U-190 - 5th War Patrol

Translation by Jerry Mason with help from Andi Forster

Departed	Date	Arrived	Date	Days at Sea
Lorient	17 August 1944	Flensburg	4 October 1944	49

 

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Ships Hit

None

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				K  r  i  e  g  s  t  a  g  e  b  u  c  h
			"  U  190  "  (  5.  W  a  r    P  a   t  r  o  l  )
				For the period
			From 17.08.44
			To        4.10.44
			Commanded by Ob.Leut.z.See   R  e  i  t  h  .
			Distribution:
			2 x O.K.M.
			1 x B.d.U. Op.
			1 x Kom.Adm. U.-Boote
			1 x F.d.U. West
			1 x F.d.U. Ausb.
			1 x 27. U.-Flottille
			1 x 35. U.-Flottille
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		20.06.44	Lorient	Arrived.
		27.06.44	Lorient	Dry docked.
		31.07.44	Lorient	Undocked.
		02.08.44	Lorient	Dry docked.
		08.08.44	Lorient	Undocked.
		12.08.44	Lorient	Sea trial and trim test.
		14.08.44	Lorient	Final trim test, damaged forward diving plane.
		15.08.44	Lorient	Dry docked.
		17.08.44	Lorient	Undocked.  Final trim test.

	- 2 -
		17.08.44
		21.45	Lorient	Cast off from the Skorff Bunker.
		22.10		Taken in convoy.
		23.20	Point L 2	Released from convoy.
		23.50	BF 6176	Dived.  Heavy smoke in the diesel.  Reason:  new gaskets.
		23.55		Snorkeled.
		18.08.44
		00.27	BF 6176	Approaching aircraft with searchlight bearing 45°T.  Apparently snorkel detected by radar.  Crash dive.
		02.03	BF 6175	Propeller sounds bearing 45°T, growing louder; shifting slowly astern.  3 destroyers, several fast boats.
		05.30	BF 6175	Snorkeling.
		06.00		Snorkeling ended.
		11.30		Unconsciousness symptoms.  (CO poisoning, 3/4 of the crew affected)
		11.50	BF 6177	Surfaced.
		11.55		Detection volume 3-4.  Started Aphrodite, changed course to port, moved off behind Aphrodite, no further detection.
		12.15		Dived.
		13.50	BF 5533	Distant aircraft bombs.
		22.05	BF 5535	Surfaced.
		23.25		Dived.
		19.08.44
		00.00	BF 5529
		06.10	BF 5552	Surfaced.
		06.13		Detection volume 4-5. Crash dive.
		06.36	BF 5551	Snorkeling.
		07.17		Snorkeling ended.
		07.30	BF 5556	On opposite course 55°.  Reason: leak in the snorkel installation, boat takes on much water.
		18.35	BF 5529	4 well-placed aircraft bombs.
		22.03	BF 5529	Surfaced.
		22.05		Detection volume 4-5.  Crash dive.
		23.20	BF 5529	Snorkeling.
		23.50		Snorkeling ended.

	Sun and Moon Data 17.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 18.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 19.08.44

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		20.08.44
		02.10	BF 5534	Snorkeling.
		04.40		Snorkeling ended.
		05.10		Snorkeling.
		06.45		Snorkeling ended.
		18.20		Aircraft (4-engined) bearing 35°T.  Passed ahead from left to right.
		18.25	BF 6175	Put the boat on the bottom.
		21.58		Surfaced.
		22.21		Sent Short Signal.
		22.35		Dived.
		21.08.44
		to 04.51		Back and forth in position at Point "Leben".
		04.51		Surfaced.  Back and forth in position.
		05.42	Point "Leben"	Dived.
		06.48		Heard escort.
		06.50		Surfaced and was taken under escort.
		08.30	Lorient	Arrived Skorff Bunker.
		22.08.44
		20.45	Lorient	Departed Skorff Bunker.
		21.45		Taken in convoy.
		22.13		Course 230°.
		22.40	Point L II	Released from convoy.
		22.48		Detection at times Volume 4-5 bearing 265°T, 180°T, 300°T, 235°T, 330°T
		22.58		Dived.
		23.08.44
		00.00	BF 6176
		01.05		Propeller sounds (5 destroyers).
		02.00		Sound pursuit with Asdic and explosive location greater volume up to 13.00 hours.  Vessels lie in various bearings to the boat.  (no depth charges).
		02.15		Put the boat on the bottom depth A +12 meters.
		04.00	BF 6175
		08.00	BF 6175

	Sun and Moon Data 20.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 21.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 22.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 23.08.44

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		continued
		23.08.44
		12.00	BF 6175
			Lat.    = 47° 33'N	Day's run Surfaced     12 nm
			Long. = 03° 42'W	Day's run Submerged   6 nm
				18 nm.
		13.15		No further sound bearings.
		14.45		Raised from the bottom.  (all around sweep clear).
		16.00	BF 6175
		20.00	BF 6177
		22.35		Snorkeling.
		23.45		Snorkeling ended.
		24.08.44
		00.00	BF 5533
		04.00	BF 5532
		05.16		Snorkeling.
		05.57		Snorkeling ended.
		06.18		Snorkeling.
		06.59		Snorkeling ended.
		08.00	BF 5534
		12.00	BF 5529
			Lat.    = 47° 06'N	Day's run Surfaced      ./. nm
			Long. = 04° 33'W	Day's run Submerged  41 nm
				41 nm / 59 nm.
		16.00	BF 5529
		17.25		Distant aircraft bombs.
		17.47		Distant aircraft bombs.
		18.03		Distant aircraft bombs.
		18.10		Aircraft bombs at low range.
		18.15		Distant aircraft bombs.
		20.00	BF 5552
		25.08.44
		00.00	BF 5551
		00.29		Snorkeled.
		00.39		Snorkeling ended.
		00.47		Snorkeling.

