U-564 - 5th War Patrol

Translation by Jerry Mason with help from Andi Forster

Departed	Date	Arrived	Date	Days at Sea
Brest	4 April 1942	Brest	6 June 1942	64

 

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Ships Attacked
Date	KTB Time	Position	Ship	Tons	Nationality	Convoy
3 May 42	08.24 - 08.55	28°21'N, 80°14'W	OCEAN VENUS	7,174	British
4 May 42	19.04	26°33'N, 80°03'W	ECLIPSE (damaged)	9,767	British	ON-87
5 May 42	04.53	27°15'N, 80°06'W	DELISLE (damaged)	3,478	British
8 May 42	08.12	26°33'N, 79°57'W	OHIOAN	6,078	British
9 May 42	10.02	26°21'N, 79°57'W	LUBRAFOL	7,138	Norwegian
14 May 42	07.17	26°21'N, 79°57'W	PORTERO DEL LLANO	4,000	Mexican
			Total = 37,635
Note:  The positions in the table above and in the Google Earth patrol summary are derived from the KTB and in many cases do not match those set forth in authoritative references such as Jürgen Rohwer, Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two or the Uboat.net website.  The goal here is to present the picture relative to the U-boat and not the absolute position that the ship was attacked or sank.

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		"U  564"
			Kommandant  :	Kapitänleutnant  S  u  h  r  e  n.
			Beginning:         7.  3. 1942
			Ending:             6.  6. 1942.
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		07.03.42	Brest	Torpedo, munitions and provisions unloading.
				Shipyard conference.
		08.03.42	Brest	Docked, begin shipyard work.
		29.03.42		Undocked.
		30.03.42		Dockyard testing.
		31.03.42		Dockyard trim test, degaussing, radio direction finder calibration.
		01.04.42	Brest	Torpedo and munitions loading.
				Final adjustments.
		02.04.42		Took over the boat.
		03.04.42		Provisions loaded
		04.04.42		Fresh provisions loaded, final trim test.
		20.00		Departed Brest.  Convoy of one Sperrbrecher (to B IV) and 2 Vorpostenbooten (to x 32).   Proceeding on Route "Rosa" to Lorient.
		05.04.42
		08.00	L2	Inbound escort.  Met "U-129".
		09.30	Lorient	Made fast berth A 1.  Took on fuel and water.
		20.00		Departed in convoy to L2 - proceeded alone on route "Rosabella, Cederland, Tannennadel."
		06.04.42
		04.10	Point Tanne	Headed for square CA via the southern route assuming better weather there.
		08.24	Bay of Biscay	Dived to proceeed submerged per standing orders.
		21.05		Surfaced.
		24.00	BF 5478
			SSW 5, Sea 4, overcast, Vis. 1.5 nm
		07.04.42
		04.00	BF 4931
			Wind shifting to the SW
		08.00	BF 4913
		08.12		Dived to proceed submerged.
		12.00	BF 4914	Day's run:     Surfaced:  119.7 nm
				Submerged:    36.3 nm.
		16.00	BF 4836
		20.00	BF 4837

	Sun and Moon Data 04.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 05.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 06.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 07.04.42

	- 3 -
		07.04.42
		xx.50		Surfaced.
		xx.00		Kommandant overboard.
		xx.x4		Kommandant retreived.
		24.00	BF 4827
			Wind and Sea from the SW, lightly cloudy
		08.04.42
		04.00	BF 4841
			Rain
		08.00	BF 4764
		12.00	4757	Day's run:     Surfaced:  80.5 nm
			Vis. good	Submerged:  31.5 nm.
		16.00	BF 4771
		20.00	BF 6991
			SW 5, Sea 3-4, overcast
		24.00	BE 6985
			Strengthening wind, rain
		09.04.42
		04.00	BE 6975
		08.x3	BE 6899	Dived for poor weather and visibility.
		12.00	BE 6897	Day's run:     Surfaced:  88 nm
				Submerged:  14 nm.
		xx.x5		Surfaced.
		16.00	BE 6889
			Vis. very good
		20.00	BE 9213
			Slowly abating wind and Sea, overcast
		24.00	BE 9135
			Vis. very poor
		10.04.42
		04.00	BE 9125
			W 2-3, Sea W 1-2, heavily cloudy
		08.00	BE 9118
			Wind freshening, shifting to the SW
		12.00	BE 8361	Day's run:     Surfaced:  122.5 nm
			Wind and Sea SSW 3, broken cloud deck	Submerged:     7.5 nm.
		16.00	BE 8354 Western Bay of Biscay
			Vis. good
		20.00	BE 6269
			S 4, Sea S 3
		24.00	BE 8262
			Freshening wind from the SSE, Vis. very poor

	Sun and Moon Data 07.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 08.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 09.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 10.04.42

	- 4 -
		11.04.42
		04.00	BE 8272
		08.00	BE 8195
			Wind and Sea SW 3, overcast
		08.30		Test dive.
		08.55		Surfaced.
		12.00	BE 8188	Day's run:     Surfaced:  148.35 nm
			Wind from the SSW, Vis. good	Submerged:     1.65 nm.
		16.00	BE 8178
		20.00	BE 7398
			Weather unchanged
		24.00	BE 7622
			Wind shifting to the SW
		12.04.42
		04.00	BE 7613
			Vis. very poor
		08.00	BE 7614
		12.00	BE 7634	Day's run:     Surfaced:  117 nm
			Freshening wind from the W, increasing cloudiness	Submerged:    -- nm.
		16.00	BE 7525
			Vis. medium
		19.35		Dived to proceed submerged.
		20.00	BE 7516
		24.00	BE 7514
		13.04.42
		04.00	BE 7438
		08.00	BE 7438
		08.10		Surfaced.
		12.00	BE 7452	Day's run:     Surfaced:  35.1 nm
			Slight wind from the WNW, light swell, Vis. good	Submerged:  40.9 nm.
		16.00	BD 9667
			Decreasing cloudiness, Vis. very good
		20.00	BD 9681
			Wind shifting to the SSW, freshening, light swell
		24.00	BD 9593
			Wind and Sea from the SW, overcast, Vis. poor

	Sun and Moon Data 11.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 12.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 13.04.42

