U-156 - 2nd War Patrol

Translation by Jerry Mason with the help of Andi Forster

Departed	Date	Arrived	Date	Days at Sea
Lorient	19 January 1942	Lorient	17 March 1942	58

 

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Ships Hit
Date	KTB Time	Position	Ship	Tons	Nationality	Convoy
16 Feb 42	08.01	12°25'N, 69°55'W	PEDERNALES (damaged)	4,317	British
16 Feb 42	08.03	12°25'N, 69°55'W	ORANJESTAD	2,396	British
16 Feb 42	09.16 - 09.30	12°30'N, 70°00'W	ARKANSAS (damaged)	6,452	American
20 Feb 42	11.31- 12.00	14°39'N, 62°33'W	DELPLATA	5,127	American
25 Feb 42	02.19 - 06.21	17°33'N, 66°57'W	LA CARRIERE	5,685	British
27 Feb 42	10.35	19°50'N, 69°40'W	MACGREGOR	2,498	British	ON-60
28 Feb 42	11.17	17°33'N, 66°57'W	OREGON	7,017	American
			Total = 33,492
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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			Kriegstagebuch ========== of U-boat "U-156" ============= 2nd War Patrol.
				Beginning:  11 January 1942.
				Ending:       17 March  1942.
			Kommandant:	Kapitänleutnant    Hartenstein.
			: Distribution: 2 x O.K.M.   1 x B.d.U.   1 x 2.A.d.Uboote   1 x 2.U.-Flottille
			Produced 25.03.42 2.Ufl. 5x
			created

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		11.01.42
		to	Lorient	Upkeep and armament.
		18.01.42
		19.01.42	Lorient	Departed.
				Followed a sperrbrecher to Point L with "U-67" and "U-502".
				Continued without escort to Rosabella and Cedernwald.
		20.00	BF 6184	Mission per Operations Order 51:
			WNW 2, Sea 1, Vis. 2-3 nm, hazy	Surprise, simultaneous attack on the traffic directly off the West Indian Islands Aruba and Curacao, Codeword: Neuland.  Attack 5 hours before sunrise.
				To 50°W normal attack instructions, west of 50° only against battleships and aircraft carriers.
		20.01.42
		00.00	BF 6458
			NW 3, Sea 2, Vis. 3-4 nm, overcast
		02.03	Point Tanne	Heading for BF 71.  Speed HF.
		04.00	BF 5598
			NW 3-4, Sea 3, Vis. 3-4, 1/3 overcast
		04.10	BF 5598	Two white lights bearing 340°T, range 2 nm and 252°T, range 4 nm.  Probably fishing vessels.
		08.00	BF 5824
			NW 4, Sea 3, overcast, mist, Vis. 4-5 nm, WNW-Swell 3
		09.00	BF 5818	Morning navigation fix:  46°14'N,  5°16.6'W.
		09.06	BF 5818	Dived to proceed submerged per orders.
		12.00	BF 5841	Day's run:  Surfaced = 155.6 nm
				Submerged = 6.2 nm = 161.8 nm.
		16.00	BF 5766
		19.58	BF 5765	Surfaced to proceed on the surface.   253°, HF.
		20.00	BF 5763	Evening navigation fix:  46°01'N,  5°48'W.
			WNW 1-2, Sea 1, light overcast, Vis. 8 nm	Corrected ship's position after fix:  6.2 nm, 160°.
		21.01.42	Bay of Biscay
		00.00	BF 5772
			NWbyW 1, Sea 1-2, lightly cloudy, rain showers, Vis. 3-4 nm, dark
		04.00	BF 8112

	Sun and Moon Data 19.01.42
	Sun and Moon Data 20.01.42
	Sun and Moon Data 21.01.42

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		continued
		21.01.42
		08.00	BF 7319
			SW 1-2, Sea 1, nearly overcast, SW-Swell 2, Vis. 5 nm, light rain
		09.00	BF 7341	Morning navigation fix:  45°15.6'N
				9° 01'W.
		09.31	BF 7263	Dived to proceed submerged.  253°,  LF
		12.00	BF 7256	Day's run:  Surfaced = 149.2 nm
				Submerged = 35.0 nm = 184.2 nm.
		16.00	BF 7254
			S 5, Sea 4, nearly overcast, S-Swell 2, Vis, 10 nm
		20.00	BF 7248 lower edge
		20.13	BF 7248	Surfaced to proceed on the surface.
			S 1, Sea 1, cross Swell, overcast, Vis. 8 nm
		22.01.42	140 nm Northwest of Finisterre
		00.00	BF 7182
			E 1, Sea 0-1, W-Swell 1-2, lightly cloudy, Vis. 6 nm
		02.00	BF 7176	On course 231° heading for a point 40 nm southeast of Santa Maria (Azores).
		04.00	BE 9633 right edge
		08.00	BE 9655
			NE 2, Sea 1-2, nearly overcast, NNE-Swell 3, Vis. 3 nm
		09.35	BE 9681	Morning navigation fix:  44° 4.5'N
				12° 23.0'W.
		12.00	BE 9912	Day's run:  Surfaced = 144.4 nm
			NNE 2, Sea 2, N-Swell 2, cloudy and overcast, Vis. 14 nm	Submerged = 24.6 nm = 169 nm.
				Continued on one Diesel 2 x LF (250 RPM).
		16.00	BE 9862 right edge
			NbyE 3, Sea 2, N-Swell 3, Vis. 12 nm, 5/10 overcast
		16.48		Navigation fix:  43° 22'N,  13° 16'W.
		20.00	BE 9883
			N 1, Sea 1, nearly overcast, N-Swell 2, Vis. 8 nm
		21.45		Short Signal:  delivered on Coastal Circuit:
				My position is quadrant BE 98.    "U-156".
				(Was understood and confirmed.)
		23.01.42	West of Vigo
		00.00	CG 1132
			NW 1-2, Sea 1-2, lightly cloudy, NbyW-Swell 2, Vis. 5 nm, dark

	Sun and Moon Data 21.01.42
	Sun and Moon Data 22.01.42
	Sun and Moon Data 23.01.42