	Sun and Moon Data 23.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 24.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 25.08.44

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		continued
		25.08.44
		01.13		Snorkeling ended.  Sound bearing 0-50°T, shifting to 340°T and 300°T, recognize as 4 destroyers in search formation, that work with Asdic and explosive sounding.
		04.00	BF 5549
		07.30		Came to periscope depth, nothing sighted.  Destroyers pass out of sound range abeam to port.
		08.00	BF 5548
		11.44		One well-placed aircraft bomb.
		11.50		Series of well-placed aircraft bombs. (7 units).
				New course 270°.
		12.00	BF 5572
			Lat.    = 46° 49'N	Day's run Surfaced      ./. nm
			Long. = 05° 28'W	Day's run Submerged  48 nm
				48 nm / 107 nm.
		13.08		3 well-placed aircraft bombs.
		13.25		9 well-placed aircraft bombs.
		13.30		15 well-placed aircraft bombs.
		13.35		4 well-placed aircraft bombs.
		13.45		11 well-placed aircraft bombs.
				Suppose that high pressure group 6 is leaking.  Isolated.
		14.15		3 aircraft bombs at medium range.
		14.59		6 aircraft bombs at medium range.
		16.00	BF 5493
		20.00	BF 5491
		21.52		Snorkeled.
		22.24		Snorkeling ended.
		22.53		Snorkeling.
		23.23		Snorkeling ended.
		26.08.44
		00.00	BF 5483
		00.35		Snorkeling.
		00.57		Snorkeling ended.
		02.13		Snorkeling.
		03.00		Snorkeling ended.
		03.27		Snorkeling.
		03.57		Snorkeling ended.

	Sun and Moon Data 25.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 26.08.44

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		26.08.44
		04.00	BF 5481
		04.36		Snorkeling.
		05.09		Snorkeling ended.
		05.27		Snorkeling.
		05.55		Snorkeling ended.
		08.00	BF 5473
		11.00		Large number of detonations astern.
		12.00	BF 5471
			Lat.    = 46° 47'N	Day's run Surfaced      ./. nm
			Long. = 06° 48'W	Day's run Submerged  61 nm
				61 nm / 168 nm.
		16.00	BF 4693
		20.00	BF 4692
		22.21		Incoming Radio Message 9 of 26.8.44 2024:
				List of passing reports given:
				1.)  "Horn", U 763, "Lamby" within square Green UG southern half.
				2.)  "Nolau", "Premauer", "Niemeyer",
				"Reith", "Treuberg" within square Green VG.  Boats do not need to head for ordered objective to the west
			[Steinfeldt, Riesen]	3.)  "Burghagen",  "Steinfeld", "Racsen" within square Blue RW.
		22.55	W 0-1, Sea 0, Vis. 3 nm, 1018 mb	Surfaced.
		23.55		Dived.
		27.08.44
		00.00	BF 4692
		04.00	BF 4681
		05.30		Snorkeled.
		05.55		Snorkeling ended.
		06.40		Snorkeling.
		07.16		Snorkeling ended.
		08.00	BF 4673

	Sun and Moon Data 26.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 27.08.44

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		27.08.44
		10.30		Several detonations astern to starboard. (long range).
		12.00	BF 4672
			Lat.    = 46° 46'N	Day's run Surfaced      12 nm
			Long. = 08° 10'W	Day's run Submerged  44 nm
				56 nm / 224 nm.
		12.20		Sound bearing 310°T.  Proves to be 3 destroyers.  Search formation takes position bearing 240°T and 160°T from the boat.  One destroyer runs changing between bearing 300°T and 70°T and throws 4 depth charges.  Group works with Asdic, comes slowly out of sound range, ran off with them astern.
		15.25		Several sharp impacts similar to artillery on the pressure hull.  Apparently new explosive sounding or small depth charges.
		15.30		Went to periscope depth, nothing seen.
		16.00	BF 4671
		20.00	BF 4671
		23.13		Surfaced.
		28.08.44
		00.00	BF 4595
			W 0-1, Sea 0-1, 1019 mb
		00.20	BF 4595	Dived.
		03.25		10 distant depth charges astern to starboard.
		04.00	BF 4594
		05.05		Surfaced.
		06.15	BF 4585	Dived.
		06.57		Snorkeled.
		07.37		Snorkeling ended.
		08.00	BF 4584
		12.00	BF 4576
			Lat.    = 46° 46'N	Day's run Surfaced      26 nm
			Long. = 09° 24'W	Day's run Submerged  34 nm
				60 nm / 284 nm.

