat in sight in the NW with easterly course.  Dived.

	Sun and Moon Data 24.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 25.11.42

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		25.11.42
		17.12	KP 6463	Surfaced.
		20.00	KP 6443
		24.00	KP 6427
			E 2, Vis. good
		26.11.42
		04.00	KP 6436
		08.00	KP 6522
		12.00	KP 6298	Day's run:  159 nm 15 nm.
			NE 3
		16.00	KP 6373
		20.00	KP 6624
		20.52	KP 6625	Sent Radio Message 18.46 hours concerning sinkings and situation:  ". . . entrance (to Lourenco-Marques), difficult to cover because the north border operations area is too near. . . . 181 cbm, 2 Etos, 4 Atos. . ."
		21.00		Incoming Radio Message, saying that the boat should report position tonight.
				Turned back and advanced to the NW to catch traffic running between 40 nm and 70 nm off the coast.
		24.00	KP 6633
			E 2, Vis. good
		27.11.42
		04.00	KP 6622
		08.00	KP 6373
		12.00	KP 6268	Day's run:  140 nm 2 nm.
			E 1
		16.00	KP 6225	Incoming Officer-only Radio Message 15.57 hours:  "Attack area in the Mozambique Strait extended to the north to 20°S."
				Steered a northerly course towards Cape Correntes, to catch traffic between Durban and Lourenco there.
		20.00	KP 6213
		24.00	KP 3848
		28.11.42	Close under the coast by Cape Correntes
		04.00	KP 3815
		08.00	KP 3576
		10.39	KP 3558	Steamer in sight in the NW on SW-course.
				Maneuvered ahead.
		12.00	KP 3555	Day's run:  159 nm 1 nm.
			E 3, Vis. good
		16.39	KP 3718	Dove to attack.
		17.35	Twilight	Portuguese "INHARRIME" recognized, range = 800 meters.  1600 GRT, speed = 11 knots.  Navigation lights are set, but flag and national emblem are neither lit up, nor actually, to be seen.  Positioned amidships on the hull written in capital letters: "INHARRIME PORTUGAL"
				Attack broken off.  The small, modern and fast steamer cost us a lot of fuel, also he has lured us far from our desired position.
		18.00		Surfaced.

	Sun and Moon Data 25.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 26.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 27.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 28.11.42

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		continued
		28.11.42		Proceeding along the coast on a counter course of 60°.
		20.32	KP 3725	Steamer in sight to the west on course 240°.
			Darkness, marine phosphorescence	Maneuvered ahead, matched speed.
		22.19	KP 3719	Dove to attack.
			Moonshine
		22.50		Shot with G7a, range = 900 meters, target speed 11 knots, target angle = 80°.
				Hit after 45 seconds amidships.
				Steamer does not sink, crew takes to the boats.
		23.23	KP 3743	Surfaced.
			E 2	Steamer was sunk with 107 10.5 cm rounds.
				One in 4 rounds of incendiary ammunition was a failure.
				Unfortunately, the steamer does not also catch fire, so that aiming is difficult again.
		24.00	KP 3742	After 70 hits the steamer sinks.
			Lighthouse "Boa Paz" bears 2° 26 nm.	Steamer strongly resembles the type of the ships of the Harrison Shipping Company ("type HARBERTON" - 4585 GRT), however, ran at 11 knots instead of the given 10 knots.  Otherwise, it had all characteristic features of this type:  Lowered deck fore and aft, 5 loading hatches, 110-120 meters length (after measurement with the periscope).  Set off to the NE.
		29.11.42	Entrance to the Mozambique Straits
		04.00	KP 3755
		08.00	KP 3739
		12.00	KP 3579	Day's run:  169 nm 6 nm.
			E2
		16.00	KP 3554
		20.00	KP 3524
		23.42	KP 3291	As ordered reported success with Radio Message 22.48 hours:  ". . . Sank 4500 tonner.  "INHARRIME" sighted, neither flag or national emblem illuminated.  2 Etos, 3 Atos, 170 cbm, counting on 40 cbm supply. . ."
			E 3
				Set off along the coast to the NE.
		30.11.42	Northeast of Cabo das Correntes
		01.15	KP 3294	Steamer in sight to the north on course 200°.
			Moonshine	Maneuvered ahead.
		03.08	KP 3533	Dove to attack.
			Dawn	The enemy is now zigzagging particularly strongly.
		05.11	KP 3523	Shot with G7e, range = 500 meters, target speed 9 knots, target angle 70, depth 2 meters on the Greek "CLEANTHIS", 4182 GRT, his name can be read on the bridge.   Traveling in ballast.
				After 40 seconds another G7e is shot, range = 400 meters, target speed 8.5 knots, target angle 100, depth 2 meters.
				Both shots fail, or pass under the steamer whose propellers are half above the water.
				Near the bridge 2 raised MG-platforms are recognized 2 others near the 4 cm cannon on the stern