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		14.04.42	North of the Azores
		04.00	BD 9585
			Increasing Sea
		08.00	BD 9577
			Wind shifting to the WSW
		12.00	BD 9731	Day's run:     Surfaced:  187 nm
				Submerged:     -- nm.
		16.00	BD 9716
			Broken cloud deck, Vis. medium
		20.00	BD 8938
		24.00	BD 8951
			Wind and Sea SW 3
		15.04.42	North Atlantic
		04.00	BD 8944
			Clear night
		08.00	BD 8891
			Increasing cloudiness, Vis. good
		12.00	BD 8884	Day's run:     Surfaced:  160 nm
			SSW 5, Sea SSW 4, overcast, occasionally decreased visibility due to fog	Submerged:      0 nm.
		16.00	BD 8877
			Wind and Sea from the WSW, Vis. good
		20.00	CE 1232
			West wind, partly cloudy
		24.00	CE 1224
		16.04.42
		04.00	CE 1241
			Weather unchanged
		08.00	CE 1155
			Light NW wind
		09.10		Test dive.
		09.35		Surfaced.
		12.00	CE 1147	Day's run:     Surfaced:  158 nm
			Vis. very good	Submerged:      2 nm.
		16.00	CD 3386
			WNW 3, Sea 2
		20.00	CD 3378
			Abating wind and Sea
		24.00	CD 3523
			Light swell, Vis. good

	Sun and Moon Data 14.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 15.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 16.04.42

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		17.04.42
		04.00	CD 3517
			Wind shifting to the NNW, Vis. medium
		08.00	CD 3455
			Overcast, fog
		12.00	CD 2669	Day's run:     Surfaced:  175 nm
				Submerged:      0 nm.
		16.00	CD 2684
			SE 3, Sea 2, Vis. good
		20.00	CD 2599
			Freshening wind
		24.00	CD 2824
			Vis. very good
		18.04.42
		04.00	CD 2739
		08.00	CD 2754
			SE 5, Sea 4
		12.00	CD 1969	Day's run:     Surfaced:  172 nm
			Weather unchanged	Submerged:    -- nm.
		16.00	CD 1982
			Wind shifting to the SSW, Vis. medium
		20.00	CD 1978
			Increasing cloudiness
		24.00	CD 4212
			Overcast
		19.04.42
		04.00	CD 4137
			WSW 4, Sea 3
		08.00	CD 4152
			Wind shifting to the SW, overcast, rain
		10.20		Test dive.
		10.41		Surfaced.
		12.00	CD 4148	Day's run:     Surfaced:  166 nm
			Weather unchanged	Submerged:     2 nm.
		16.00	CC 6395
			Freshening wind, Vis. medium
		20.00	CC 6388
		24.00	CC 6615
			Abating

	Sun and Moon Data 17.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 18.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 19.04.42

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		20.04.42
		04.00	CC 6561
			SW 3, Sea 2, overcast, very dark night
		08.00	CC 6554
			Lightening and rain squalls
		12.00	CC 6495	Day's run:     Surfaced:  145 nm
			Wind and Sea from the SSE, freshening, rain, Vis. poor	Submerged:     0 nm.
		16.00	CC 6488
		20.00	CC 6715
			Fog
		24.00	CC 5938
			Wind and Sea from the W
		21.04.42
		04.00	CC 5952
			W 4, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. medium
		08.00	CC 5947
		10.20		Test dive to test depth.
		11.22		Surfaced.
		12.00	CC 5894	Day's run:     Surfaced:  140.6 nm
			Abating	Submerged:     3.4 nm.
		16.00	CC 8221
			Wind and Sea from the SSE, fog
		20.00	CC 8215
			Clear, Vis. very good
		24.00	CC 8161
		22.04.42
		04.00	CC 8173
			Wind shifting to the SW
		08.00	CC 7397
		12.00	CC 7624	Day's run:     Surfaced:  155 nm
				Submerged:     0 nm.
		16.00	CC 7539
			Weather unchanged
		16.40		"U-98" Wilhelm Schulze" in sight.  Situation exchange.  Schulze has been there a long time to meet the arriving boats, "Wilamewitz" and "Cremer" are away transferring provisions.
		20.00	CC 7555
		21.10		"U-333 Cremer" and "U 582 Schulte" in sight.
		21.55		"U-Tanker" (459) Wilamowitz comes in sight.
				Fuel and provisions transfer are discussed with "Wilamowitz".
		24.00		Slowly heading for CC 7585 together with the other boats.
		23.04.42

	Sun and Moon Data 20.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 21.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 22.04.42

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		23.04.42
		04.00	CC 7585
			Wind shifting to the SW abating, mid-level cloud deck
		08.00	CC 7582
			WNW 4, Sea 3
		11.00		"Schulze" is finished taking on fuel oil.
		12.00	CC 7555	Day's run:     Surfaced:  54 nm
			weather abating, Vis. very good	Submerged:    0 nm.
		12.45		"U 571" Möhlmann in sight.
		15.45		Begin provisions transfer.  At low speed side by side provisions are transferred back and forth by means of lines in sea-bags and waterproof canisters.
		16.00	CC 7558
		16.30		Provisions transfer ended.
				As 2nd "Cremer" takes over fuel oil (Finished about 20.45 hours)
		20.00	CC 7555
			WNW 2, Sea WNW 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. good
		21.20		Begin maneuvering for fuel oil transfer.
		22.00 to 23.15		Fuel oil transfer.  The tanker worked very well, fast and surely.  Subsequently, backed away.  Fuel delivery worked satisfactorily.  Because the type VII boats usually require only fuel oil (30-40 cbm) and no lubricating oil, for this purpose is is suggested that the tanker be provided with a light hose connection on board.  The existing gear with its heavy hawser and double hose lines is heavy enough for the transfer of small quantities.  A manila fortified French fire hose (canvas, heavily rubberized inside, 18.2 cm in circumference, rubber has proved itself and is not worn) also worked well during oil transfer with U-107.  The tanker and boat could proceed with this equipment without an actual towing connection in formation with 50 meters crosswise and about 50-100 meters fore and aft.  The increased pumping time was then probably more than balanced by the decreased setting up and dismantling times, as well as by faster flushing and blowing the line empty.  The main advantage will be that oil can be delivered in larger seas than before.
		24.00	CC 7555
			Weather unchanged