	Sun and Moon Data 27.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 28.08.44

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		continued
		28.08.44
		16.00	BF 4575
		20.00	BF 4574
		20.18		Propeller sounds volume 2 bearing 40°T.
				Probably sound buoy.
		20.24		Went to periscope depth, nothing seen.
		20.43		Aircraft bombs astern to starboard medium range.
		22.04	BF 4554	Surfaced.
		22.06	Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 40°T, 28 nm.
		23.05	BF 4546	Dived.
		29.08.44
		00.00	BF 4545
			W 2-3, Sea 2, Vis. changing, 1014 mb
		03.15		Surfaced.
		04.22	BF 4466	Dived.
		06.30		Snorkeled.
		07.15		Snorkeling ended.
		08.00	BF 4464
		12.00	BF 4464
			Lat.    = 46° 57'N	Day's run Surfaced      20 nm
			Long. = 10° 26'W	Day's run Submerged  31 nm
				51 nm / 335 nm.
		14.03		Sound bearing volume 1 bearing 0°T.  Coming closer, stops, 2 bearings, shifting slowly away.
		16.00	BF 4456
		20.00	BF 4456
		20.04		Sound bearing 320°T.  Went to periscope depth, nothing seen.
		20.25		Out of sound range bearing 298°T.
		20.45		Old sound bearing alternates coming closer and shifting away.
		22.52		Surfaced.
		23.56	BF 4446	Dived.
		30.08.44
		00.00	BF 4446
			W 2-3, Sea 3, Vis. 1-2 nm, 1009 mb

	Sun and Moon Data 28.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 29.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 30.08.44

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		continued
		30.08.44
		04.00	BF 4442
		04.40		Surfaced.
		05.55	BF 4441	Dived.
		06.45		Snorkeled.
		07.33		Snorkeling ended.
		08.00	BE 6663
		12.00	BE 6662
			Lat.    = 47° 05'N	Day's run Surfaced      20 nm
			Long. = 11° 40'W	Day's run Submerged  24 nm
				44 nm / 379 nm.
		16.00	BE 6662
		20.00	BE 6661
		23.31		Surfaced.
		23.03	BE 6629	Dived.
		31.08.44
		00.00	BE 6629
			WNW 3-4, Sea 3, Vis. 3 nm, changing, rain, 1012 mb
		00.30		Surfaced.
		01.47	BE 6628	Dived.
		04.00	BE 6628
		06.00		Surfaced.
		06.40	BE 6627	Dived.  Crash dive; detection volume 3.
		08.00	BE 6619
		12.00	BE 6618
			Lat.    = 47° 11'N	Day's run Surfaced      28 nm
			Long. = 12° 43'W	Day's run Submerged  18 nm
				46 nm / 425 nm.
		16.00	BE 6615
		17.45		Depth charges in long to short range up to 18.20 hours (apparently from aircraft).
		20.00	BE 6614
		23.08	BE 6536	Surfaced.

	Sun and Moon Data 30.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 31.08.44

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		01.09.44
		00.00	BE 6535
			SWbyW 2, Sea 1-2, Vis. 3-4 nm, Swell, 1022 mb
		00.30		Reattachment of gratings.  Diesel hatch valve repaired.
		00.47	BE 6535	Dived.
		04.00	BE 6534
		05.00		Surfaced.
		06.34	BE 6522	Dived.
		12.00	BE 6561
			Lat.    = 47° 20'N	Day's run Surfaced      27 nm
			Long. = 14° 52'W	Day's run Submerged  25 nm
				52 nm / 477 nm.
		16.00	BE 6521
		20.00	BE 6513
		23.16		Surfaced.
		02.09.44
		00.00	BE 6512
			NW 2-3, Sea 2, Vis. 3-4 nm, Swell, 1020 mb
		01.00	BE 6277	Dived.
		04.00	BE 6159
		05.10		Surfaced.
		06.40	BE 6195	Dived.
		08.00	BE 6194
		12.00	BE 6191
			Lat.    = 47° 37'N	Day's run Surfaced      29 nm
			Long. = 14° 56'W	Day's run Submerged  22 nm
				51 nm / 528 nm.
		16.00	BE 6183
		20.00	BE 6159
		22.41	BE 6159	Surfaced.

	Sun and Moon Data 01.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 02.09.44

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		03.09.44
		00.00	BE 6155
			SW 2-3, Sea 2, Vis. 3 nm, Swell 2, 1016 mb
		00.25	BE 6155	Dived.
		04.00	BE 6151
		04.57		Surfaced.
		06.26	BE 6119	Dived.
		08.00	BE 6112
		11.07		Large quantity of depth charges - detonations far off.
		12.00	BE 6112
			Lat.    = 48° 17'N	Day's run Surfaced      25 nm
			Long. = 15° 48'W	Day's run Submerged  27 nm
				52 nm / 580 nm.
		16.00	BE 3777
		20.00	BE 3774
		23.41		Surfaced.
		04.09.44
		00.00	BE 2993
			W 2, Sea 1-2, Vis. 3 nm, Swell 1, 1022 mb
		00.10		E-compressor out of service.  Heavy damage, recovery questionable.
		00.59	BE 2968	Dived.
		04.00	BE 2965
		05.03		Surfaced.
		05.38		Short Signal weather report sent as passing report on 54 meters.  Acknowledged correctly by Norddeich. (Volume 5).
		05.57	BE 2961	Dived.
		08.00	BE 2961
		10.25		Distant aircraft bombs.
		12.00	BE 2929
			Lat.    = 48° 58'N	Day's run Surfaced      25 nm
			Long. = 16° 38'W	Day's run Submerged  27 nm
				52 nm / 632 nm.