	Sun and Moon Data 28.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 29.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 30.11.42

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		continued		Prepared for surprise attack and during the preparation time steered in the wake.
		30.11.42
		05.22		Both torpedoes detonate at the end of the run after 11 minutes running time.
		05.31	KP 3523	Surfaced for surprise attack with the 10.5 cm (the 3.7 cm remains out of service), MG C/30 and 4 light MG's were ready.
			N 3, light swell, Vis. good, cloudless
				Range = 3000 meters, target angle 170°, own speed 9 knots.
				the 3rd shot struck at the bridge and then hits with incendiary ammunition followed continuously.  However, the steamer does not burn and shows actually little effect.
		05.38		While the steamer sends out calls for help, his antenna is shot away.  No land station has acknowledged.
		05.45		Crew goes to the only remaining undamaged lifeboat. The ship continues ahead, however, it is evidently adrift and goes athwart the sea.
		06.00		Fired 80 10.5 cm rounds from 2000-3000 meters range, of which 70 hit in the stern and starboard side.
				Smoke issues from inside the steamer.  Boat has only a single 10.5 cm round remaining and now closes to 400 meters range and fires after aiming carefully close under the waterline in the stern.
				Afterwards fired air holes in the stern and port side with the 2 cm with explosive ammunition.
				Now the ship begins to sink slowly deeper.  Fires appear inside the ship which cause heavy smoke.
		06.55	KP 3525	Steamer sank over the stern.
				At the stern cannon several corpses swim.  Again, it had (previously observed twice), a bowsprit of approximately 5 meters in length fastened to his foremast by fairly primitive means.   Furthermore he was equipped with otters [mine clearance gear] and smoke generators.
				Set off to the NE on false courses.
		12.00	KP 3291	Day's run:  129 nm 6 nm.
			NE 3
		16.00	KP 3379
		20.00	KP 3386
		24.00	KP 3369
			NNE 4
		01.12.42
		04.00	KQ 1188	As ordered sinking "CLEANTHIS" reported by Radio Message 23.57 hours.   Afterwards proceeded off the coast to the SE.
		08.00	KQ 1195
		12.00	KQ 1184	Day's run:  134 nm 2 nm.
			N 4
		16.00	KQ 1177	The sinking of the Greek "EVANTHIS", 3551 GRT off Lourenco-Marques on the 29th of November is announced on the radio.  This was the steamer of the type "HARBERTON" sunk by us on the evening of 28 November.

	Sun and Moon Data 30.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 01.12.42