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		continued
		23.01.42
		04.00	CG 1152
			NbyW 2-3, Sea 2, overcast, N-Swell 2, Vis. 3 nm
		08.00	CG 1172
			NNW 1, Sea 1, partial overcast, Vis. 4 nm
		09.57	CF 3396	Crash dive for training.
		10.06		Surfaced.  Continued transit.  Switched to Ireland Circuit.
		12.00	CF 339x [probably CF 3397]	Day's run:  Surfaced = 160.1 nm
				Submerged = 0.4 nm = 160.5 nm.
		15.15	CF 3628	Noon Latitude 41° 45.9N
		16.00	CF 3627	Navigation fix:  41° 43'N
			WNW 2-3, Sea 2, NW-Swell 3, Vis. 12 nm, overcast	15 °50'W.
		20.00	CF 3569 right edge
			W 1, Sea 1, nearly overcast, Vis. 8 nm, WNW-Swell 2
		24.01.42
		00.00	CF 3589
			W 1-2, Sea 1-2, lightly cloudy, Vis. 6 nm, bright moon
		04.00	CF 3818
			WNW 2-3, Sea 3, WNW-Swell 3, Vis. 5 nm, lightly cloudy
		08.00	CF 3768
			W 2, Sea 3, partial overcast
		12.00	CF 3787	Day's run:  171.5 nm.
			W 3, Sea 3, nearly overcast, Vis. 12 nm, WNW-Swell 3
		16.00	CF 5339
			WbyN 3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. 12 nm, WNW-Swell 3
		19.05	CF 5356  lower edge	Crash dive for training.
		19.15		Surfaced.  Continued at economical speed, 1 Diesel 2 x LF.
		20.00	CF 5358 right edge
			WNW 2, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. 8 nm
		25.01.42
		00.00	CF 5378
			W 2, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. 4 nm, bright night
		04.00	CF 5535
			WbyN 3-4, Sea 2, WNW-Swell 3, light haze, Vis. 3 nm
		08.00	CF 5555
			W 2, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. 3 nm
		12.00	CF 5575	Day's run:  Surfaced = 160.4 nm
			WbyS 2, Sea 2, WbyN-Swell 2, Vis. 12 nm, overcast	Submerged = 0.6 nm = 161.0 nm.

	Sun and Moon Data 23.01.42
	Sun and Moon Data 24.01.42
	Sun and Moon Data 25.01.42

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		continued
		25.01.42
		16.00	CF 5734
			W 2-3, Sea 2, WNW-Swell 2-3, overcast, Vis. 12 nm
		20.00	CF 5754
			SWbyW 1, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. 6 nm, NWbyW-Swell 2
		26.01.42
		00.00	CF 5771
			WbyS 1, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. 4 nm
		04.00	CF 7323
			WSW 1, Sea 2, overcast, dark, Vis. 3 nm
		08.00	CF 7343
			SW 1, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. 3 nm, very dark
		12.00	CF 7293	Day's run:  Surfaced  162 nm.
			SW 1, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. 12 nm, W-Swell 2
		12.40	CF 7292	Crash dive for training.
		13.18		Surfaced.  Continued transit.
		16.00	CF 7582 lower-right
			SW 2, Sea 1-2, W-Swell 2, overcast
		16.18	CF 7522	Santa Maria in sight bearing 298°T, distance 52 nm.
		20.00	CF 7542
			SWbyS 1, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. 8 nm, W-Swell 2
		20.20	CF 7544	Navigation fix by running fix.
		22.45	35° 59'N	On passing 25° W headed on course 248° on the Great Circle route between Antigua and Guadeloupe (Lesser Antilles), because I suspect there is less traffic here than in the Anegada Passage, therefore with the covert advance, less time required for avoidance and diving maneuvers.
			25° 00'W
		27.01.42
		00.00	CE 9683
			SSW 1, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. 5 nm
		04.00	CE 9675
			SW 2, Sea 1-2, nearly overcast, light haze, Vis. 5 nm
		08.00	CE 9834
		10.10	CE 9851	Navigation fix:  35° 22.7'N
				26° 36'W.
		12.00	CE 9845	Day's run:  Surfaced = 187.8 nm
				Submerged = 2.7 nm = 190.5 nm.
				Continued transit on 1 Diesel at LF.
		16.00	CE 9768	Noon fix:  35° 13.9'N
			SbyE 2-3, Sea 2, S-Swell 2, heavily cloudy, Vis. 12 nm	27° 21.0'W.
		19.55	CE 9785	Crash dive for training.
		20.06	SbyE 2-3, Sea 2, S-Swell 2, cloudy	Surfaced,  continued transit.

	Sun and Moon Data 25.01.42
	Sun and Moon Data 26.01.42
	Sun and Moon Data 27.01.42

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		continued
		27.01.42
		22.39	CE 9779	Incoming radio message:
				"Hartenstein" switch Greenland Circuit on 28 January at 08.00 hours.
		28.01.42	South of the Azores
		00.00	DG 2311
			SE 2, Sea 2, Vis. 6 nm
		04.00	DG 2235
			SE 2-3, Sea 2, SSE-Swell 2, Vis. 6 nm
		08.00	DG 2227	Switched to Greenland Circuit.
		10.25	DG 2242	Morning navigation fix:  34°24.0'N
				29°25.0'W.
		12.00	DG 2244	Day's run:  Surfaced = 163.04 nm
			SE 2-3, Sea 2-3, Swell 2, Vis. 12 nm, bright	Submerged = 0.96 nm = 164 nm.
		16.00	DG 2167
			SE 2, Sea 2-3, Swell 2, Vis. 12 nm, bright
		16.11	DG 2167	Noon fix:  34° 12.7'N
				29° 27.0'W.
		20.00	DG 2172
			SSE 3, Sea 2-3, SSE-Swell 3, Vis. 12 nm
		20.35		Test dive.
		21.05	DG 2172	Surfaced.  Continued transit on course 245°.
		29.01.42	Central Atlantic
		00.00	DG 2411	Transit on the Great Circle route is not very successful.  The boat is constantly set to the south despite large corrections.
			SSE 2-3, Sea 2, SSE-Swell 2, Vis. 6 nm
		04.00	DG 1653
			SSE 2, Sea 1-2, SSE-Swell 2, Vis. 5 nm
		08.00	DG 1658
			SSE 2, Sea 1, SSE-Swell 2, Vis 6 nm
		12.00	DG 1595	Day's run:  Surfaced = 142.29 nm
			SSE 1-2, Sea 1, SSE-Swell 1-2, Vis. 12 nm	Submerged = 1.71 nm = 144.0 nm.
		16.00	DG 1822
			SSE 1-2, Sea 1-2, SSE-Swell 1-2, Vis. 12 nm
		20.00	DG 1842
			SSE 1-2, Sea 1-2, SSE-Swell 2, Vis. 12 nm
		30.01.42
		00.00	DG 1767
			SE 2-3, SSE-Swell 2, Sea 1, Vis. 6 nm
		04.00	DG 1775
			SE 2-3, SSE-Swell 2, Sea 2-3, Vis. 5 nm, 2/3 overcast

	Sun and Moon Data 27.01.42
	Sun and Moon Data 28.01.42
	Sun and Moon Data 29.01.42
	Sun and Moon Data 30.01.42