	Sun and Moon Data 03.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 04.09.44

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		continued
		04.09.44
		16.00	BE 2925
		20.00	BE 2925
		22.55		Surfaced.
		05.09.44
		00.00	BE 2921
			NW 2, Sea 1-2, Vis. 3 nm, Swell 1, 1012 mb
		00.30	BE 2687	Dived.
		04.00	BE 2676
		04.56		Surfaced.
		06.45	BE 2647	Dived.
			Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 138°T, 8.5 nm.
		08.00	BE 2672
		12.00	BE 2647
			Lat.    = 49° 32'N	Day's run Surfaced      24 nm
			Long. = 17° 22'W	Day's run Submerged  22 nm
				46 nm / 678 nm.
		16.00	BE 2676
		20.00	BE 2644
		20.13		Depth charge detonations at long range until 20.25 hours.
		22.56	BE 2566	Surfaced.
		06.09.44
		00.00	BE 2562
			NW 1, Sea 0-1, Vis. 4 nm, 1018 nm
		00.38	BE 2538	Dived.
		04.00	BE 2537
		04.55		Surfaced.
		06.59	BE 2289
		08.00	BE 2289
		10.30		Depth charge and aircraft bomb detonations at medium to long range.  Every half hour up to 22.00 hours.
		12.00	BE 2285
			Lat.    = 50° 12'N	Day's run Surfaced      22 nm
			Long. = 18° 14'W	Day's run Submerged  34 nm
				56 nm / 734 nm.

	Sun and Moon Data 04.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 05.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 06.09.44

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		continued
		06.09.44
		16.00	BE 2285
		20.00	BE 2281
		22.56	BE 2281	Surfaced, new course 340°.
		23.54		Incoming Radio Message 110:  English units in AL 98.
		07.09.44
		00.00	BE 2246
			NW 1-2, Sea 1-2, Vis. 4 nm, 1017 mb
		00.30	BE 2243	Dived.
		01.20		7 aircraft bombs abeam to starboard distant.
		01.30		Depth charges in starboard astern sector.
		01.33		Depth charges at low range astern to starboard.  Aircraft bombs astern to starboard to directly ahead to port ahead up to 22.30 hours.
		04.00	BE 2219
		05.00	BE 2218	Surfaced.
		06.30	BE 2215	Dived.
		08.00	BE 2212
		12.00	BE 2212
			Lat.    = 51° 00'N	Day's run Surfaced      28 nm
			Long. = 18° 48'W	Day's run Submerged  25 nm
				53 nm / 787 nm.
		16.00	AL 9877
		20.00	AL 9874
		22.57		Surfaced.
		08.09.44
		00.00	AL 9871
			NE 1, Sea 0, Vis. 4 nm, faint marine phosphorescence, 1017 mb
		00.11		Radio Message of 07.09.44 0914/7/128:
				Several enemy units located within a 70 nm circle from naval square AL 9870 tonight.  Presumably intensified U-boat hunt, avoid area as much as possible.

	Sun and Moon Data 06.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 07.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 08.09.44

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		continued
		08.09.44
		00.05		Radio Message of 07.09.44 0923/7/130:
				. . . . . . . . 2.)  On 8 September 08.00 switch Ireland Circuit: : "Niemeyer", "Zorn", "Treuberg", "Pfeffer",  "Reith".
		00.31	AL 9769	Dived.
		04.00	AL 9766
		05.00		Surfaced.
		06.40	AL 9738	Dived.
		08.00	AL 9735
		12.00	AL 9732
			Lat.    = 51° 50'N	Day's run Surfaced      33 nm
			Long. = 19° 18'W	Day's run Submerged   22 nm
				55 nm / 843 nm.
		16.00	AL 9731
		20.00	AL 9497
		22.58		Surfaced.
		23.00	AL 9494	New course 0°.
		09.09.44
		00.00	AL 9491
			N 0-1, Sea 0, Vis. 4 nm, changing, marine phosphorescence, 1021 mb
		00.32		Dived.  (detection 2).
		04.00	AL 9461
		04.58		Surfaced.
		06.37	AL 9431	Dived.
		08.00	AL 9431
		12.00	AL 9197
			Lat.    = 52° 50'N	Day's run Surfaced      38 nm
			Long. = 19° 26'W	Day's run Submerged   28 nm
				66 nm / 908 nm.
		16.00	AL 9194
		20.00	AL 9194
		22.55		Surfaced.

	Sun and Moon Data 08.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 09.09.44

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		10.09.44
		00.00	AL 9164
			SE 0-1, Sea 0-1, Vis. 4 nm, 1023 mb
		00.38	AL 9161	Dived.
		02.24		Surfaced.
		03.33	AL 9131	Dived.
		04.00	AL 9131
		04.54		Surfaced.
		04.59	AL 9131	Dived (detection 3).
		05.47		Surfaced.
		07.00	AL 6791	Dived.
		08.00	AL 6791
		11.30		For 2 hours depth charges at long range abeam to starboard.
		12.00	AL 6767
			Lat.    = 54° 04'N	Day's run Surfaced      44 nm
			Long. = 19° 26'W	Day's run Submerged   28 nm
				72 nm / 980 nm.
		13.20		Sound bearing 355°T.  Went to periscope depth, nothing seen.
		14.20		Shifted to 320°T, disappeared.
		16.00	AL 6764
		20.00	AL 6764
		21.00		Depth charges long range until 22.00 hours astern.
		22.43	AL 6761	Surfaced.
		23.20		Incoming Radio Message 2023/10/189:
				. . . . . . . . "Reith", "Nollau", "Kandzier" are reminded of passing reports.
		11.09.44
		00.00	AL 6734
			SE 2, Sea 2-3, Vis. 2 nm, faint marine phosphorescence, 1018 mb
		00.35	AL 6497	Dived.
		01.20		Depth charges astern to starboard long range.
		02.05		Surfaced.
		02.37		Outgoing Short Signal weather report as passing report.  Acknowledged by Norddeich at 02.42 hours.