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		01.12.42
		20.00	KP 3622
		24.00	KP 3616
			NNW 3, marine phosphorescence
		02.12.42	25 nm off Cape Correntes
		04.00	KP 3562
		08.00	KP 3558
		12.00	KP 3585	Day's run:  158 nm 1 nm.
			NE 5
		13.50	KP 5567	Steamer in sight to the NE on general course 200°.
				Maneuvered ahead and matched speed.
		16.41	KP 3586	Steamer zigzags particularly heavily.
			NE 3	Dove to attack.
		17.40	KP 3586                         Twilight	Shot with G7a, range = 700 meters, target speed = 8.5 knots, target angle 70°.
				Hit after 37 seconds amidships.
				Ship broke apart and sank in 2 minutes.
		17.43		Surfaced.
				Only 6 men could escape on a raft.  According to their statements it was the "AMARYLIS", 4328 GRT of Panama.
			Night is falling	A drowning sheep was taken aboard and killed.
				Set off to the SSW.
			Intention:  Delayed return transit along the coast.  Boat has to cover more than 800 nm, before it leaves the real operations area; it is likely more steamers will be sighted than can be sunk with the remaining 2 Atos.  Artillery ammunition is exhausted.  Although the boat has asked by Radio Message on 26 November for supply of 40 cbm, I will prepare for return without executing supply because the torpedo inventory on 26 November (2 Etos and 4 Atos) is now reduced to 2 Atos.  Therefore a longer stay in the north of the operations area is not possible because of the fuel situation.
		24.00	KP 3853
			NNE 5
		03.12.42
		01.55	KP 3851	Shadow in sight to the NW.
			Vis. moderate	Headed for it.
				However, the shadow fades so quickly that despite maintaining the highest speed it is lost from sight.
				Up to dawn still followed on his approximate general course of 210°.  In the course of this, at range = 3000 meters the hospital ship "DORSETSHIRE", 9700 GRT passes which was lit up correctly.
		03.20	KP 3873	The shadow was probably a fast zigzagging destroyer for Durban.
			Dawn ended	Abandoned pursuit.

	Sun and Moon Data 01.12.42
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		continued
		03.12.42
		08.00	KP 6251	Boat does long legs on general course of 210°, because on this course traffic was observed by "U-177".
		12.00	KP 6247	Day's run:  160 nm 3 nm.
			NNE 4, Vis. variable, low clouds
		16.00	KP 6183
		20.00	KP 6113
		24.00	KP 6457
			NE 2
			Intention:  Because the beautiful weather period here seems to have given way to dampness, I want to stay somewhat off the coast and operate on the northbound traffic which seems to go approximately 100-200 nm along the coast based on the Radio Messages from "U-178" and "U-177".  At East London I will again operate nearer to the coast because there perhaps Australian traffic meets the African coast.
		04.12.42
		03.53	KP 6725	Destroyer in sight to the SE on southerly course.
			Dawn	Evaded.
		08.00	KP 6764
		12.00	KP 6798	Day's run:  152 nm 4 nm.
			NE 4, low clouds
		16.00	KP 9163
		20.00	KP 9277	Sent Radio Message 18.23 hours:  "1)  . . . "AMARYLIS" sunk.  Delayed return transit.  2 Atos, 153 cbm. . .   2)  Above Sea State 4, in addition to swells depth keeping is poor.  Bigger diving planes are necessary at least for new construction "
				Now "U-177" also knows that we have left the area to the north of his position.
				Depth keeping at periscope depth in our big, wide and long boats in a rough sea in the Atlantic is substantially worse at than in the type IX b boats.  A message on that point in the homeland after 2 months would arrive too late.
		24.00	KP 9545
			ENE 3, cloudy
		05.12.42
		04.00	KP 9821
		08.00	KP 9855
		12.00	KZ 3255	Day's run:  189 nm 3 nm.
			N 4, Vis. medium, low clouds
		16.00	KZ 3254
		20.00	KZ 3193
		24.00	KZ 3198
			W 4

	Sun and Moon Data 03.12.42
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		06.12.42
		04.00	KZ 3421
		08.00	KZ 3417
		12.00	KZ 2662	Day's run:  118 nm 11 nm.
			SW 6
		16.00	KZ 2654
		20.00	KZ 2617
		24.00	KZ 2563
			SE 2
		07.12.42	Northeast of East London
		04.00	KZ 2555
		08.00	KZ 2549
		12.00	KZ 2468	Day's run:  133 nm 1 nm.
			W 1, Vis. good
		16.00	KZ 2481
		20.00	KZ 1669
		24.00	KZ 1658
			NNE 1
		08.12.42
		04.00	KZ 1648
		08.00	KZ 1597	The coast is in sight.
		09.01	KZ 1832	Dived for aircraft in the west.
		10.07		Surfaced.
		12.00	KZ 1862	Day's run:  158 nm 5 nm.
			ENE 5
		16.00	KZ 1893	Boat comes to a southerly course, to traverse the Australia-Cape Town shipping lane
			Vis. poor
		20.00	KZ 4253
		24.00	KZ 4292
			E 4
			Marine phosphorescence
		09.12.42
		04.00	KZ 4568
		08.00	KZ 4832
		12.00	KZ 4865	Day's run:  169 nm 11 nm.
			ENE 4, Vis. medium
		16.00	KZ 4898
		20.00	KZ 7261
		24.00	KZ 7254
			NNE 3
		10.12.42
		04.00	KZ 7165
		08.00	KZ 7168	Dived, continued submerged to save fuel, because with this rough sea hardly any forward progress was made, besides, visibility was poor.
			W 7, high swell, Vis. poor
		12.00	KZ 7159	Day's run:  96 nm 6 nm.
		16.00	KZ 7158	Surfaced, continued on the surface.
			SW 4
		20.00	KY 9395
		24.00	KY 9385
			SW 3