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		continued
		30.01.42
		08.00	DF 3999
			SE 3, Sea 2-3, SSE-Swell 2-3, Vis. 5 nm, overcast
		10.30	DF 6355	Morning navigation fix:  31° 57.0'N
				34° 36.0'W.
		12.00	DF 6327	Day's run:  Surfaced = 156 nm.
			SE 3, Sea 3, SSE-Swell 3, Vis. 12 nm, bright
		16.00	DF 6346
			SE 3, Sea 3, SSE-Swell 3, Vis. 12 nm, bright
		16.34		Noon Latitude:  31° 41.1'N
		19.47	DF 6268
			SE 3, Sea 3, SSE-Swell 3, Vis. 12 nm	Crash dive for training.
		20.00	DF 6268
		20.17	DF 6268	Surfaced.  Continued transit on the Great Circle route on course 245°.
			SE 3, Sea 2-3, SSE-Swell 3, Vis. 12 nm
		22.30	DF 6291	Evening navigation fix:  31° 26.0'N,
			SE 3, Sea 2-3, SSE-Swell 3, Vis. 12 nm	35° 52.0'W.
		31.01.42
		00.00	DF 6285
			SE 2-3, Sea 3, SSE-Swell 3, Vis. 6 nm
		06.00	DF 6513
			SE 2-3, Sea 3, SSE-Swell 3, Vis. 6 nm
		08.00	DF 6436
			SE 2, Sea 3, SSE-Swell 3, Vis. 6 nm, 1/3 overcast
		10.50	DF 6437	Morning navigation fix:  30° 52.0'N
				37° 11.0'W.
		12.00	DF 6453	Day's run:  Surfaced = 140.17 nm
			S 2, Sea 2-3, SSE-Swell 2-3, Vis. 12 nm	Submerged = 1.83 nm = 142 nm.
		16.00	DF 6448
			SSW 2, Sea 2-3, SSE-Swell 2-3, Vis. 10 nm, overcast	[hand written] adjacent meridian latitude.
		17.00	DF 6472	Noon Latitude:  30° 30.2'N
		20.00	DF 5696
			SSW 2, Sea 3, SSE-Swell 2-3, Vis. 12 nm, overcast
		01.02.42
		00.00	DF 5931
			SSW 2-3, Sea 1-2, Vis. 5 nm, overcast
		04.00	DF 5927
			SSW 3, Sea 2, Vis. 5 nm, overcast, rain showers
		08.00	DF 5947
			SSW 3, Sea 2-3, Vis. 5 nm, overcast

	Sun and Moon Data 30.01.42
	Sun and Moon Data 31.01.42
	Sun and Moon Data 01.02.42

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		continued
		01.02.42
		10.50	DF 5892	Morning navigation fix:  29° 33.0'N
			W 3, Sea 2, Vis. 12 nm, bright, SSW-Swell 2-3	39° 35.0'W.
		11.30	DF 5895	Test dive.
		11.45		Surfaced.  Continued transit on course 245°.
		12.00	DF 5894	Day's run:  Surfaced = 131.3 nm
			WNW 3, Sea 2, Swell 2, Vis. 12 nm, bright	Submerged = 0.7 nm = 132.0 nm.
		16.00	DF 6473
			NNW 2, NW-Swell 3, Sea 2, Vis. 12 nm, bright
		20.00	DF 8221
			NNW 2-3, NW-Swell 3, Sea 2-3, Vis. 12 nm
		21.00	DF 8216	Came to course 242°.
		23.00	DF 8163	Short Signal delivered on Ireland Circuit:
				29° Latitude - 191 cbm.  U-156.
				Uunderstood by home, but not interpreted.  Because the passing report was ordered for 40° W, I believe I have given own location unambiguously. (Quadrant designation would have required an additional group.)
		23.30	DF 8163	Evening navigation fix:  29° 05.0'N,
			NNW 2-3, NW-Swell 3, Sea 2, Vis. 10 nm, 1/2 overcast	40° 23.0'W.
		02.02.42
		00.00	DF 8162	Short Signal delivered on Norddeich alternate frequency:
			NNW 3, NW-Swell 3, Sea 1-2, Vis. 5 nm	Have reached the prescribed line for delivery of message to control. 191 cbm
		04.00	DF 8182	U-156.
			NNW 2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 15 nm, NW-Swell 3	Was not confirmed.
		07.10		Same Short Signal delivered on Ireland Circuit.  Copied and confirmed.
		08.00	DF 8178
			N 1, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 5 nm, NbyW-Swell 4
		11.00		Morning navigation fix:  28° 22.0'N
				41° 34.0'W.
		12.00	DF 7635	Day's run:  Surfaced = 154 nm.
			N 1, Sea 1, lightly overcast, Vis. 10 nm, N-Swell 4
		16.00	DF 7682	The gyro compass reads approximately 10° off as a result of failed support and sagging of the gyroscope ball.  Error removed by re-torque of the contact screws, exchanging the ball and replacing the supporting fluid.
			NbyE 2, Sea 1, 3/10 overcast, bright, Vis. 12 nm, NbyE-Swell 3
		20.00	DF 7679
			E 1, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 12 nm
		22.50	DF 7915	Evening navigation fix:  27° 35.0'N,
				42° 42.5'W.

	Sun and Moon Data 01.02.42
	Sun and Moon Data 02.02.42

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		03.02.42	Central Atlantic
		00.00	DF 7836
			ESE 1, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, NbyE-Swell 2-3
		04.00	DF 7858
			ENE 2, Sea 1, cloudy, Vis. 5 nm, bright moonlight
		08.00	DF 7875
			EbyS 1, Sea 1, cloudy, Vis. 5 nm, NEbyN-Swell 3
		11.00	DR 1113	Morning navigation fix:  26° 31.0'N
				44° 03.0'W.
		11.52		Crash dive for training.
		12.00	DR 1114	Day's run:  Surfaced = 169.4 nm
				Submerged = 0.6 nm = 170 nm.
		12.20	DR 1114	Surfaced, continued transit.
			E 1, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. 10 nm, ENE-Swell 2-3
		16.00	DQ 3337
			EbyN 3, Sea 1-2, ENE-Swell 2-3, overcast, Vis. 12 nm, rain showers
		20.00	DQ 3346
			EbyN 2, Sea 1, nearly overcast, EbyN-Swell 2, Vis. 12 nm
		23.00	DQ 3288	Evening navigation fix:  26° 11'N,
				45° 10'W.
		04.02.42
		00.00	DQ 3287	Conducted an analysis of the gyroscope errors; conclusion:   irregular gyroscope - error between 1.5 and 9°.  As a result, failure of the Great Circle route.
			E 1, Sea 1, partly overcast, Vis. 5 nm
		04.00	DQ 3211
			S 2, Sea 1, Vis. 6 nm, nearly overcast
		08.00	DQ 3274
		11.25	DQ 3423	Morning navigation fix:  25° 44'N
				46° 25'W.
		12.00	DO 3422	Day's run:  Surfaced = 141 nm
			SSW 2, Sea 1-2, nearly overcast, Vis. 8 nm	Submerged = 1 nm = 142 nm.
		15.00		Diesel compressor failed.  Head and cylinder body for stage 2 and 3 parted.  Repair by own means is not possible.
		16.00	DQ 3415
			S 2, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. 12 nm, occasional rain
		17.00		Came to course 236°.
		18.57		Radio message received:  To Hartenstein, Müller, Rosenstiel.
				"Neuland 176.  Attack areas in accordance with Operations Order Paragraph 10."
		20.00	DQ 2662
			SbyW 2, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. 12 nm
		05.02.42
		00.00	DQ 2681
			SbyW 2, Sea 1-2, nearly overcast, Vis. 5 nm, very dark

	Sun and Moon Data 03.02.42
	Sun and Moon Data 04.02.42
	Sun and Moon Data 05.02.42