	Sun and Moon Data 10.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 11.09.44

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		continued
		11.09.44
		03.22	AL 6469	Dived.
		04.00	AL 6469
		04.59	AL 6464	Surfaced.
		05.09		Incoming Radio Message 0321/11/195:
				Following Short Signal weather reports were received:
				1.)  02.37 hours on 36 meters with volume 4-5 from     "Reith".  . . . . . . . . .
		06.58	AL 6434	Dived.
		08.00	AL 6434
		12.00	AL 6431
			Lat.    = 55° 25'N	Day's run Surfaced      56 nm
			Long. = 19° 25'W	Day's run Submerged   26 nm
				82 nm / 1062 nm.
		16.00	AL 6431
		17.00		Depth charges astern at medium range, up to 17.45 hours.
		20.00	AL 6197
		22.45		Surfaced.
		12.09.44
		00.00	AL 6169
			SE 2, Sea 3, Vis. 1-2 nm, rain, faint marine phosphorescence, Swell 2-3, 1011 mb
		00.40		Dived.
		01.56		Surfaced.
		03.48	AL 6134	Dived.
		04.00	AL 6134
		04.57		Surfaced.
		07.05	AL 0293	Dived.
		08.00	AL 0293
		12.00	AL 0269
			Lat.    = 56° 45'N	Day's run Surfaced      59 nm
			Long. = 19° 25'W	Day's run Submerged   21 nm
				80 nm / 1142 nm.
		16.00	AL 0266
		20.00	AL 0266
		22.59		Surfaced.

	Sun and Moon Data 11.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 12.09.44

	- 17 -
		13.09.44
		00.00	AL 0236
			NNW 2, Sea 2, Vis. 3 nm, faint marine phosphorescence, 1012 mb
		00.54	AL 2899	Dived.
		01.58		Surfaced.
		04.00	AL 2869	Dived.
		04.58		Surfaced.
		07.17	AL 3542
			Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 13°T, 40.8 nm.
		07.20	AL 3542	Dived.
		08.00	AL 3542
		12.00	AL 3518
			Lat.    = 58° 40'N	Day's run Surfaced        62 nm
			Long. = 19° 04'W	Day's run Submerged     21 nm
				123 nm / 1265 nm.
		16.00	AL 3518
		20.00	AL 3515
		22.53		Surfaced.
		14.09.44
		00.00	AL 3376
			NW 0, Sea 0, Vis. 1-3 nm, 1011 mb
		01.00	AL 3349	Dived.
		01.56		Surfaced.
		04.00	AL 3328	Dived.
		04.59		Surfaced.
		07.02	AL 3197	Dived.
		08.00	AL 3197
		12.00	AL 3194
			Lat.    = 60° 07'N	Day's run Surfaced       60.4 nm
			Long. = 17° 56'W	Day's run Submerged   24.6 nm
				83 nm / 1350 nm.
		16.00	AL 3195
		20.00	AL 3192
		22.52	AL 3169	Surfaced.

	Sun and Moon Data 13.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 14.09.44

	- 18 -
		15.09.44
		00.00	AL 3244
			SSE 1, Sea 0-1, Vis. 3-4 nm, 1013 mb
		00.55	AL 3217	Dived.
		01.59		Surfaced.
		03.55	AE 8779	Dived.
		04.00	AE 8779
		05.03		Surfaced.
		07.06	AE 8784
			Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 316°T, 3.5 nm.
		07.07	AE 8784	Dived.
		08.00	AE 8784
		12.00	AE 8755
			Lat.    = 61° 22'N	Day's run Surfaced       60 nm
			Long. = 16° 30'W	Day's run Submerged   23 nm
				83 nm / 1433 nm.
		16.00	AE 8752
		20.00	AE 8753
		16.09.44
		00.00	AE 8753
			SE 2, Sea 0-1, Vis. 3 nm, 1012 mb
		00.15	AE 8729	Surfaced.
		01.20		Dived. (detection 2-3).
		02.48	AE 8735	Surfaced.
		03.18	AE 8736	Dived. (detection 2).
		04.00	AE 8733	Due to failure of the E-compressor have been proceeding on the surface.  Limitedly operational again..
		04.35		Snorkeling.
		05.18		Snorkeling ended.
		05.34		Snorkeling.
		06.15		Snorkeling ended.
		06.31		Snorkeling.
		06.59		Snorkeling ended.
		08.00	AE 8577

	Sun and Moon Data 15.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 16.09.44

	- 19 -
		continued
		16.09.44
		12.00	AE 8575
			Lat.    = 61° xx'N	Day's run Surfaced       16.6 nm
			Long. = 14° xx'W	Day's run Submerged   37.4 nm
				54 nm / 1487 nm.
		16.00	AE 8373
		20.00	AE 8374
		17.09.44
		00.00	AE 8391
		00.41		Snorkeling.
		01.20		Snorkeling ended.
		01.35		Snorkeling.
		02.10		Snorkeling ended.
		02.25		Snorkeling.
		03.10		Snorkeling ended.
		03.25		Snorkeling.
		04.00	AE 8559	Snorkeling ended.
		04.18		Snorkeling.
		05.00		Snorkeling ended.
		05.22		Snorkeling.
		05.32		Snorkeling ended.
		05.32	AE 8567	White light bearing 253°T.
		05.41		Snorkeling.
		05.50		Snorkeling ended.
		08.00	AE 8564
		12.00	AE 8565
			Lat.    = 62° 17'N	Day's run Surfaced        ./. nm
			Long. = 13° 26'W	Day's run Submerged   49 nm
				49 nm / 1536 nm.
		16.00	AE 8562
		20.00	AE 8563
		21.39		Incoming Radio Message 1444/17/141:
				Currently in Green NP southeastern part there are a large number of returning boats. From experience, when there is an increased accumulation of boats there is increased defense, therefore utmost care.
		23.55	AE 8617	Snorkeled.