	Sun and Moon Data 06.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 07.12.42
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		11.12.42
		04.00	KY 9296
		08.00	KY 9284
		12.00	KY 9195	Day's run:  144 nm 13 nm.
			NE 3
		16.00	KY 9176
		20.00	KY 8367
		24.00	GR 9693
			NE 5
		12.12.42
		04.00	GR 9681
			Intention:  Proceed north along the west coast of Africa not more than 70 nm off shore, to detect Cape Town traffic there (in accordance with Radio Message announcement of the B.d.U.).  From 20°S, course for Ascension.
		08.00	GR 9592
		12.00	GR 9573	Day's run:  191 nm 2 nm.
			SE 2, Vis. good
		16.00	GR 9494
		20.00	GR 9715
		24.00	GR 9634
			W 4
		13.12.42
		04.00	GR 8939
		08.00	GR 8861
		12.00	GR 8816	Day's run:  178 nm 2 nm.
			SW 6
		16.00	GR 8493
		20.00	GR 8425
		24.00	GR 8172
			SW 2
		14.12.42	West of Cape Town
		04.00	GR 7338
		08.00	GR 4987
		12.00	GR 4955	Day's run:  180 nm 2 nm.
			SW 2
		16.00	GR 4687
		20.00	4651
		24.00	GR 4384
			S 2
		15.12.42
		04.00	GR 4319
		08.00	GR 1949
		12.00	GR 1922	Day's run:  175 nm 2 nm.
			SSE 5	Incoming Radio Message 10.30 hours, Serial No. 438, that supply cannot be counted on.
		16.00	GR 1651
		20.00	GR 1379	Sent Radio Message 19.43 hours: "the shortest return transit started.  Proceeding to FW 80 given up."..." (i.e. along the African coast to 20°S)

	Sun and Moon Data 11.12.42
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		continued		To save fuel the boat proceeds in trim condition "A", that means all ballast tanks blown and on the Great Circle to the Cape Verde Islands.  At the same time, will also switch to Amerkia II Circuit, to find out what the traffic situation is in the mid-Atlantic.
		15.12.42
		24.00	GR 1348
			SE 5
		16.12.42	Height of Port Nolloth
		04.00	GR 1234
		08.00	GJ 7779
		12.00	GH 9965	Day's run:  184 nm 2 nm.
			S 5
		16.00	GH 9916	From now on boat can count on trade wind and following current.
		20.00	GH 9568
		24.00	GH 9543
			SSE 4
		17.12.42
		04.00	GH 9199
		08.00	GH 9154
		12.00	GH 8336	Day's run:  179 nm 2 nm.
			S 5
		16.00	GH 5985
		20.00	GH 5943
		24.00	GH 5588
			SE 3
		18.12.42
		04.00	GH 5466
		08.00	GH 5425
		12.00	GH 5178	Day's run:  179 nm 2 nm.
			SE 2
		16.00	GH 4365
		20.00	GH 4316
		24.00	GH 1892
			SE 3
		19.12.42
		04.00	GH 1851
		08.00	GH 1499
		12.00	GH 1455	Day's run:  187 nm 3 nm.
			SE 2
		16.00	GG 3633	Sighted a fully equipped lifeboat of "ORCADES", which was sunk at the beginning of October about 1000 nm SSE.
		20.00	GG 3352
		24.00	FV 8855
			SE 2