Sun and Moon Data 23.04.42

	- 9 -
		24.04.42
		04.00	CC 7557
		08.00	CC 7467
			Light fog, otherwise weather unchanged
		10.28		Test dive.
		10.55		Surfaced.
		12.00	CC 7472	Day's run:     Surfaced:  106.15 nm
			Wind shifting to ENE	Submerged:      1.85 nm.
		16.00	CB 9691
			Vis. good
		16.30		Raft in sight.  Opportunity to practice bombardment and drilling of the gun crew.  Determined:  Anti-armour ammunition is prone to frequent failures, cases jam and case base breaks off, (several times cases remained jammed in the cartridge chamber.)
		20.00	CB 9676
			Overcast, rain
		24.00	CB 9595
			Freshening winds, increasing Sea
		25.04.42
		04.00	CB 9584
			Weather unchanged
		08.00	CB 9497
			Heavy rain, Vis. variable from 500-2000 meters
		12.00	CB 9478	Day's run:     Surfaced:  180 nm
				Submerged:      0 nm.
		16.00	CB 9471
			Overcast, Vis. medium
		20.00	CB 8682
			Broken cloud deck
		24.00	CB 8674
		26.04.42
		04.00	CB 8586
			Wind shifting to the NNE
		08.00	CB 8575
			NE 4, Sea 4, overcast
		11.08		Test dive (practice depth keeping at periscope depth)
		12.00	CB 8497	Day's run:     Surfaced:  141.85 nm
				Submerged:   15      nm.
		12.32		Surfaced.
		16.00	CB 8479
			Wind and Sea from the NNW, Vis. medium

	Sun and Moon Data 24.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 25.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 26.04.42

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		26.04.42
		20.00	CB 7932
			Vis. good to very good
		24.00	CB 7922
		27.04.42
		04.00	CB 7836
			Abating
		08.00	CB 7828
			NNW 2, Sea 1-2
		12.00	CB 7841	Day's run:     Surfaced:  162 nm
				Submerged:      0 nm.
		16.00	CB 7758
			Weather unchanged
		17.37	CB 7773	Steamer sighted bearing 135°T (course 290°, range about 8 nm, speed 9.5) maneuvered ahead.  To Action Stations.
		18.51
		18.52		Dived for submerged attack.
		20.00	CA 9993
		20.02		Closed to 500 meters.  Neutral (Swiss).  Type "ATHINA LIVANUS", yellow stack with blue-white ring and red five-pointed star.  Did not shoot.  I did not stop steamer, since he rides in ballast and an investigation for banned items would be unsuccessful.
		20.06		Dismissed from Action Stations.
		20.21		Surfaced.
		24.00	DC 9986
			NNE 3-4, Sea 2-3, overcast
		28.04.42
		04.00	DC 3211
			Abating
		08.00	DC 3126
			Broken cloud deck
		09.57		Steamer with navigation lights in sight bearing 180°T (course 320°, estimated range 11 nm, speed 16 knots).  Steamer is very fast, requested to stop by searchlight.  Steamer stops, boat closed, Argentinean "RIO SAN JUAN " (Buenos Aires).   Steamer allowed to pass, to avoid incidents with South American states as informed by Radio Message.
		12.00	DC 3114	Day's run:     Surfaced:  179.85 nm
			Medium-high cloud deck	Submerged:     6.15 nm.
		13.10		Test dive.
		12.25		Surfaced.
		16.00	DC 2329
			NNE 3, Sea 2, Vis. good
		20.00	DC 2347
			Weather abating, Vis. very good

	Sun and Moon Data 26.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 27.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 28.04.42

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		28.04.42
		24.00	DC 2285
			Wind slowly shifting to the E, clear.
		29.04.42
		04.00	DC 2514
			Wind and Sea from the SE, Vis. very good
		08.00	DC 2452
			Wind and Sea from the S, Vis. very good
		12.00	DC 2447	Day's run:     Surfaced:  171.6 nm
			Wind shifting to the W, slightly cloudy	Submerged:     1.4 nm.
		16.00	DC 1689
			E 1-2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. good
		20.00	DC 1915
			Clear
		24.00	DC 1864
		30.04.42
		04.00	DC 1876
			Wind shifting to the SE, bright night
		08.00	DC 4135
			Weather unchanged
		12.00	DC 4154	Day's run:     Surfaced:  196 nm
			Few clouds	Submerged:     0 nm.
		12.02		Test dive.
		12.25		Surfaced.
		16.00	DB 6393
			Vis. good, heavily overcast
		20.00	DB 6389
			Clear, Vis. very good
		21.48	DB 6624	Sailing vessel in sight bearing 180°T.
		22.20		Sailing vessel out of sight (95°T).
		24.00	DB 6619
			Nearly overcast, Vis. good, wind and sea unchanged
		01.05.42
		04.00	DB 6564
			Bright moonlit night
		08.00	DB 6549
			Weather unchanged, cloudiness decreasing
		12.00	DB 6492	Day's run:     Surfaced:  171.9 nm
				Submerged:     1.1 nm.
		16.00	DB 6735
			Wind shifting to the NE, partly cloudy
		16.45		Smoke cloud in sight bearing 260°T, maneuvered ahead.

	Sun and Moon Data 28.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 29.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 30.04.42
	Sun and Moon Data 01.05.42

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		01.05.42
		19.15 20.00	DB 6463	Dived for the attack.  English corvette "K-47" (course 0°, speed 15 knots) corvette zags shortly before firing, so that the range of fire becomes approximately 1500 meters.  I consider such a shot uncertain, surely I can make better use of the torpedo later.
				Further pursuit useless, target too fast.
		21.13		Surfaced.
		21.15		Crash dive for aircraft.
		22.30		Surfaced.
		24.00	DB 6547
			Wind slowly shifting to the SE
		02.05.42
		04.00	DB 6577
			Scattered clouds
		08.00	DB 6817
			very bright moonlit night
		12.00	DB 6871	Day's run:     Surfaced:  136.11 nm
			Clear, Vis. very good	Submerged:     2.89 nm.
		16.00	DB 9136
		18.06		3 aircraft sighted (briefly in view)
		19.50		Crash dive for 3 aircraft.
		20.00	DB 9162
		20.30		Surfaced.
		21.13		Crash dive for aircraft.
		24.00	DB 9165
		03.05.42
		00.02		Surfaced.
		04.00	DB 9186
			ESE 2, Sea 1, scarcely cloudy, Vis. very good.
		07.30	DB 9423	Steamer in sight bearing 230°T, maneuvered ahead.
		07.40		To Action Stations.
		07.45		Dive for submerged attack in the very bright moonlit night.
		08.00	DB 9434	6000 GRT freighter (course 350°, estimated range 300 meters, speed 11 knots)  180 meters long.
		08.24		Fire!  Hit amidships.
		08.26		Surface!  Am fired at by the freighter.
		08.36		Dived for 2nd attack.
		08.55		Coup de grace fire!  Hit amidships.  Steamer breaks apart.
		09.04		Surfaced!  Depart on the surface.  Dismissed from Action Stations.