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		continued
		05.02.42
		00.00	DQ 2677
			SSW 2, Sea 2, overcast
		08.00	DQ 2829
			SSW 2-3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. 5 nm
		12.00	DQ 2848	Day's run:  Surfaced = 141 nm.
			SW 2, Sea 1-2, overcast, Vis. 10 nm
		16.00	DQ 2795
			N 3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. 11 nm
		19.58	DQ 5124	Dived.
		20.13	NbyE 3-4, Sea 2-3, overcast, short Swell, Vis. 10 nm	Surfaced.
		21.15	DQ 5142	Navigation fix:  23° 38'N
				49° 24'W.
				Correction 20 nm, 185°.
		06.02.42
		00.00	DQ 5145
			NNE 2-3, Sea 2, overcast, dark
		04.00	DQ 4391
			ENE 2, Sea 2, overcast, dust rain
		08.00	DQ 4613
			NE 3, Sea 2, overcast, light rain
		10.35	DQ 4617	Morning navigation fix:  22° 39'N
				50° 40'W.
		12.00	DQ 4562	Day's run:  Surfaced = 155.1 nm
				Submerged = 0.9 nm = 156 nm.
		16.00	DQ 4581
		20.00	DQ 4732
			NE 4, Sea 3, NNE-Swell 3, overcast, occasional rain, Vis. 8 nm
		07.02.42	650 nm Northeast of Guadeloupe
		00.00	DQ 4728
			NE 5, Sea 4, overcast, Vis. 8 nm
		04.00	DQ 4747
			NE 3, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. 5 nm
		08.00	DP 6997
			NE 2, Sea 2, 4/10 overcast, Vis. 5 nm
		12.00	DP 9315	Day's run:  Surfaced = 159 nm.
			NNE 2, Sea 2, lightly cloudy
		15.10	DP 9261	Navigation fix:  20° 56'N
				53° 20'W.
		16.00	DP 9256
			NNE 2, Sea 2, lightly cloudy, Vis. 12 nm, NbyE-Swell 2
		18.53 -		Crash dive for training.  Depth keeping practice including disorders and failures.
		20.31	DP 9257
			NNE 2, Sea 1-2, lightly cloudy, Vis. 12 nm
		23.55	DP 9274
				Evening navigation fix:  20° 30'N,
				54° 03'W.

	Sun and Moon Data 05.02.42
	Sun and Moon Data 06.02.42
	Sun and Moon Data 07.02.42

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		08.02.42
		00.00	DP 9274
			NNE 1, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 10 nm
		04.00	DP 9426
			NNE 1, Sea 1, partly overcast, Vis. 5 nm, NbyE-Swell 1
		08.00	DP 9445
			NE 1-2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 6 nm, NEbyN-Swell 1
		11.55	DP 8667	Morning navigation fix:  19° 45'N
				55° 13'W.
		12.00	DP 8667	Day's run:  Surfaced = 151.6 nm
			NNE 1, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 10 nm	Submerged = 5.4 nm = 157 nm.
		16.00	DP 8667
			NNE 1, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 12 nm
		18.40	DP 8915	Dived for steamer bearing 265°T.  Steamer course 60°; 5500 GRT, painted olive-gray, cruiser stern, stern artillery, 2 masts, 2 paired loading masts before and aft of the bridge superstructure.  No camouflage, topmasts not removed, no flags, no neutral markings, 4 lifeboats swung out.  Apparent light zig zagging up to 20° off the general course 60°.   Last observed course 80°.
				Not attacked in accordance with Operations Order.
		20.46	DP 8918	Surfaced.  Continued transit.
			NNE 2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 12 nm
		09.02.42
		00.00	DP 8864	Evening navigation fix:  18° 57'N,
			NE 1, Sea 1, Vis, 8 nm, lightly cloudy	56° 02'W.
		03.00		Came to course 244°.
		04.00	DP 8887
			E 1, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 6 nm
		08.00	EE 2133
			E 1, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 5 nm
		12.00	EE 2129	Day's run:  Surfaced = 143.2 nm
			E 1, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 6 nm	Submerged = 5.8 nm = 149.0 nm.
		16.00	EE 2144
			EbyN 1, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 12 nm
		20.00	EE 1383
			ENE 1-2, Sea 1, 1/10 overcast, Vis. 12 nm
		22.06		Crash dive for training.  Exercises for disorders and failures.
		23.22		Surfaced.

	Sun and Moon Data 08.02.42
	Sun and Moon Data 09.02.42

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		10.02.42	Northwest of Guadeloupe
		00.00	EE 1378
			NbyE 3, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 8 nm
		00.20	EE 1611	Evening navigation fix:  17° 37'N,
				58° 33'W.
		02.50		Came to course 251°.
		04.00	EE 1526
			NbyE 2, Sea 1-2, lightly cloudy, Vis. 5 nm
		08.00	EE 1541
			ENE 1-2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 6 nm
		12.00	EE 1459	Morning navigation fix:  17° 05'N
			ENE 3, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 8 nm	59° 49'W.
				Correction 9.5 nm in 218.8°.
				Day's run:  Surfaced = 162.8 nm
				Submerged = 3.2 nm = 166.0 nm.
		16.00	EE 1474
			NE 2-3, Sea 1, cloudy, Vis. 12 nm
		20.00	ED 3697
			NNE 2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 12 nm
		21.30	ED 3922	Dived for aircraft to the north.  Aircraft flies back and forth, probably escort for a steamer.  Confirmed by sound bearings moving to the west, to the right and left of the bearing high-speed turbines (destroyer?) heard perfectly.
				Steamer bearing 150°T on course 350°, 5-6000 tons, white-yellow masts, bright yellow funnel with black ring.  No flags, no armament identified.  Funnel 1-1/2 x bridge, 4 ventilator heads aft of the funnel.  The formula:  i1i0si1.
				Apparently Brazilian neutrality markings on the hull.
				Remained submerged; intention: pass through the Guadeloupe channel at HF in darkness.
		11.02.42	Guadeloupe Passage
		00.31	ED 3915	Surfaced.  Established ship's position from beacons.  Passed through Guadeloupe Passage on the French side.
			NNE 3, Sea 1, cloudy, Vis. 8 nm
		04.00	ED 3852
			N 2, Sea 1, Vis. 6 nm, partly overcast
		08.00	ED 3767
			NNE 2, Sea 1, lightly overcast, Vis. 6 nm
		12.00	ED 3775	Day's run:  Surfaced = 184.8 nm
			NEbyE 3-4, Sea 2, lightly cloudy, Vis. 8 nm	Submerged = 6.2 nm = 191 nm.
				Morning navigation fix:  15° 59.1'N
				62° 54.8'W.
		13.16	ED 3777	Dived for steamer bearing 225°T.
				Steamer's course 5.  Black hull, white superstructure, yellow masts, black funnel with blue ring, unarmed, no further neutrality markings and name on the bridge are no longer recognizable.  1bisi1i.
		15.05	ED 2999	Surfaced.  Continued transit.

Note:  the "formulas" on this page are the sequence of uprights as set forth in Gröner's Die Handelsflotten der Welt.  For the two ships described on this page this is kingpost/mast/kingpost/gap/stack/kingpost/mast and mast/bridge/kingpost/stack/kingpost/mast/kingpost respectively.  See the excerpt from Gröner in the Armament note pages in the KTB section.