	Sun and Moon Data 15.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 16.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 17.12.42
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		20.12.42
		04.00	FV 8818
		08.00	FV 8498
		12.00	FV 8455	Day's run:  205 nm 6 nm.
			SE 2
		16.00	FV 7633
		20.00	FV 7359
		24.00	FV 7311
			SE 2
		21.12.42
		04.00	FV 4858
		08.00	FV 4814
		12.00	FV 4495	Day's run:  196 nm 3 nm.
		16.00	FV 4451
		20.00	FV 4411
		24.00	FU 6355
			SE 2
		22.12.42
		04.00	FU 6353
		08.00	FU 6312
		12.00	FU 3891	Day's run:  160 nm 6 nm.
			SE 3
		16.00	FU 3816
		20.00	FU 3493
		24.00	FU 3425
		23.12.42	East of St. Helena
		04.00	FU 3171
		08.00	FU 2337
		12.00	FN 8979	Day's run:  192 nm 2 nm.
			SE 1
		16.00	FN 8877
		20.00	FN 8764
		24.00	FN 8713
			SE 2
		24.12.42	Between St. Helena and Ascension
		04.00	FN 7666
		08.00	FN 7625
		12.00	FN 7344	Day's run:  211 nm -- nm.
			SE 1
		16.30	FN 7231	In accordance with orders supplementing text proposal to linkup with the German Radio Broadcasting Service for Christmas sent open radio message saying:
			Vis. good. from 16 December constantly partly cloudy
				"From the South Atlantic merry Christmas greetings to all at home.  Up to now 58000 GRT sunk.  Now a Christmas party in the tropical heat with accordion and home-made fir tree at 30-meters depth".

	Sun and Moon Data 20.12.42
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		continued		The radio message is given a receipt, but evidently is not read out in the linkup.
		24.12.42
		17.00		Dived for Christmas celebration.
		18.58	FN 4888	Surfaced, continued transit.
		24.00	FN 4499
			SE 1
		25.12.42
		04.00	FN 4419
		08.00	FN 4171
		12.00	FM 3988	Day's run:  212 nm 6 nm.
			SE 1
		16.00	FM 3942
		20.00	FM 3595
		24.00	FM 3553
		26.12.42	East of Ascension
		04.00	FM 3276
		08.00	FM 3138
		12.00	FF 7782	Day's run:  201 nm 3 nm.
			SE 2
		16.00	FF 7718
		20.00	FE 9695
		24.00	FE 9627
			SE 1
		27.12.42
		04.00	FE 9374
		08.00	FE 9237
		12.00	FE 6884	Day's run:  195 nm 3 nm.
			SE 2
		16.00	FE 6841
		20.00	FE 6494
		24.00	FE 6451
			SE 1
		28.12.42
		04.00	FE 6174
		08.00	FE 5324	Per orders switched to America II Circuit.
		12.00	FE 2971	Day's run:  205 nm 4 nm.
			SE 1	Passed the Equator at 15° 24'W
		16.00	FE 2837
		20.00	FE 2584
		24.00	FE 2517
			SE 1
		29.12.42
		04.00	FE 2186
		08.00	FE 2141
		12.00	ET 7997