	Sun and Moon Data 16.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 17.09.44

	- 20 -
		18.09.44
		00.00	AE 8617
		00.55		Snorkeling ended.
		01.35		Snorkeling.
		02.00		Snorkeling ended.
		03.10		Snorkeling.
		03.42		Snorkeling ended.
		04.00	AE 8616
		04.10		Snorkeling.
		05.03		Snorkeling ended.
		05.18		Snorkeling.
		06.03		Snorkeling ended.
		06.15		Snorkeling.
		06.55		Snorkeling ended.
		08.00	AE 8388
		12.00	AE 8388
			Lat.    = 62° 45'N	Day's run Surfaced        ./. nm
			Long. = 11° 50'W	Day's run Submerged   52 nm
				52 nm / 1588 nm.
		16.00	AE 8389
		20.00	AE 8394
		19.09.44
		00.00	AE 8392
		00.22		Snorkeling
		01.22		Snorkeling ended
		01.40		Snorkeling
		02.10		Snorkeling ended
		02.22		Snorkeling
		02.43		Snorkeling ended
		03.31		Snorkeling
		04.00	AE 9147	E-compressor out of service.
		04.21		Snorkeling ended
		04.34		Snorkeling
		05.35		Snorkeling ended
		06.06		Snorkeling
		07.00		Snorkeling ended
		08.00	AE 9143

	Sun and Moon Data 18.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 19.09.44

	- 21 -
		continued
		19.09.44
		12.00	AE 9151
			Lat.    = 63° 15'N	Day's run Surfaced        ./. nm
			Long. = 10° 00'W	Day's run Submerged   57 nm
				57 nm / 1645 nm.
		16.00	AE 9151
		20.00	AE 9128
		22.30		Snorkeling.
		22.57		Snorkeling ended.
		20.09.44
		00.00	AE 9126
		00.13		Snorkeling.
		01.17		Snorkeling ended.
		01.45		Snorkeling.
		02.33		Snorkeling ended.
		03.00		Snorkeling.
		04.00	AE 9132	Snorkeling ended.
		04.30		Snorkeling.
		05.05		Snorkeling ended.
		05.22		Snorkeling.
		06.01		Snorkeling ended.
		06.18		Snorkeling.
		08.58		Snorkeling ended.  1 aircraft passes by from astern to ahead to port 4000 meters.
		08.00	AE 9247
		12.00	AE 9275
			Lat.    = 63° 44'N	Day's run Surfaced        ./. nm
			Long. = 08° 12'W	Day's run Submerged   56 nm
				56 nm / 1701 nm.
		16.00	AE 6875
		20.00	AE 6873
		21.28	AE 6881	Sound bearing in 68°T.  Went to periscope depth, destroyer bearing 28°T zig zagging heavily, high speed.
				Target angle 110° boat turned to shoot.  Enemy zig zags 170°.  Range is too great to reach shooting position and speed is too high. (estimate 4000 meters 20-22 knots).
		21.35		Sound bearing out of sound range.
		22.29		Snorkeling.
		22.59		Snorkeling ended.

	Sun and Moon Data 19.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 20.09.44

	- 22 -
		21.09.44
		00.00	AE 86xx	Snorkeling.
		01.16		Snorkeling ended.
		01.43		Snorkeling.
		02.43		Snorkeling ended.
		03.15		Snorkeling.
		04.00	AE 6861
		04.05		Snorkeling ended.
		04.28		Snorkeling.
		05.05		Snorkeling ended.
		05.26		Snorkeling.
		06.00		Snorkeling ended.
		06.15		Snorkeling.
		06.47		Snorkeling ended.
		08.00	AE 6839
		10.15		4 depth charges long range.
		12.00	AE 6831
			Lat.    = 64° 47'N	Day's run Surfaced        ./. nm
			Long. = 06° 18'W	Day's run Submerged   58 nm
				58 nm / 1759 nm.
		16.00	AE 6914
		20.00	AE 6919
		22.26		Snorkeling.
		22.58		Snorkeling ended.
		22.09.44
		00.00	AE 6913
		00.12		Snorkeling.
		00.43		Snorkeling ended.  (Crash dive for aircraft - searchlight.  Passed by from bearing 10°T to 190°T)
		01.12		Snorkeling.
		01.59		Snorkeling ended.
		02.47		Snorkeling.
		03.47		Snorkeling ended.
		04.00	AE 6685
		04.04		Snorkeling.
		05.02		Snorkeling ended.

	Sun and Moon Data 21.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 22.09.44

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		continued
		22.09.44
		05.xx		Snorkeling.
		06.xx		Snorkeling ended.
		0x.xx		Snorkeling.
		0x.xx		Snorkeling ended.
		08.00	AE xxxx
		12.00	AE xxxx
			Lat.    = 6x° xx'N	Day's run Surfaced        ./. nm
			Long. = 0x° xx'W	Day's run Submerged   58 nm
				58 nm / 1817 nm.
		16.00	AE xxxx
		20.00	AE xxxx
		22.22		Snorkeling.
		23.10		Incoming Radio Message 1903/20/119:
				On 22 September 08.00 switch to Coastal Circuit:
				"Ohlsen", "Meyer", "Lamby", "Lange", "Förster", "Reith", "Brauel", "Rasch".
		23.22		Snorkeling ended.
		23.42		Snorkeling.
		23.09.44
		00.00	AF 4445
		00.18		Snorkeling ended.  E-compressor out of service.
		02.43		Surfaced.
		04.00	AF 4428
		04.30	AF 4426	Dived
			SE 2-3, Sea 2, Vis. 2 nm, rain showers, 996 mb
		05.33		Snorkeling.
		06.35		Snorkeling ended.
		08.00	AF 4438
		12.00	AF 4449
			Lat.    = 65° 09'N	Day's run Surfaced       22 nm
			Long. = 02° 02'W	Day's run Submerged   40 nm
				62 nm / 1879 nm.