	Sun and Moon Data 01.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 02.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 03.05.42

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		03.05.42
		12.00	DB 9466	Day's run:     Surfaced:  105.5 nm
			Weather unchanged, Vis. very good	Submerged:   15.5 nm.
		12.35		Dived, due to heavy day air patrol.
		16.00	DB 9466
		17.15		Surfaced.
		22.54		Crash dive for aircraft.
		24.00	DB 9466
		04.05.42
		00.47		Surfaced.
		00.48 04.00	DB 9762                            Freshening, lightly cloudy	Smoke cloud in sight.  Steamer.  I attempt to maneuver ahead.  The enemy is very fast.  After 2 hour hunt lost sight in twilight.  Hung on, even though freighter passed out of sight ahead 15° to starboard, because I assume that at night he will decrease speed and he cannot evade to the west.
		05.56	DB 9768	Masts in sight bearing 0°T.  Maneuvered ahead!
				To Action Stations.
		06.53		Dived for submerged attack!
				Freighter (course 150°, estimated range 600 meters, speed 14 knots).
		07.08		Fire!  (miss) speed underestimated (11.5 knots).
		07.27		Surfaced.  Tried to maneuver ahead again.  This does not succeed, the opponent's speed is too great.   Steamer goes out of sight.
				Whether this was the same or another freighter could not be determined.
		08.00	DB 9796
			E 3, Sea 2, lightly cloudy	Secured from Action Stations.
		11.56		Crash dive for aircraft.
		12.00	DM 2313	Day's run:     Surfaced:  74.5 nm
				Submerged:  10.5 nm.
		16.00	DM 2316
		16.05		Propeller noises in the G.H.G..  Went to periscope depth.  Argentinean steamer, no attack made.
		17.30		Several propeller noises in the G.H.G. and K.D.B., to periscope depth, a small tug, 2 freighters each of (1000 GRT), flooded tubes, shortly thereafter a tanker (7000 GRT) with airplane escort (130 meters long).
		18.08		To Action Stations! Submerged attack on the tanker (course 180°, estimated range 400 meters, speed 10 knots).

	Sun and Moon Data 03.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 04.05.42

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		04.05.42
		19.04		Fire!  Hit in the after third.  Stern of the tanker sags away. Tanker's crew abandons ship, afterwards it settles in approximately 25 meters water.  Stern is flooded.  A second torpedo would cause no further sinking of the tanker.  Stood off 3000 meters, since I assume that other ships will drive a large sweep around firing position.  Aircraft looks for us.
		19.25		Dismissed from Action Stations!
		20.00	DM 2319
		22.30		Fast propeller noises bearing 253°T in G.H.G.
		22.40		To periscope depth!  Motor tanker (7500 GRT.)  One escort and 4 aircraft.  Tanker already has a broad angle and is about 3 nm distant, can not approach because of the strong northern current.  Observation:  All steamers on the western side have southern course in the Florida Straits.
				Alternating at periscope depth and listening with sound gear. Thereby observed, that sound gear detects vessels earlier in the conditions prevailing off the coast.  Why the motor tanker was detected so late is unclear, it may be due to the strong temperature currents of the Gulf Stream.
		05.05.42
		02.45	Nightfall	Surfaced.
		04.00	DB 9662
			Weather unchanged, Vis. medium, night
		04.03		Shadows in sight!  Matched speed and maneuvered ahead.
		04.25		To Action Stations!  Freighter (4000 GRT.) (course 172°, estimated range 600 meters, speed 10 knots).
				Surfaced attack (115 meters long).
		04.53		Fire!  Hit amidships,  Crew abandons ship.  Steamer is aground. (Depth at the shot 18 meters so close to land)
		05.15		Dismissed from Action Stations.
		07.15	DB 9736	Escort vessel in sight.  Am detected by sight or sound and then illuminated by searchlight.  Artillery bombardment by escort vessel.  Escaped on the surface with 3 x AK plus E-motors.
		08.00	DB 9733
			Strongly cloudy
		12.00	DB 9588	Day's run:     Surfaced:  72.7 nm
			S 2, Sea 1, nearly overcast, Vis. medium	Submerged:  29.3 nm.

	Sun and Moon Data 04.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 05.05.42

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		05.05.42
				I decide to look for north bound traffic in the Florida Straits and to unload my upper deck torpedoes.
		16.00	DB 9596
			Weather unchanged.
		20.00	DB 9828
			Vis. very good.
		23.40		Begin reloading upper deck torpedoes.
		24.00	DB 9883
		06.05.42
		00.05		Ended unloading.
		04.00	DB 9897
			ESE 2, Sea 1, mid-level cloud deck
		08.00	DM 3147
		08.05		Test dive.
		08.32		Surfaced.
		12.00	DM 2653	Day's run:     Surfaced:  179.3 nm
				Submerged:     6.7 nm.
				Searched the west coast.
		12.40	Dawn	Steamer in sight.
		12.48		Dived for aircraft.  Steamer makes for the "Cat Cays".  In 1-1/2 hour underwater travel its path is cut off.  When the battery reached 47°C we determined that the tanker is in fact the reported Swedish Ship "CAZELLA" which should transit the Florida Street at this time instead of another Tanker on the searched north route.
		16.00	DM 2635	Remained submerged off "Cat Cay", no traffic.
		20.00	DM 2638
		22.12		Surfaced.
		23.50 24.00	DM 2625                                E 1, Sea 1, lightly cloudy	3 large tankers (course 180°) in sight.  Attempted approach. Despite highest possible RPM lost sight in the darkness. Tankers ran about 17 knots.  In the process the starboard diesel was driven to its knees.  A valve broke and wrecked the piston.  This was immediately put up, in order to continue on with 6 cylinders.
		07.05.42
		04.00	DM 2627
			Freshening
		04.20		Dived to listen.  Heard sounds bearing 55°.