	Sun and Moon Data 24.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 25.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 26.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 27.12.42
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		continued
		29.12.42
		12.00	ET 7997	Day's run:  206 nm -- nm.
			SE 1
		16.00	ET 7943
		20.00	ET 7599
		24.00	ET 7555	Up to now in the region of the SE trade winds the boat has had mostly good visibility.
			SE 1, marine phosphorescence, Vis. moderate
		30.12.42	Sea area off Freetown
		04.00	ET 7279
		08.00	ET 7165
		12.00	ET 7122	Day's run:  192 nm -- nm.
			NE 1
		16.00	ET 4729
		20.00	ET 4473
		24.00	ES 6636
			NE 2, marine phosphorescence
		31.12.42
		04.00	ES 6383
		08.00	ES 6323
		12.00	ES 3678	Day's run:  213 nm 2 nm.
			NE 3
		16.00	ES 3565
		20.00	ES 3522	Gave up the intention to pass the Cape Verde Islands to the east because it is possible to save fuel by passing them in the west and also perhaps to contact the approach traffic to Freetown reported on southeasterly courses.
		24.00	ES 3247
			NE 2, marine phosphorescence
		01.01.43	South of the Cape Verde Islands
		00.35 -		Warning tones in the FuMB on 250 cm at irregular intervals.
		01.05	ES 3145	Nothing seen.
		04.00	ES 3135
		08.00	EJ 9783
		12.00	EJ 9743	Day's run:  173 nm -- nm.
			NE 2
		16.00	EJ 8699
		20.00	EJ 8655
		24.00	EJ 8614
			ENE 3
		02.01.43
		04.00	EJ 8283
		08.00	EJ 8224
		12.00	EJ 5796	Day's run:  181 nm 3 nm.
			NNE 5
		16.00	EJ 5753
			NE 6
		20.00	EJ 5712
		24.00	5444
			NNE 3

	Sun and Moon Data 29.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 30.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 31.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 01.01.43
	Sun and Moon Data 02.01.43

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		03.01.43
		04.00	EJ 4398
		08.00	EJ 4364
		12.00	EJ 1987	Day's run:  180 nm 3 nm.
			NE 4
		16.00	EJ 1943
		20.00	EJ 1677
		24.00	EJ 1641
			NE 4, light marine phosphorescence
		04.01.43
		04.00	EJ 1377
		08.00	EJ 1341
		12.00	DT 7977	Day's run:  158 nm 4 nm.
			NE 5
		16.00	DT 7947
		20.00	DT 7921
		24.00	DT 7586
			NE 4, light marine phosphorescence
		05.01.43
		04.00	DT 7229
		08.00	DT 7286
		12.00	DT 7253	Day's run:  141 nm 2 nm.
			NE 4
		16.00	DT 4885
		20.00	DT 4828
		24.00	DT 4586
			NE 3
		06.01.43
		04.00	DT 4561
		08.00	DT 4296
		12.00	DT 4265	Day's run:  151 nm 3 nm.
			NE 4
		16.00	DT 4233
		20.00	DT 1947
		24.00	DT 1915
			NE 4
		07.01.43
		04.00	DT 1649
		08.00	DT 1625
		12.00	DT 1394	Day's run:  150 nm 3 nm.
			NE 3
		16.00	DT 1362
		20.00	DG 9885
		24.00	DG 9853
			NE 3, marine phosphorescence
		08.01.43	West of the Canary Islands
		04.00	DG 9594
		08.00	DG 9562
		12.00	DG 9377	Day's run:  159 nm 3 nm.
			NE 2

	Sun and Moon Data 03.01.43
	Sun and Moon Data 04.01.43
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	Sun and Moon Data 06.01.43
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		continued
		08.01.43
		16.00	DG 9342
		16.30		Incoming Radio Message 16.08 hours:  "U-381" reports 16.00 hours convoy DG 8495, course 60°".
				The convoy's position bears 225° at 295 nm.
				Boat comes to a westerly course.
			Intention:  Operate on the convoy at slow speed, so that it may come into sight tomorrow afternoon.  Begin the attack at night with the last two Atos.   Because of lack of fuel the boat can no longer operate at high speed on the convoy.  Also the convoy would be reached only 2 hours before dawn, presuming that it was immediately found at night.  With the Atos, the boat would likely have to hold off the attack till night and maintain contact for a long time but this would cost too much fuel.
		18.15		Sent Officer-Only Radio Message 17.27 hours:  "1)  Operating on Pückler ("U-381").  Position DG 9319, have 2 Atos, 43 cbm. . . .
				2)  Recommend Ob.Masch.Wilhelm Pickelmann for the German Cross. . . . ".
		20.00	DG 9239
		24.00	DG 9252
			NE 1
		09.01.43
		04.00	DG 9255
		08.00	DG 9513
		12.00	DG 9515	Day's run:  150 nm 3 nm.
			SSE 1, Vis. very good	The last contact report was from "U-575".  At 06.35 hours the convoy was in DG 8638 in confused formation, course north.
				From a previous message 9 of 12 tankers have been torpedoed during the night.
				Boat operates course of 75°, more on the previous general and steers a northerly course to ensure crossing the course of the convoy.  Meeting is possible from 14.00 hours.
		13.06	DG 9517	Mastheads sighted in 289°.
		13.12		3 steamers recognized.
		13.20		Sent Short Signal:  "Convoy with 5 steamers in DG 9517"
		13.30		Steaming on course 70°.
		13.34		Sent Short Signal:  "3 Steamers DG 9517, 70°."
				The steamers have a small target angle, escorts are not made out.
			Intention:  Dive as fast as possible to attack, before probably scattered escorts again take position around the convoy, otherwise there will not be any opportunity to attack with the Atos by day.
		13.45		Medium sized German U-boat sighted to port.  It is also already positioned favorably for attack.
		13.56		Sent Short Signal:  "Intend to attack enemy in DG 9516".
		14.04		Contents of the first short signal are confirmed.
		14.14	DG 9516	Dove to attack.