	Sun and Moon Data 22.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 23.09.44

	- 24 -
		continued
		23.09.44
		13.45		Depth charges astern to starboard at long range.
		16.00	AF 4439
		20.00	AF 4541
		21.15		Incoming Radio Message 1706/23/82:
				Return harbor for all IX C boats is Kristiansand South.  Convoy intake point "Egerö" beacon in 46°T 5 nm.  Report meeting at intake point 36 hours ahead of time.
		21.24		Incoming Radio Message 1342/23/80
				All boats putting in to Kristiansand South, between latitude 60°N and 58° 50'N do not proceed further east than longitude 4°E , because there is a U-boat hunt by own U-boats.
				Repeated on Ireland and Diana Circuits from 11. U.-Flottille.
		21.32		Incoming Radio Message 1321/23/79 from 11. U.-Flottille:
				Return harbor "Bergen" for U-296 (Rasch), U-445 (Treuberg), U-480 (Förster), U-92 (Breuel).  Return harbor "Kristiansand  South" with escort intake point "Egerö" in 46°T 5 nm for U-516 (Tillessen), U-855 (Ohlsen),       U-804 (Meyer), U 556 (Lange), U-190 (Reith), U-858 (Bode).  Report arrival at convoy intake point 36 hours ahead of time.
				Repeated on Ireland and Diana Circuits.
		21.44		Incoming Radio Message 1317/23/78:
				U-589 (Rodler from 11. U.-Flottille):  Escort positioned 25 September 06.00 at intake point.  Boats proceeding to      "Kristiansand South" attempt to join.  Caution, at intake point expect enemy U-boats.
		22.40	AF 4545	Surfaced.
		24.09.44
		00.00	AF 4581
			SE 1, Sea 0-1, Vis. 4 nm, Swell 1, 1002 mn
		00.06		Dived.

	Sun and Moon Data 23.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 24.09.44

	- 25 -
		continued
		24.09.44
		02.45		Surfaced.
		04.00	AF 4987
		04.15		Dived.
		04.50		Sound bearing in 18°T, volume 2.  (fast running diesel).  Went to periscope depth, nothing seen.
		05.00		Vessel stopped, gives two depth sounding impulses.
		05.35		Out of sound range bearing 25°T.
		07.17		Incoming Radio Message 2147/23/88:
				To all boats arriving in "Kristiansand South" from 11. U.-Flottille:  As a result of changed situation convoy intake point for "Kristiansand South" 58° 1.3'N, 5° 40.5'E.  Report 48 hours before arrival.
				Repeated on Ireland Circuit.
		08.00	AF 4832
		12.00	AF 4836
			Lat.    = 64° 23'N	Day's run Surfaced       37 nm
			Long. = 00° 18'E	Day's run Submerged   40 nm
				77 nm / 1956 nm.
		12.40		Depth charges astern medium to long range up to 14.15 hours.
		16.00	AF 4836
		16.30		Depth charges long range.
		20.00	AF 4917
		21.30		Surfaced.
		23.13		Dived.
		25.09.44
		00.00	AF 4973
			SE 2-3, Sea 2, Vis. changing, 1002 mb
		02.16	AF 4994	Surfaced.
		04.00	AF 4989	Dived.
		05.43		Surfaced.
		06.36	AF 7351
			Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 244°T, 24 nm.
		06.37		Dived.

	Sun and Moon Data 24.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 25.09.44

	- 26 -
		continued
		25.09.44
		08.00	AF 7352
		12.00	AF 7355  Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 11.0 nm.
			Lat.    = 63° 11'N	Day's run Surfaced       53.5 nm
			Long. = 01° 42'E	Day's run Submerged   20.5 nm
				85.0 nm / 2041 nm. [typo 74 nm]
		16.00	AF 7356
		20.00	AF 7357
		21.52		Surfaced.
		26.09.44
		00.00	AF 8177
			SE 1-2, Sea 1-2, Vis. changing, 986 mb
		00.15		Dived.
		02.19		Surfaced.
		03.40		Dived.  (detection 1-3).
		04.00	AF 6427
		04.58		Snorkeling.
		06.00		Snorkeling ended.
		08.00	AF 8454
		10.25		Depth charges long range astern to starboard.
		12.00	AF 84
			Lat.    = 62° 09'N	Day's run Surfaced       46 nm
			Long. = 03° 36'E	Day's run Submerged   39 nm
				85 nm / 2126 nm.
		16.00	AF 8461
		20.00	AF 8427
		22.20		Snorkeling.
		23.35		Snorkeling ended.
		27.09.44
		00.00	AF 8721
		00.03		Snorkeling.
		01.21		Snorkeling ended.
		01.51		Snorkeling.
		02.16		Snorkeling ended.
		02.35		Snorkeling.
		03.49		Snorkeling ended.
		04.00	AF 8754

	Sun and Moon Data 25.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 26.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 27.09.44