	Sun and Moon Data 05.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 06.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 07.05.42

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		07.05.42
		04.25		Surfaced!  Small escort vessel.
		05.47		Crash dive for aircraft.
		05.57		Surfaced.
		08.00	DM 2642
			Weather unchanged.
		09.20	DM 2615
			Bright moonlit night	Several shadows in sight, a small convoy of 5 steamers and 1 destroyer (course 180°).  Attempt to maneuver ahead on the surface.  Starboard diesel inoperative, valve disk is broken, therefore proceeding on 1 engine.  We are detected by the destroyer and fired upon.
		10.20		Crash dive!  2 fillings of main ballast and reserve fuel oil tank 4 are blown.
		10.45		3 depth charges.  Afterwards peace.
		12.00	DM 2349	Day's run:     Surfaced:  31.7 nm
				Submerged:  51.3 nm.
		16.00	DM 2346
		20.00	DM 2343
		24.00	DM 2319
		08.05.42
		02.45	Dusk	Surfaced.
		04.00	DM 2313	Ran in toward the coast, searched back and forth there.
			Abating wind and sea from the NE
		08.00	DM 9796
			ESE 2-3, Sea 0-1, clear moonlit night
		12.00	DM 2319	Day's run:     Surfaced:  23.7 nm
			Weather unchanged, few clouds, Vis. very good	Submerged:  38.3 nm.                                        Dived.
		16.00	DM 2316
		18.04	DM 2316	Sounds in the G.H.G., went to periscope depth.
		18.05		To Action Stations!  Freighter for heavy cargo (5000 GRT.)  (course 0°, estimated range 1000 meters, speed 10 knots) loaded.
		18.12		Fire!  Hit aft 20 meters.  High detonation plume.  Immediately went deep for aircraft.  After not quite 5 minutes one heard the sinking of the steamer in the boat. 7 minutes after firing went to periscope depth for a sweep.  Steamer was not to be seen (130 meters long).
		18.27		Dismissed from Action Stations.
		20.00	DM 2313
		23.45		Heard sounds on G.H.G., to periscope depth.  an American yacht, unfortunately already a large target angle, approach not possible, the yacht is too fast.

	Sun and Moon Data 07.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 08.05.42

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		08.05.42
		24.00	DB 9799
		09.05.42
		04.00	DM 2313	Surfaced!  In the lightening sighted two escort vessels on the same course as us. (Coastal patrol boats "ARGO Class")  Out maneuvered.
			SE 1, Sea 1, overcast, rain, lightening. Vis. about 1000 m
		08.00	DM 2343
			Wind shifting to the SSW, clear, Vis. good, isolated summer lightening
		09.40	DM 2346	Two masts sighted, 1 escort vessel and 1 tanker (8000 GRT, length 140-150 meters) maneuvered ahead!
		09.50		To Action Stations!
		10.02		(Course 0°, estimated range 600 meters, speed 10 knots) loaded!  Fire!  Hit ahead 30 meters, 1 white flash, then high explosion plume and red firey glow, within 3 minutes the tanker is a blazing inferno.  After firing immediately turned away and ran off.  Escort vessel fires individual star shells. While running off main balast tank 3 is blown into the water on both sides of conning tower, making listening more difficult for the escort.
		10.15		Dismissed from Action Stations.
		12.00	DM 2349	Day's run:     Surfaced:  31.3 nm
			Wind from the SW slowly fresening, strongly cloudy, Vis. good	Submerged: 34.7 nm.
		12.02	Dawn	Dived.
		16.00	DM 2349
		20.00	DM 2349
		21.25		Depth charge detonations heard far away.
		24.00	DM 2343
		10.05.42
		02.15	DM 2343	Propeller noises in the G.H.G., to periscope depth, 2 escort vessels type "ARGO", 1 lies stopped, the other moves back and forth at high speed.  Moved off a bit submerged.  I want to go to periscope depth for another sweep, when the stationary escort vessel which is stopped approaches and passes overhead.  To depth A +55 meters, 5 depth charges.  Heavy concusions in the boat.
				Failures: much glass and fuse damage, gyro-compass repeater failed, the rolling jaw for the onboard casing of the attack periscope torn from the pressure hull.  Rubber seated valves sprang open.  Main ballast and reserve fuel oil tanks 4 battered, no further pursuit.
		04.00	DM 2343

	Sun and Moon Data 08.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 09.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 10.05.42

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		10.05.42
		04.03		Surfaced.
		08.00	DM 2379	Heavy air patrol.  Approached several times by aircraft.
			Dark night, wind and Sea unchanged, strongly cloudy
		12.00	DM 2324	Day's run:     Surfaced:  11.8 nm
			Weather unchanged	Submerged: 36.2 nm.
		13.50		Crash dive for aircraft.  1 depth bomb.  No damage.
		16.00	DM 2626
		17.00		Surfaced.
		18.26		Crash dive for aircraft.  4 aircraft bombs.  Light water intake from tube II, as the torpedo had just been moved and the rear door of the torpedo tube was open.
		20.00	DM 2637
		22.25	NE 2, Sea 1, Vis. good, medium-high cloud deck	Surfaced.
		22.30	DM 2638
		23.45		Dived for submerged attack.  Freighter "WHIPPLE BLUEFIELDS NICARAGUA" (433 GRT.).  Too small for a torpedo.  Artillery not used because of air surveillance.  Want to remain unseen.
		24.00	DM 2662
		11.05.42
		01.25		Surfaced.
		04.00	DM 2932
			Wind and Sea unchanged, overcast, heavy lightening, occasional rain, Vis. 500 m
		08.00	DM 2967
			Wind and Sea shifting to the E, strongly cloudy, Vis. about 2.5 nm
		12.00	DM 5335	Day's run:     Surfaced:  119.7 nm
			SE 2, Sea 1-2, Vis. good	Submerged:   16.3 nm.
		16.00	DM 6142
			Wind fresening, medium-high cloud deck, Vis. very good
		19.20		Dived for aircraft (Want to remain unseen).
		20.00	DM 6117
		24.00	DM 6412

	Sun and Moon Data 10.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 11.05.42

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		12.05.42
		02.15		Surfaced.
		04.00	DM 6451
			Wind and Sea from the SE, few clouds
		08.00	DM 6541
			Wind shifting to the ESE, clear, bright starlit night
		12.00	DM 6586	Day's run:     Surfaced:  99.5 nm
			Medium-high cloud deck, Vis. about 6 nm, dawn	Submerged:  38.5 nm.
				Dived.
		16.00	DM 6599
		20.00	DM 6599
		22.12		To periscope depth, 1 small (2-300 GRT.) steamer, attack is not worthwhile. (course 135°)
		24.00	DM 6599
		13.05.42
		00.03		To periscope depth, small steamer (200 GRT.) attack not worthwhile (course 305°)
		02.48	Dusk	Surfaced.
		04.00	DM 6591	No traffic is found, I will return to the previous area of operations.
			Wind and Sea from the NE, freshening, few clouds, bright starlit night
		08.00	DM 6545
			Weather unchanged
		12.00	DM 6422	Day's run:     Surfaced:  97.8 nm
			SE 2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. very good	Submerged:    7.2 nm.
		16.00	DM 6148
			Weather unchanging
		20.00	DM 5536
			Wind shifting to the E, increasing cloudiness
		22.25		Crash dive for 3 aircraft.
		23.05		Surfaced.
		23.10		Crash dive for aircraft.
		24.00	DM 2995
		14.05.42
		00.28		Surfaced.
		01.25		Crash dive for airship.
		02.05		Surfaced.
		02.07		Crash dive for aircraft.
		02.55		Surfaced.