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		continued		The convoy is at target angle right 10°, 16000 meters, course 70°.
		09.01.43		Evidently the other U-boat dived a few minutes earlier.
		14.25	DG 9516	3 tankers recognized in line ahead formation.
		14.40		The tankers turn to starboard on course 100°, so that they are in target angle 0°.
				Turned to port set off to the south to approach the southern most tanker to shoot from target angle right 80°.
		14.55		Older gunboat recognized to the south abeam the southern most tanker.  Behind it apparently an escort and another to the north of the tankers.
		15.05		The convoy turns away again to port on course 75°.  The gun boat approaches the boat from target angle 0°.  He does such unfavorable zigzags, that he
		15.20		overruns the boat.  Boat went deep approximately 800 meters ahead of him.  The long big boat is difficult to take from periscope depth to 20 meters because only a slight down angle will expose the propeller wash above the surface.  Besides, in calm seas we may not run at more than LF.
				Distance from the tanker 2000 meters, target angle 80-90°.
				Abandined attack with Atos.
		15.30		Just as the boat is going to periscope depth, 3 loud torpedo detonations are heard which can only have come from the other boat.  Afterwards depth charges for other boat until approximately 16.00 hours.
		17.00		The propeller sounds of both escorts disappear just as a those of a destroyer appear from the west.  Because the bearing is steady and the destroyer runs closely around the boat, we have not yet gone to periscope depth.
		17.36		Still another destroyer is heard.
		18.08		Asdic sounds every 4 seconds.
				Boat turns submerged on course 35° in the direction of the torpedoing location.  There the final destroyer is heard for a while. It seems to stay there.
		19.03	DG 9519	Surfaced, ran towards the torpedoing location, nothing seen.
			Vis. good
		19.33	DG 9542	Sent Radio Message 19.15 hours: "1)  Convoy at 15.20 hours in DG 9518, line ahead, 75°, 9 knots, side protection.  Shot with Atos not taken.
				2)  15.30 hours torpedo detonations, afterwards depth charges.
				3)  Return transit in view of fuel.  Position DG 9542."
		21.30		Incoming Radio Message 20.28 hours:  "Look for torpedoed steamers, afterwards return transit.
			Intention:  Continue return transit, but until morning on course 70° to follow the general course of the convoy to look for wrecked steamers.
		23.15		After the evening navigation fix, correction of 22 nm, 325° determined.
		24.00	DG 9266