	Sun and Moon Data 10.02.42
	Sun and Moon Data 11.02.42

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		11.02.42
		16.00	ED 5335
			ENE 3-4, Sea 2, partly overcast, Vis. 12 nm
		20.00	ED 5328
			ENE 3, Sea 2, partly overcast, Vis. 12 nm
		23.10	ED 5341	Steamer in sight bearing 228°T, course 330°, avoided to the south on the surface.
		12.02.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	ED 5265
			ENE 3, Sea 1-2, nearly overcast, Vis. 10 nm
		01.00	ED 5267	Evening navigation fix:  15° 17.6'N,
				64° 08.2'W.
		04.00	ED 5282
			ENE 3, Sea 1-2, partly overcast, Vis. 5 nm
		04.45	ED 5284	White light bearing 335°T, steamer on course 80°.
		08.00	ED 5433
			ENE 2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 5 nm
		12.00	ED 5419	Day's run:  Surfaced = 153.7 nm
			EbyN 3, Sea 2, cloudy, Vis. 6 nm	Submerged = 13.3 nm = 167 nm.
		12.20		Morning navigation fix:  14° 38.5'N
				65° 35.8'W.
		16.00	ED 4665
			ENE 4, Sea 2, lightly cloudy, Vis. 12 nm
		20.00	ED 4679
			ENE 3, Sea 2, cloudy, Vis. 12 nm
		13.02.42
		00.00	ED 4834
			ENE 2, Sea 1, cloudy, Vis. 10 nm
		01.00	ED 4828	Evening navigation fix:  13° 55'N,
				67° 09'W.
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	Sun and Moon Data 11.02.42
	Sun and Moon Data 12.02.42
	Sun and Moon Data 13.02.42

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		14.02.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	EC 9348
		01.16	EC 9347	Surfaced.  Headed for the southeast point of Aruba.  Seroe Colorado (Aruba) lighthouse in sight.
			EbyN 5, Sea 4, partly overcast, Vis. 6 nm
		04.00	EC 9289
			ENE 4, Sea 3, partly overcast, Vis. 4 nm
		05.30		Colorado-lighthouse abeam 1 nm to starboard, on course 270°.
				Ran 1 nm off the coast of Nicolas harbor, passed the port entrance 900 meters distant at low speed, explored harbor facilities.  In the harbour 4 big tankers, in the roadstead 3 small tankers.  Works brightly-illuminated.  Arrivals and departures even at night.
		06.00		Ran northwest at LF off shore towards Oranjustad.
		06.40	Off Oranjustad	Off harbor entrance.  The habor is not very busy.
		06.47	Hooiberg 331°, 5.5 nm	Evaded a guard vessel.
				At 07.00 hours positioned off Oranjustad.  The pier is empty.
		07.30	Northwest Point 30°, 3 nm	Departed on westerly course exploring the shipping lanes.
		08.19	ENE 4, Sea 3, heavily cloudy, Vis. 5 nm	Steamer in sight bearing 290°T on course 280°.  Came to course 105°, headed for Oranjustad.
		09.30	Northwest Point 80°, 17 nm
		12.00	Northwest point 52°, 5 nm	Day's run:  Surfaced = 112 nm
			ENE 5, Sea 4, partly overcast, Vis. 8 nm	Submerged = 21 nm = 133 nm.
		12.21	Getting light	Dived to observe entrance to Oranjustad, light traffic.
		12.48	Northwest Point 44.5°, 4.4 nm	Remained submerged until darkness.
		23.00		Tanker in sight bearing 170°T on course 250°, outbound from Nicolas harbour.  From the airport 2-4 2-motored aircraft.  Lively air traffic through the early morning.
		15.02.42	Off Aruba
		01.50	Colorado 101°, 11 nm	Surfaced.  On course 170° on the shipping route from Maracaibo-Nicholas Harbour.
			ENE 5 nm, Sea 4, nearly overcast, Vis. 6 nm
		02.30	Colorado 90°, 12 nm	Attack on tanker for training.  Departed on easterly course.
		10.00		Headed for Nicholas Harbor.
		12.00	ENE 5, Sea 4, nearly overcast, Vis. 10 nm	Day's run:  Surfaced = 27 nm
				Submerged = 11 nm = 38 nm.

	Sun and Moon Data 14.02.42
	Sun and Moon Data 15.02.42

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		15.05.42
		12.20	Colorado 32°, 3 nm	Dived to observe the entrance to Nicholas Harbor.  Brisk traffic.  Harbor is well occupied.  Afterwards set off to the west.
		12.40		Officer-Only radio message received:  To Neuland boats:
				1.)  Primary task is attack on shipping.
				2.)  After such attacks have been carried out, artillery may be used against land targets from the morning of Neuland day, if there are any favorable opportunities.
				3.)  If no shipping targets are encountered, artillery may be used against land targets from the evening of Neuland day.
		16.00	Hooiberg 54°, 9 nm
		18.55	Hooiberg 72°, 22.5 nm	Surfaced.  Proceeding on westerly course.
			E 5, Sea 4, lightly cloudy, Vis. 12 nm
		20.00	Hooiberg 69°, 27 nm	Came about.  Heading for the NW-edge of Aruba at slow speed.
			E 5, Sea 4, lightly cloudy, Vis. 12 nm	Modern passenger-freighter 7000 GRT in sight.  Making for Nicolas Harbor or Willemstad on course 120°.  Evaded several yachtsmen.
		16.02.42
		00.00	Hooiberg 72°, 21 nm
			EbyN 5, Sea 4, lightly cloudy, Vis. 6 nm
		04.00	Hooiberg 82°, 9 nm
		05.00	"      92°, 7 nm	Heading for Oranjustad on easterly course.
		06.14		Off Oranjustad.  An illuminated tanker is loading. Proceeding to Nicolas Harbour.
		07.35		Off Nicolas Harbour.  Approached 2 anchored tankers at LF.
		08.01	Colorado 65°, 2 nm
				Surface attack - Bow shot on tanker.
				Detonation after 48.5 seconds. Tanker burns immediately.  3080 tons. Ato, depth 2.5 meters, torpedo speed 40 knots, range 500 meters.  Hit amidships.
		08.03		Surface attack - Bow shot on tanker.
				Detonation after 55.2 seconds.  Tanker Tanker burns immediately.  2740 tons. Eto, depth 2.5 meters, torpedo speed 30 knots, range 500 meters.  Hit amidships.
				Came to 300° for artillery attack on refinery and tanks.
		08.08		Artillery clear.
		08.11		Opened fire on land targets.
		08.12		10.5:  1st shot barrel burst.  2 seriously injured.  3.7: 16 shots.  Shots are not very well-placed at the target, because there is no night sight lighting.