	- 27 -
		continued
		27.09.44
		04.00		Snorkeling.
		05.06		Snorkeling ended.
		05.27		Snorkeling.
		06.17		Snorkeling ended.
		08.00	AF 8781
		12.00	AF 8784
			Lat.    = 61° 00'N	Day's run Surfaced        ./. nm
			Long. = 03° 36'E	Day's run Submerged   69 nm
				69 nm / 2195 nm.
		16.00	AN 2331
		20.00	AN 2337
		22.03		Snorkeling.
		23.45		Snorkeling ended.
		28.09.44
		00.00	AN 2364
		00.20		Snorkeling.
		01.34		Snorkeling ended.
		01.53		Snorkeling.
		03.08		Snorkeling ended.
		03.40		Snorkeling.
		04.00	AF 2394
		04.45		Snorkeling ended.
		05.11	NW 2-3, Sea 1, Swell 2, Vis. 3 nm, 996 mb	Surfaced.
		05.23		Radio Message 0519/20/56:
				Position 48 hours off convoy intake and objective point.
				" U-190 ".
		05.40		Incoming Radio Message 0147/28/51 + 53 + 54.  From 11. U.-Flottille:
				1.)  Escort for boats arriving Kristiansand South 28 September 18.30 hours, 29 September 18.30 hours, 30 September 16.00 hours at intake point 58° 1.3'N, 6° 40.5'E and wait 2 hours.  For these days no reporting.  Radio silence.
				2.)  Radio Beacon Group Bergen South "Utsire" and "Lister" operate 28 September 03.00 - 06.00, 29 September 00.00 - 03.00, 10.00 - 12.00 hours, 30 September 02.00 - 05.00, 13.00 -

	Sun and Moon Data 27.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 28.09.44

	- 28 -
		continued
		28.09.44
				- 15.00 hours.
				3.)  Elektrasonne I position 583732 North 053749 East.  Frequency 319 khz.  Sonne 20 position 691729 North 160947 East 269 khz,  Transmitting time 03.00 - 03.30, 8.30 - 09.00, 14.00 - 14.30, 21.00 - 21.30 hours.
				4.)  Boats that can not reach the convoy in this time, do not report, move off from the coast and wait for the next convoy.
				Repeated on Ireland Circuit.
		05.42		Dived.
		08.00	AN 2631
		12.00	AN 2634
			Lat.    = 59° 48'N	Day's run Surfaced         7 nm
			Long. = 03° 36'E	Day's run Submerged   63 nm
				70 nm / 2265 nm.
		16.00	AN 2861
		20.00	AN 2863
		22.30		Incoming Radio Message 1133/28/67:
				"U-190" (Reith):  Meet escort in accordance with Radio Message 0147/27/51, 2207/22/53, 0239/28/54
				From 11. U.-Flottille.
		23.03		Snorkeling.
		29.09.44
		00.00	AN 2867
		00.25		Snorkeling ended.
		00.55		Snorkeling.
		01.41		Snorkeling ended.
		01.56	NW 1-2, Sea 1-2, Swell 1, Vis. 3 nm, 1001 mb	Surfaced.
		02.47		Dived.
		03.26		Snorkeling
		04.00	AN 4339
		04.42		Snorkeling ended.
		05.09		Snorkeling.
		06.31		Snorkeling ended.
		08.00	AN 4362

	Sun and Moon Data 28.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 29.09.44

	- 29 -
		continued
		29.09.44
		12.00	AN 4346
			Lat.    = 58° 38'N	Day's run Surfaced       11 nm
			Long. = 03° 58'E	Day's run Submerged   67 nm
				78 nm / 2343 nm.
		10.00	AN 3148
		20.00	AN 3173
		20.31		Surfaced.
		21.20		Dived.
		23.21		Surfaced.
		23.58		Dived. (detection 3).
		30.09.44
		00.00	AN 3153
			W 1-2, Sea 1-2, Vis. 4 nm
		01.52		Surfaced.
		04.00	AN 3453
		04.52		Dived.  (detection 2-3).
		12.00	AN 3615
			Lat.    = 58° 02'N	Day's run Surfaced       49 nm
			Long. = 06° 04'E	Day's run Submerged   46 nm
				95 nm / 2438 nm.
		15.37		Surfaced.
		17.00		Taken in convoy.
		18.07		Made fast Farsund.
		01.10.44
		02.29		Departed Farsund with escort.
		08.45		Made fast Kristiansand.
		02.10.44
		09.20		Departed Kristiansand.  (proceeded on prescribed route).
		09.08		Outgoing Short Signal:
				Arriving 4 hours later at objective and convoy intake point than planned.
				"U-190".
		03.10.44		Proceeded on prescribed route.
		10.12		Incoming Radio Message 0927/50:
				To Adm.U.Boote, 11., 5., 33. U.-Flottille.
				Arrival in Flensburg with "Tillessen", "Lange", "Niemeyer", "Reith" expected 4 October 10.00.
				From "Bode".

	Sun and Moon Data 29.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 30.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 01.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 02.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 03.10.44

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		04.10.44
		08.00		Escort changed at Kiel lightship, proceeded on prescribed route to Flensburg.
		16.00		Made fast Flensburg.
				On board 04.10.44
				Oberleutnant and Kommandant.

Sun and Moon Data 04.10.44

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Radio	Excerpt of the Radio Log

	Comments of the Befehlshabers der Unterseeboote
	on the K.T.B. of "U-190" (Reith) from 17.8 - 4.10.1944.
	Transfer cruise to Norway in snorkel mode completed without difficulties.  Attack on 20 September without prospect of success.  Otherwise nothing of note.
	For the Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
	- The chief of the Operations Department -

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