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		10.01.43
		00.05		Sent Radio Message 22.30 hours:  "At daylight on torpedoing location nothing found.  Return transit early tomorrow morning on course 70°.  Convoy of 3 tankers in addition an older gunboat.  Improved convoy position at 15.20 hours is DG 9277. . . "
		04.00	DG 9329
		08.00	DH 4778	Final return transit on northeasterly course begun.
		09.00	DH 4781	"U-552" met, at hailing distance exchange of experience.  "U-552" continues to hunt behind the remaining tankers.
		11.52		Incoming Short Signal from "U-620":  2 Steamers, DH 4847, 12.40 hours, 70°, 12 knots.
				Was not received by Control and, therefore, was repeated by the boat, but without success.
				Day's run:  184 nm 15 nm.
		12.53		Repeated repetition of the short signal of "U-620" on a more favorable frequency.  Given a receipt and around 15.17 hours is confirmed by contents.
		16.00	DH 4499
		20.00	DH 4543
		24.00	DH 4291
			NW 1, light marine phosphorescence
		11.01.43
		03.08	DH 4239	Swiss steamer of approximately 4000 GRT, course 320° sighted.  Name cannot be read, otherwise correctly lighted.
			NW 1
				The Greek "THETIS" 4100 GRT on a westerly course is transmitting from this area.  One supposes that it concerns this steamer.
		04.00	DH 4314
		08.00	DH 1949	Switched to Ireland Circuit as ordered.
		12.00	DH 1687	Day's run:  219 nm -- nm.
			SE 2
		16.00	DH 1667
		20.00	DH 1635
		24.00	DH 2146
			WNW 2, light marine phosphorescence
		12.01.43
		00.50	DH 2143	Portuguese steamer sighted of 3-4000 GRT on course 250°.
		04.00	DH 2122
		08.00	CF 8968
		12.00	CF 9715	Day's run:  175 nm 3 nm.
			WNW 1
		16.00	CF 9481
		20.00	CF 9453
		24.00	CF 9271
			WSW 2, light marine phosphorescence

	Sun and Moon Data 10.01.43
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		13.01.43
		04.00	CF 9227
		08.00	CF 6886
		12.00	CF 6863	Day's run:  187 nm 2 nm.
			SW 3, Vis. good
		16.00	CF 6913
		20.00	CF 6658
		24.00	CF 6399
			SW 5
		14.01.43
		03.25		Sent Short Weather Signal as ordered.
		04.00	CG 4146
		08.00	CG 4126
		12.00	CG 1793	Day's run:  180 nm 2 nm.
			NW 3
		16.00	CG 1818
		20.00	CG 1592
		24.00	CG 1642
			W 2, heavy marine phosphorescence
		15.01.43
		04.00	CG 1624
		08.00	CG 2145	Switched to Coastal Circuit as ordered.
			SW 2
		12.00	CG 2127	Day's run:  167 nm 23 nm.
		16.00	CG 2126
		20.00	BF 7799
		24.00	BF 7862
			SW 4
		16.01.43	Bay of Biscay
		04.00	BF 7697
		06.03		Sent Short Signal:  Position 48 hours off meeting point with convoy.
		07.33		Short Signal contents confirmed.
			However, boat will arrive in 18 January only around 08.00 hours at dawn instead of about 06.00 hours, however, I still wanted to send the Short Signal before diving so that it could be confirmed in time.
		08.00	BF 8486	Proceeding submerged.
			SW 3
		12.00	BF 8495	Day's run:  178 nm 30 nm.
		16.00	BF 8574
		20.00	BF 8589	Incoming Radio Message 17.54 hours:  "Convoy position 18 January at 06.00 hours Point Gabel"
		24.00	BF 8697
			E 1

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		17.01.43
		04.00	BF 9477
		08.00	BF 9486
			SE 4
		12.00	BF 9491	Day's run:  115 nm 41 nm.
		16.00	BF 9465	Sent Short Signal:  "Position 12 hours from entering port.  Request Radio Beacon Group 3".
		20.00	BF 9515
		21.30		Dived.
		18.01.43
		03.48	Point Hand	Surfaced.
		08.00	Point Gabel	Met convoy.
		11.22		As ordered in Radio Message 11.11 hours
				Reported being taken in convoy.
		12.30	Abeam Le Verdon	The pilot scheduled for the convoy at 11.30 hours is not there.  Arrival is not expected before 14.00 hours, therefore, proceeding in the wake of both vessels for flak protection to Bordeaux otherwise arrival during daylight is doubtful.
		12.45		Departed and reported on that point via the signal station to the 12th U.-Fllotille
		17.00	Bordeaux	Entered port.
			Boat was at sea a total of 129 days and in so doing made good 21,369 nm.   While in the se area off Capetown to Lourenco-Marques 12 steamers of 57,500 GRT were sunk.

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