	Sun and Moon Data 15.02.42
	Sun and Moon Data 16.02.42

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		continued
		16.02.42		A single short tongue of flame observed on land.  Fire discontinued because of slight effect.
				Headed for Oranjustad at GF.
		08.50		Guard vessel on course Oranjustad-Nicholas Harbour passes 400 meters abeam.  Searches with weak searchlight.  Turned away.
				Searchlights also from land.
			Colorado 99°, 9 nm
		08.59		Proceeding to Oranjustad
		09.00		Matr.Gefr. Büßinger succumbed to his injuries.  The II Watch Officer's foot is off.  The bleeding has stopped..
		09.16		Off Oranjustad.  Attempt on the tanker at the pier.
				Surfaced bow shot on tanker.  Course at the shot 54°, no detonation, Eto, depth 3 meters, torpedo speed 30 knots, range 600 meters.  Reason for failure is uncertain.
				New approach.
		09.30		Surfaced bow shot on tanker, course at the shot 29°, no detonation, Eto, depth 3 meters, torpedo speed 30 knots, range 600 meters.  Reason for failure is uncertain.
				Came about for stern shot.
		09.43		Surfaced stern shot on tanker, course at the shot 190°, miss, after 1 minute 29.5 detonation on the beach.
		09.46		Crash dive for aircraft, halted.
				Alarm recanted.  Did not dive.  Departed to the north to operate by day north of the island against Mona Passage-traffic.
				Probably none of the big tankers will depart today.  It appears advantageous to me to operate on newcomers today.
		12.00	EC 9218	Day's run:  Surfaced = 85 nm
			E 5, Sea 5, lightly cloudy, Vis. 6 nm, E-Swell 3	Submerged = 28 nm = 113 nm.
		12.28		Radio message delivered:   Defence only floodlights, aircraft and a guard vessel.  Sank 2 tankers of 3800 tons, 2 misses against tanker at pier.  Barrel burst, 2 men serious casualties, including the 2nd Watch Officer.  May I call at Martinique to put ashore?  159 cbm.
				from Hartenstein.
				(Another boat repeats, Control understood.)
		16.00	EC 9222	From 12.47 hours on course 60° to a holding position off Martinique.  At the same time, off Aruba and Curacao to the north, important shipping lanes searched.  Nothing sighted.
			EbyN 4, Sea 3, nearly cloudless, Vis. 12 nm, E-Swell 3-4
		20.00	EC 6895
			EbyN 6, Sea 5, partly overcast, Vis. 12 nm

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		17.02.42	North of Aruba
		00.00	EC 6972
			E 4, Sea 4, nearly overcast, Vis. 6 nm
		01.00	EC 6957	Evening navigation fix:  13° 25'N  68° 57.2'W
				Funeral service for Mtr.Gefr. Büßinger
		03.05		Radio message received:  To Hartenstein.
				Question concerning delivery of wounded is being looked into.
		04.00	EC 6955
			E 4, Sea 4, overcast, rain, Vis. 3 nm
		07.20		Radio message received:  To Hartenstein.
				Head for suggested island.  Delivery of wounded approved. Announce when nearby.
		08.00	EC 6958
			E 6, Sea 5, nearly overcast, Vis. 4 nm
		12.00	ED 4714	Day's run:  Surfaced  112 nm.
			EbyS 4, Sea 4, cloudy, Vis. 6 nm
		12.30	ED 4714	Morning navigation fix:  13° 57.5'N  68° 23.5W.
		13.35		Test dive.
		15.14	EbyS 4, Sea 3, lightly cloudy, Vis. 12 nm	Surfaced.  Continued transit.  It is laborious to gain ground against the trade wind.  Short steep seas.  Struck out on course 60° (20° deviation to the north) after experience during transit trade wind limit lies at 15° N.  Detour of 30 nm appears worth it.
		18.02.42
		00.00	ED 4545	Due to cross sea from 80-120 high fuel consumption.
		01.50	ESE 4, Sea 3, lightly cloudy, Vis. 5 nm	Radio message delivered:
				1.)  Air surveillance off Antigua.  Heavy independent traffic BB middle and upper-right, usually radiating from Trinidad.
				2.)  In the operations area lighthouses are extinguished except for Colorado and harbour beacons.  Refinery workings were lit up brightly.  In the main harbour always 2-4 big tankers.  Outbound traffic mostly west north-west, also to the north.  Small tankers run in accordance with Gröner loaded at 4 meters draft.  Confirmed by hit.  The best reception midnight till eight o'clock.
				3.)  Matr.Gefr. Büßinger died.  II. W.O. foot is off.  Bleeding stopped.
				4.)  Heading for Fort de France.  150 cbm.  Position BB 94.
				from Hartenstein.
				(Was not understood).
		04.00	ED 4528
			ENE 4, Sea 3, partly overcast, light rain, Vis. 4 nm
		08.00	ED 4532
			ESE 3-4, Sea 3, nearly overcast, Vis. 14 nm

	Sun and Moon Data 17.02.42
	Sun and Moon Data 18.02.42

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		continued
		18.02.42
		12.00	ED 4375	Day's run:  Surfaced = 89 nm
			EbyN 5-6, Sea 5, nearly overcast, Vis. 6 nm	Submerged = 2 nm = 91 nm.
		14.00	ED 4529	Morning navigation fix:  14° 42'N
				67° 04'W.
		16.00	E 5, Sea 5, cloudy and overcast, Vis. 12 nm
		18.45		Came to course 100°.  The detour was worth it.  Wind in the north, a good wind strength, more calm.
		20.00	ED 4367
			EbyS 3-4, Sea 3, partly overcast, Vis. 12 nm
		19.02.42
		00.00	ED 5147	Radio message delivered:
			EbyN 3, Sea 5, lightly cloudy, Vis, 10 nm	1.)  Air surveillance off Antigua.  Heavy independent traffic Bruno Bruno middle and upper-right, usually radiating from Trinidad.
				2.)  In the main harbour always two to four big tankers.  Outbound traffic mostly west north-west, also to the north.  Small tankers run in accordance with Gröner loaded at 4 meters draft.  Confirmed by hit.  Shelling shore installations with three seven only little effect.   The best reception midnight till eight o'clock.
				3.)  Heading for Fort de France.  147 cbm.  Position Bruno Bruno 93.  Heavy trade winds.
				4.)  Matr.Gefr. Büßinger died.  II. W.O. foot off.  Bleeding stopped.
				from Hartenstein.
		01.00	ED 5172	Evening navigation fix:  15° 14.5'N,
				65° 36.2'W.
		04.00	ED 5185
			EbyN 5, Sea 5, cloudy, Vis. 4 nm
		08.00	ED 5198
			EbyN 5, Sea 4, lightly cloudy, Vis 4 nm
		12.00	ED 5278	Day's run:  Surfaced = 172 nm.
			E 5, Sea 5, lightly cloudy,
			Vis. 6 nm
		12.15	ED 5512 upper edge	Morning navigation fix:  14° 57.8'N
				64° 42.3'W.
		13.00	ED 5513	Crash dive for training.
		13.44		Surfaced.  Continued transit to Martinique
		16.00	ED 5522
			E 5, Sea 5, lightly cloudy, Vis. 12 nm
		16.35	ED 5523	Steamer in sight bearing 55°T.  Steamer course 150°.  Turned away to the south and maneuvered ahead.
		18.35	ED 5535	Dived.  To action stations.
				Freighter.  3500 GRT, not loaded, painted olive-grey, no flags, no neutral markings, black cap on funnel, grey ring, white stern, 4 hatches, 1 coal hatch, 2 ventilator heads before the funnel.