	Sun and Moon Data 12.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 13.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 14.05.42

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		14.05.42
		04.00	DM 2929
			E 1-2, Sea 1, starry clear night
		06.45	DM 2688	Dimly lit vessel in sight.
		06.48		To Action Stations.  Colors not yet determined at approximately 1000 meters (tanker 4-5000 GRT.) loaded, length 115 m, course 0° estimated range 1250 meters, speed 10 knots.
				This tanker, protected by a darkened escort vessel is followed by a tanker has neither correct lighting or proper neutrality markings.  On the stern stands a sign, displaying vertical colors going from left to right red-white-blue or grey or black.
				Without a doubt, this tanker is making for an American port. Our friendship does not go so far, every foreigner believes they can capitalize on our patience.
				Fire!  Hit forward 20 meters.  The tanker burns, ran off, an aircraft circles over the burning ship
		07.26		Dismissed from Action Stations.
		08.00	DM 2654
		09.25	Weather unchanged
		09.50		Sent radio message concerning sinking.  Crash dive for aircraft with searchlight. (Suspect cooperation between any land station and/or an escort aircraft taking bearings on our radio transmission to enable switching searchlight on at approximately 200 meters range from the boat and passing about 50 meters aft of the stern)
		10.05		Surfaced.
		11.47		Dived.
		12.00	DM 2685	Day's run:     Surfaced:  84.5 nm
				Submerged: 42.5 nm.
		12.45		Sounds heard in G.H.G., to periscope depth.
		12.54	DM 2685	2 Navy tankers (each 8000 GRT.) and 2 passenger-freighters with a 4-stacked destroyer in sight.  Submerged attack (course 340°, estimated range 300-500 meters, 11 knots)
		13.14		1. Fire!
		13.15		2. Fire!  Both missed!  Probably torpedo failures as the values were exact and the range very short.
		16.00	DM 2685
		20.00	DM 2682
		24.00	DM 2683

Sun and Moon Data 14.05.42

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		15.05.42
		02.43		Surfaced.
		03.10	DM 2685	Masts in sight!  Maneuvered ahead!
		03.15		To Action Stations!  Steamer (500 GRT.) (course 230°, estimated range 300 meters, speed 10 knots)  Steamer is too small.
		04.00	DM 2683
			NE 1-2, Sea 0-2, lightly cloudy
		04.30		Dismissed from Action Stations.
		08.00	DM 2918
			Wind and Sea shifting to the SE, clear Vis. medium
		11.57		Dived.
		12.00	DM 2864	Day's run:     Surfaced:  31 nm
				Submerged: 35 nm.
		16.00	DM 2913
		24.00	DM 2687
		16.05.42
		02.35		Surfaced.
		04.00	DM 2684
			SSE 2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. good
		08.00	DM 2649
			Wind and Sea from the ESE, freshening, increasing cloudiness
		11.53		Dived.
		12.00	DM 2684	Day's run:     Surfaced:  58.5 nm
				Submerged:  35.5 nm.
		16.00	DM 2684
		20.00	DM 2682
		24.00	DM 2682
		17.05.42
		02.45	Dusk	Surfaced.
		04.00	DM 2655
			Wind calm, partly cloudy, Vis. poor
		08.00	DM 2372
			SSE 1, Sea 0-1, overcast, Vis. medium
		11.25	Dawn	Dived.
		12.00	DM 2316	Day's run:     Surfaced:  71.7 nm
				Submerged:  37.3 nm.

	Sun and Moon Data 15.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 16.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 17.05.42

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		17.05.42
		16.00	DM 2316
		20.00	DM 2316
		24.00	DM 2313
		18.05.42
		02.52	Dusk	Surfraced.
		04.00	DM 2313
			NE 2, Sea 1, partly cloudy, Vis. good
		08.00	DB 9799
			Increasing cloudiness, starlit night, Vis. medium
		11.25	Dawn	Dived.
		12.00	DN 9796	Day's run:     Surfaced:  14.7 nm
				Submerged:  35.7 nm.
		13.40	DB 9793	Propeller noises in the G.H.G..  Went to periscope depth.  In the perscope a convoy is made out with target angle 80° at approximately 8000-10000 meters range.  14 tankers and ships.  At the head a trawler-type.  On our side a destroyer, as well as strong air escort.  No possibly of attacking because of distance.  The convoy moves along the coast the further offshore than independents.   Boat is positioned between the coast and the convoy.  Despite the unfavorable position and the early time of the day, I decide to move off from the coast submerged, in order to maintain contact in the direction of the Strait to maintain contact for a night attempt.
		14.00		The convoy changes course from 160° to 180°, we steer 120° with both motors HF.
		16.00	DB 9874
			Vis. very good, light choppy Sea.
		16.22		Convoy no longer in sight, surfaced.  With an observed enemy speed of 9 knots, the convoy must now bear 200° at 18 nm.  Now and then an exact bearing is possible based on smoke clouds.  Escort aircraft are often seen over the convoy however they can not see us due to the large distance.  Very good visibility and choppy sea makes contact keeping possible.  When aircraft approach within approximately 10 nm we do not dive, but only slow to let the long white wake disappear and show the most narrow silhouette.
		19.45		Crash dive for 5 aircraft, obviously a training flight ("Miami" Flght School).