	Sun and Moon Data 18.02.42
	Sun and Moon Data 19.02.42

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		19.02.42
		18.35		Submerged stern shot on freighter.
				Shooting data determined by plotting. Miss Eto, depth 3 meters, torpedo speed 30 knots, range 600 meters
				Probably under ran.
				Submerged stern shot on freighter.
				Miss Eto, depth 2 meters, torpedo speed 30 knots, range 1400 meters, undetermined
				This is now the 3rd missed shot after the first 2 torpedoes hit.  The steamer, according to draft, could only be had with a surface runner.  Besides, nobody can say with certainty T.V.A. and T.V (Torpedo Experimental Establishment) how deep the torpedo actually runs.
		20.47	KD 5539	Surfaced.  Continued transit on course 91° on 1 Diesel at HF.
			E 4, Sea 4, lightly cloudy, Vis. 5 nm
		21.45		Radio message received:  To Hartenstein.
				After delivery of wounded, free to maneuver.  Operations off area naval quadrant ED 11 and EN 76 and 84 might be favorable.
		22.10		Radio message received (Officer-Only)
				To Neuland boats:
				USA-ships have received the following instructions:
				1.)  Do not enter or depart from important Caribbean harbours, except during the day.
				2.)  Ships in the Caribbean Sea are instructed to proceed completely darkened.
		20.02.42	West of Martinique
		00.00	ED 5619
			E 4, Sea 3-4, lightly cloudy, Vis. 10 nm
		00.45	ED 5651
		04.00	ED 5653	Evening navigation fix:  14° 40'N,  63° 41'W
			EbyN 3-4, Sea 3, Vis. 5 nm, clear
		08.00	ED 6441
			EbyN 4, Sea 3, lightly cloudy, Vis. 4 nm
		11.31	ED 6452	Steamer in sight bearing 170°T, 4000 GRT on course 300°, 4 nm distant, turned to starboard and initiated the attack.
			Beginning of dawn	Submerged bowshot on freighter.
				Eto, depth 2 meters, torpedo speed 30 knots, range 600 meters. Running time: Hit amidships.
				Steamer stopped, fires with stern cannon.  Well placed in azimuth, however, short.  It is already too light for a surfaced attack.

	Sun and Moon Data 19.02.42
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		20.02.42
		11.54		Crash dive for another attack, the steamer does not sink
		12.00	ED 6453	Submerged bow shot on freighter.
		Day's run:  Surfaced = 128.8 nm		Eto, depth 3 meters, torpedo speed 30 knots, range 400 meters. Miss. Reason undetermined.
			Submerged = 7.8 nm	Submerged bow shot on freighter.
			= 136.0 nm.	Ato, depth 2.5 meters, torpedo speed 40 knots, range 700 meters. Miss, deviated to the left
				Submerged bow shot on freighter.
				Eto, depth 2.5 meters, torpedo speed 30 knots, range 500 meters. Running time:  37 seconds. Hit not observed, the steamer fires at the periscope.
				Submerged stern shot on freighter.
				Eto, depth 2.5 meters, torpedo speed 30 knots, range 1000 meters. Miss. Reason undetermined.
				Flying boat with steamer.  4 aircraft bombs a great distance off.  The steamer occasionally shoots at the periscope, also to the wrong side.
				Continued transit on course 90°.
		15.49	EbyN 4, Sea 3, lightly cloudy, Vis. 12 nm	Surfaced.
		15.54	ED 6451	Crash dive for approaching flying boat bearing 260°T, continued transit at 40 meters.
		18.00		Surfaced.
		18.16	ED 6462	Crash dive for flying boat bearing 240°T on parallel course.
		21.48		Surfaced.  Continued transit to Fort de France.
		21.51	ED 6541	Steamer sighted bearing 90°T, on course 160°, 10 knots, maneuvered ahead.
		22.15	ED 6517	Crash dive for flying boat bearing 145°T.  [illegible word] approach.  This fellow is apparently not easily lost.  Continued transit submerged until darkness.
		21.02.42
		00.00	ED 6518	A makeshift chart of Fort de France is produced from the sea handbook, because no coastal chart is aboard.
		01.55	ED 6519	Surfaced.  Continued transit at HF on course 96°.
			E 3-4, Sea 3, lightly cloudy, Vis. 5 nm	Lights of Martinique are in sight directly ahead, bow tubes, 3.7 cm S.K. and 2 cm flak are made ready, because I am not completely sure of the attitude of the Vichy French Colonial authorities.

	Sun and Moon Data 20.02.42
	Sun and Moon Data 21.02.42

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		21.02.42		(Tower coats of arms and radar detection device are removed for secrecy reasons.)
			Bright moonlit night
		03.00	Headed for Fort de France.	Headed for Fot de France.  Beacons is extinguished, buoys apparently removed.  Off the entrance set navigation lights, war flag flown from the periscope.
				At the request of the signal facility delivered:
				"Vaisseau Allemand".
				"Envoyet un bateau pour uns blesse, s'il vous plait"."
				["German vessel".  "Send a boat for a casualty, please".]
				Negotiate in vain with guard vessel coming out (communication problems).
				He promises to send a boat, however does not.
		04.35		Warship's dinghy with French officers and doctor comes alongside.  Very obliging.  Hand over II W.O.
				At the request of the French navigation lights are extinguished (apparently to avoid a sensation).
		04.50		Departed to the west.  Intention:  First operate on shipping route Trinidad-Anegada Passage.  Afterwards shifting to the west on the Trinidad-Mona route.  Intend to reload torpedoes during the next night, if necessary under the lee of Guadeloupe.
		06.35		Radio message delivered:  From U-156:
				Delivery went smoothly.  The day before yesterday CM 55 empty freighter 2 faulty Etos.  Sound firing data.  Depth 3 and 2 meters.  Yesterday JK 65 2 hits.  3 misses against a stationary freighter 4000 GRT.  Sinking not observed because of flying boat.  Going to Vienna. 140 cbm. 2 + 4 Torpedoes.
		06.40	ED 6562	Steamer in sight bearing 180°T on course 300°.  Small coastal freighter about 800-1000 tons, bridge at the rear, funnel at the stern.  No mast.  Allowed to pass because draft is too shallow for a torpedo and 10.5 cm still out of service, 3.7 cm night sight illumination (with onboard means) not yet constructed.
		08.00	ED 6564
			E 2, Sea 2, lightly cloudy, Vis. 4 nm, E-Swell 2
		10.00		Proceeding on 1 Diesel at LF on course 340°.
		12.00	ED 6515	Morning navigation fix:  14° 49.2'N
			E 2, Sea 1, clear sky, Vis. 8 nm	62° 06'W.
				Day's run:  Surfaced = 126.5 nm
				Submerged = 37.5 nm = 158 nm.
		12.40	ED 6512	Crash dive for approaching flying boat bearing 140°T.
			West of Martinique
		13.30		Surfaced.  Continued transit on course 340°.
		16.00	ED 6274
			EbyN 3, Sea 1-2, Vis. 12 nm
		20.00	ED 6163
			E 2, Sea 1, clear sky, Vis. 12 nm