	Sun and Moon Data 17.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 18.05.42

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		18.05.42
		20.00	DM 2335	The lead aircraft of the very highly flying formation changes course shortly before diving on us.   A badly placed depth bomb proves that it had seen us.
		20.23		Surfaced.  Pursuit continued.  Smoke clouds bear 245°T at 20 nm.
		21.50		Crash dive.  3 aircraft.
		22.15		Surfaced.
		22.35		Crash dive for destroyer which comes in sight ahead on course 40° and passes abeam to port.
		23.25		Surfaced.
		24.00	DM 2392
		19.05.42
		00.08		Two mastheads bearing 150°T.  Convoy bears 255° at 17 nm.  I decide not to dive but to avoid the mastheads by closing the convoy.  We approach to 15 nm abeam the convoy, who's location is apparent by the aircraft.  We can run only a short time at maximum speed, since we must slow for aircraft frequently.  For this reason, although we are no longer diving, after 90 minutes, the bearing to the convoy is steady.
		02.00		Finally the sun goes down and dusk begins.  We approach nearer.
		03.12		Shadows of the convoy come into view as plotted.  The location of the convoy was also confirmed beforehand by aircraft with lights circling above it.
		03.25		To Action Stations.  3 bow and 1 stern torpedo reamain, they should reach their targets.  I consider the defenses of the convoy and determine there is a destroyer in front and behind and one to each side.  In the meantime the night aircraft flew off, there is no longer a night air escort.  Soon the moon will set.  I want to move ahead easing between the port flank destroyer and the convoy.  We have the port flank destroyer astern and are attempting to gain a position further ahead of the targets when the convoy turns 20° to starboard.  The destroyer also tries to get ahead and now approaches precariously close.  Due to defective diesels we can run only as high as 14 knots, without consideration for the diesels we go to AK however the destroyer seems within

	Sun and Moon Data 18.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 19.05.42

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		19.05.42
		04.00	DM 2635	visible range of our wake.  We notice that the destroyer prepares its searchlight and we turn away hard to port.  A few seconds later on the destroyer the searchlight illuminates and we crash dive.
		04.45		We hear shells detonate, in addition the destroyer looked for us with the searchlight directly ahead [of where we would have been].  Proof that not the boat but only the bright wake was seen.  Further active sonar, no depth charges.  We run off submerged to the east.  Astern quiet, slow screw noises on the surface main ballast tank 3/ submerged main ballast and reserve fuel oil tank 4 are blown, in order to divert pursuers.
		05.09     08.00	DM 2685                              ENE 3-4, Sea 2-3, lightly cloudy, hazey, dark	Surfaced (with minimum blowing) 1000 meters astern the destroyer is apparently stopped transverse to our course.  Ran off on E-motors, finished blowing and ran astern the convoy.  The destroyer remains in the original positon, we make for the unguarded port side of the convoy.  When we reach a target angle of 60° the destroyer which is now approaching again is so close, that when it zigzags towards us, I have the feeling we are sighted again.  We go immediately to KF and turn toward the convoy. The destroyer swerves again and passes the boat 600 meters behind the stern.  Although the firing position is not as favorable as desired, I decide, despite 3000 meters distance, to shoot.
		08.17		Shot 1.     on 180 meter long freighter.
		08.18	DM 2679	Shot 2.) on 4 overlapping steamers. Shot 3.)
		08.21
				Shot 2 jumps twice in full length steeply out of the water, shot 3 is a tube runner and is leaves the tube on its own after 2 minutes.  All 3 miss.
				Because of the close proximity of the destroyer turning and shooting with the stern torpedo is not possible.  We ease out astern and I again try to maneuver between the destroyer and convoy from astern.  When a tanker steamed  up to target angle of 120°, I was seen by a destroyer aproaching at high speed from astern.
		09.52		Crash dive!  A further attempt by surfacing quickly and approaching to shoot before dawn offers no prospects.  I begin the return to base with the stern torpedo still remaining.
		10.35		Surfaced.

Sun and Moon Data 19.05.42

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		19.05.42
		11.30	Dawn	Dived.
		12.00	DM 2682	Day's run:     Surfaced:  114.9 nm
				Submerged:    37.1 nm.
		16.00	DM 2627
		20.00	DM 2621
		24.00	DM 2381
		20.05.42
		02.50	Dusk	Surfaced.
		04.00	DB 9799
			NE 3, Sea 2-3, partly cloudy , Vis. good
		08.00	DB 9735
			Wind shifting to the E, increasing cloudiness, Vis. poor
		12.00	DB 9547	Day's run:     Surfaced: 166 nm
			Wind and Sea from the ESE, abating, Vis. good	Submerged:    8 nm.
		16.00	DB 9537
			ENE 2-3, Sea 2, clear, Vis. very good
		20.00	DB 9379
			Abating
		24.00	DB 9364
			Increasing cloudiness
		21.05.42
		02.50		Test dive.
		03.35		Surfaced.
		04.00	DC 7115
			Freshening, bright night
		08.00	DC 4786
			Clear, Vis. very good
		12.00	DC 4844	Day's run:     Surfaced: 210.4 nm
				Submerged:     1.6 nm.
		16.00	DC 4824
			ENE 2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. very good
		20.00	DC 4595
		24.00	DC 4645
			Weather unchanged
		22.05.42
		04.00	DC 4628
			Wind and Sea from the E
		08.00	DC 4399
			Rain squalls
		12.00	DC 5157	Day's run:     Surfaced: 180 nm
				Submerged:     0 nm.

	Sun and Moon Data 19.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 20.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 21.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 22.05.42

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		22.05.42
		16.00	DC 5137
			ESE 3, Sea 2, strongly cloudy, rain
		20.00	DC 2878
			Abating
		24.00	DC 2859
			Light swell, overcast, rain
		23.05.42
		01.17		Mast tops in sight bearing 55°T.  Apparent a fast Navy tanker. Lost sight in 5 minutes because target angle of 0° or 180°.  I turn immediately to the course of the last bearing, which had shifted quickly to 66°.  Steamer must steer a SE course, however uncertain.   He may have seen us.   Hunted for 2 hours in vain.  Lost from sight in rain squalls.
		03.22		Dived to listen!  Nothing heard.
		03.46		Surfaced.
		04.00	DC 2945
			Partly cloudy, bright night
		08.00	DC 2923
			Wind and Sea shifting to the S
		12.00	DC 3471	Day's run:     Surfaced: 196.9 nm
			Freshening, Vis. good	Submerged:    1.1 nm.
		16.00	DC 3452
			S 2, Sea 2, few clouds
		20.00	DC 3433
			Vis. very good.
		24.00	DC 3256
		24.05.42
		04.00	DC 2314
			Weather unchanged, dark night
		08.00	CB 7783
		12.00	CB 7841	Day's run:     Surfaced: 213 nm
			Weather unchanged, Vis. very good	Submerged:   --
		16.00	CB 7841
			Freshening
		20.00	CB 7672
		24.00	CB 7626
			S 4, Sea 3
		25.05.42
		04.00	CB 7396
			Partly cloudy, bright moonlit night
		08.00	CB 8155
			Increasing cloudiness

	Sun and Moon Data 22.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 23.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 24.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 25.05.42

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		25.05.42
		12.00	CB 8136	Day's run:     Surfaced: 210 nm
			Nearly overcast, rain	Submerged:    0 nm.
		16.00	CB 5887
			Further freshening
		20.00	CB 5858
			S 6, Sea 5, overcast, rain
		24.00	CB 5838
		26.05.42
		02.15		Test dive.
		02.25		Surfaced.
		04.00	CB 5913
			Abating a little
		08.00	CB 5691
			Rain, Vis. poor
		12.00	CB 6442	Day's run:     Surfaced: 158.3 nm
			Weather unchanged, Vis. good	Submerged:     0.7 nm.
		16.00	CB 6286
			S 5, Sea 4, overcast
		20.00	CB 6345
		24.00	DB 6335
			Weather unchanged
		27.05.42
		04.00	CC 1784
		08.00	CC 1769
			Abating
		12.00	CC 1829	Day's run:     Surfaced: 208 nm
			S 3, Sea 3, overcast	Submerged:     0 nm.
		16.00	CC 1912
			Strongly cloudy, rain, Vis. good
		20.00	CC 1695
			Overcast
		24.00	CC 2449
			Decreasing cloudiness
		28.05.42
		04.00	CC 2462
			Partly cloudy
		08.00	CC 2513
			Freshening
		12.00	CC 2295	Day's run:     Surfaced: 192 nm
			W 5, Sea 4, overcast, Vis. good	Submerged:     0 nm.
		16.00	CC 2358
			Wind and Sea from the SW, fog
		20.00	CC 3142
			Abating
		24.00	CC 3134
			Hazy

	Sun and Moon Data 25.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 26.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 27.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 28.05.42

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		29.05.42
		01.24		Test dive.
		01.42		Surfaced.
		04.00	BC 7988
			S 2-3, Sea 2-3, strongly cloudy
		08.00	BC 7993
			Overcast
		12.00	BC 7855 [typo probably 8755]	Day's run:     Surfaced: 211.1 nm
			Rain	Submerged:     0.9 nm.
		16.00	BC 8814
			Overcast, fog, Vis. poor
		20.00	BC 8594
			Rain, fog
		24.00	BC 8651
			Vis. poor
		30.05.42
		04.00	BC 8639
			Wind and Sea from the W, heavily cloudy
		08.00	BC 9422
			SW 3, Sea 2
		12.00	BC 9278	Day's run:     Surfaced: 254 nm
			Freshening	Submerged:     0 nm.
		16.00	BC 9294
			SW 7, Sea 7, strongly cloudy, Vis. good
		20.00	BC 9373
		24.00	BC 9366
			Abating
		31.05.42
		04.00	BD 7153
			Wind and Sea shifting to the WSW, overcast
		08.00	BD 7213
			Decreasing cloudiness
		12.00	BD 7311	Day's run:     Surfaced: 254 nm
			Few clouds	Submerged:     0 nm.
		16.00	BD 4989
			Overcast, Vis. medium
		20.00	BD 5782
			Freshening a little
		24.00	BD 5843
			Rain
		01.06.42
		04.00	BD 5863
			SW 5, Sea 5, Vis. very poor
		08.00	BD 5929
			Fog

	Sun and Moon Data 29.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 30.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 31.05.42
	Sun and Moon Data 01.06.42

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		01.06.42
		12.00	BD 6724	Day's run:     Surfaced: 275 nm
			Overcast, abating	Submerged:     0 nm.
		16.00	BD 6814
		20.00	BD 6835
			SSW 4, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. medium
		23.43		Test dive.
		23.49		Surfaced.
		24.00	BD 6923
		02.06.42
		04.00	BE 4721
			Wind and Sea shifting to the S
		08.00	BE 4577
			Unchanged
		12.00	BE 4594	Day's run:     Surfaced: 275.7 nm
				Submerged:     0.3 nm.
		16.00	BE 4658
			Abating, slightly cloudy, Vis. very good
		20.00	BE 5455
			Heavily overcast
		24.00	BE 5546
		03.06.42
		04.00	BE 5644
			SE 1, Sea 0-1, overcast, Vis. poor
		08.00	BE 5665
			Wind and Sea from the ENE, Vis. very good
		12.00	BE 6459	Day's run:     Surfaced: 303 nm
			Partly cloudy	Submerged:     0 nm.
		16.00	BE 6549
			Wind freshening, hazy
		20.00	BE 6647
			Vis. very good
		24.00	BE 6668
			Decreasing cloudiness
		04.06.42
		04.00	BF 4459
			Few clouds
		08.00	BF 4573
			ESE 3, Sea 2, clear, Vis. very good
		12.00	BF 4647	Day's run:     Surfaced: 275 nm
		12.22		Crash dive for aircraft.
		13.02		Surfaced.
		14.20		Crash dive for aircraft.
		14.45		Surfaced.

	Sun and Moon Data 01.06.42
	Sun and Moon Data 02.06.42
	Sun and Moon Data 03.06.42
	Sun and Moon Data 04.06.42

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		04.06.42
		16.00	BF 5367
			Abating
		20.00	BF 5458
		24.00	BF 5548
			Hazy
		05.06.42
		04.00	BF 5534
			W 1-2, Sea 0-1, clear
		07.20	L 2	Joined convoy, a Sperrbrecher and 2 escort vessels.
		08.00	BF 6181
		08.45		Made fast Lorient.
		20.40		Departed Lorient with escort to L 2 from there via L 1 on Route " Rosa" , to point 32.
		06.06.42
		05.30		Inbound in convoy (1 Sperrbrecher and 3 escort vessels)
		09.20		Made fast Brest.

	Sun and Moon Data 04.06.42
	Sun and Moon Data 05.06.42
	Sun and Moon Data 06.06.42

	Enclosures to U-564's KTB - click on the text at left to proceed to the document
Torpedo	Torpedo Firing Reports (Schussmeldung)
Radio	Excerpt of radio log (Funkkladde).

	Commentary of the Commander in Chief U-boats
	On the War Diary of "U-564" from 07.03. to 06.06.42.
	A very well accomplished patrol.  It is unfortunate that the tough operation on the convoy was unsuccessful as a result of torpedo failures.
		Signed in draft:  D  ö  n  i  t  z
		For verification:
		Ob.Leutnant z.S. and Adjutant  i.V.

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