Sun and Moon Data 21.02.42

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		22.02.42	West of Guadeloupe
		00.00	ED 3797
			EbyS 1, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 8 nm
		00.53	ED 3774	Came to course 270° for operations on the route Trinidad-Mona Passage.
		02.00		4 Atos loaded from above deck, 2 hours 40 minutes from the beginning of arrangements until 4 Atos were below deck.
		04.00	ED 3776	Removed about 38 cm of the wrecked barrel of the 10.5 cm with a steel saw.
			EbyS 1, Sea 1, scattered clouds, Vis. 5 nm
		08.00	ED 2995
			EbyS 2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 5 nm
		12.00	ED 2975	Day's run:  Surfaced = 154.2 nm
			ESE 2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 6 nm	Submerged = 2.8 nm = 157 nm.
		12.10	ED 2974	Morning navigation fix:  16° 01'N
				63° 56.3'W.
		12.21	ED 2974	Test dive.
		12.52		Surfaced.  Continued transit on 1 Diesel at LF on course 270°.
		16.00	ED 2886
			ESE 3, Sea 2-3, cloudy, Vis. 12 nm
		20.00	ED 2874
			ESE 2-3, Sea 1-2, cloudy, Vis. 12 nm
		23.30		Cannon fired.  Result: cannon appears to be useful.  Rifling unaltered.  Recoil from the firing table - moderate.  Heavy overbalance of the breech end (approximately 40 kgs).  Therefore, very difficult to aim.
		23.02.42	South of Puerto Rico
		00.00	ED 2785
			ESE 1-2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 10 nm
		01.00	ED 2776	Evening navigation fix:  16° 02.3'N,
				65° 29'W.
		04.00	ED 1996
			ESE 1, Sea 1, partly overcast, Vis. 4 nm
		08.00	ED 1958
			E 1, Sea 1, cloudy, Vis. 4 nm
		12.00	ED 1916	Day's run:  Surfaced = 164.7 nm
			EbyN 1, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 6 nm	Submerged = 1.3 nm = 166 nm.
		12.20	ED 1916	Morning navigation fix.
				Came to course 315°.
		14.17	ED 1675	Crash dive for approaching aircraft bearing 20°T.
		14.45		Surfaced.
		14.56	ED 1675	Crash dive for aircraft bearing 80°T.  Parallel course.
		15.30	EbyN 1, Sea 1, cloudy, Vis. 12 nm	Surfaced
		20.00	ED 1564
			EbyN 1, Sea 1, cloudy and overcast, Vis. 12 nm

	Sun and Moon Data 22.02.42
	Sun and Moon Data 23.02.42

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		23.02.42
		23.30	ED 1524	A steamer in sight bearing 35°T on course 120°.  Steamer zig zags heavily.  Aircraft escort.
				Came to opposite course, maneuvered ahead.
		24.02.42
		00.00	ED 1527
			E 2, Sea 2, partly overcast, Vis. 8 nm
		00.10	ED 1527	Crash dive for escorting aircraft.
		00.25		Surfaced.  Again forced to submerge.
		01.30		Continued to maneuver ahead on the surface.  Steamer runs at high speed (12 knots), zigzags 50°, sometimes on opposite course.
		05.00	ED 1619
		06.30	ED 1675
		07.00	EbyS 2, Sea 2, cloudy, Vis. 5 nm	After moonset approached repeatedly.  Steamer outmaneuvers every time, it is believed that the boat was detected with listening gear.
				Settled in the wake, to take a propeller shot.
				Surfaced - bowshot on steamer target angle
				180°. Miss, Ato, torpedo speed 40 knots, depth 2.5 meters, range = 900 meters.
				Attack broken off, proceeding on course 300°, for Mona.
		12.00	ED 1555	Day's run:  Surfaced = 220.4 nm
			SE 2, Sea 1-2, lightly cloudy, Vis. 6 nm	Submerged = 6.6 nm = 227.0 nm.
		12.20	ED 1551
		16.00	ED 1512
			SE 2-3, Sea 2, Vis. 12 nm
		17.34	ED 1274	Crash dive for aircraft bearing 330°T.
		18.00		Surfaced.  Continued transit.
		18.19	ED 1274	Two tankers bearing 310°T stacked one behind the other on a southerly course.  The first a shuttle type Aruba, the other a big tanker, estimated 9000 GRT.  Slight clipper stem, wide funnel, stern mast directly ahead of the engine room bulkhead.
				Speed determined to be 12.5-13 knots as we maneuvered ahead.
		20.00	ED 11.99	Performance of the diesels is very gratifying:  Speed setting 2 x GF = 17 knots can be held against Sea 3 and tropical coolant temperatures hour after hour.
			SE 3-4, Sea 3, lightly cloudy, Vis. 12 nm
		22.00	ED 1541

	Sun and Moon Data 23.02.42
	Sun and Moon Data 24.02.42

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		25.02.42
		00.00	ED 1584
			EbyS 2, Sea 2, partly overcast, Vis. 6 nm
		01.38	ED 1825	Dove when ahead of the tanker at target angle 0°, because surface attack is not possible in the bright moonlight.  Estimated range at diving 4 nm.  Initiated attack.
			bright moon
		02.18		Submerged-bowshot on tanker.
				Hit heard. (periscope dipped) Ato, torpedo speed 40 knots, depth 2.5 meters, range = 1500 meters. Running time:  1 minute 43 seconds.
		02.19		Submerged-bowshot on tanker.
				Hit astern between mast and engine room (as aimed) Ato, torpedo speed 40 knots, depth 2.5 meters, range = 1500 meters.
				Subsequently determined the first hit struck amidships.  Running time 1 minute 43 seconds.
				Tanker stopped, lights on deck, blew steam off, settles a little deeper . . . . . and after about ten minutes gets underway again, course 350° for Ponce, speed 9 knots.
		02.50	News account of 25.02.42:
			"DEL PLATA" sunk in the Caribbean Sea
			Lisbon:  The U.S.A. steam freighter "DEL PLATA" (5127 GRT) was sunk last Friday in the eastern part of the Caribbean Sea.  This fact only became known, when a warship landed 52 men of the crew of the sunken freighter in a harbour of the Antilles.  They were sighted by a of U.S.A. aircraft.  The "DEL PLATA " was the property of the Mississippi Steamship Company, New Orleans, and provided service between New Orleans and Buenos Aires.
				[handwritten note] Added to the account 20 February.
		03.00	ED 1831	Surfaced in the wake, eased off to starboard and maneuvered ahead.
			E 3, bright moon
		05.19	ED 1559	Dived 4 nm ahead of the tanker.  Initiated attack.
			Starry night, partly overcast	Submerged bow shot on tanker
				Ato, torpedo speed 40 knots, range = 1000 meters.
				Submerged bow shot on tanker
				Ato, torpedo speed 40 knots, range = 1000 meters.
				Both missed.  After 40 seconds running time fiery glow at the stern: joy is premature.  He is shooting with the cannon at the supposed end of the torpedo tracks, turned away hard.
				Surfaced astern of the steamer, began to maneuver ahead.  Intend to attack on the surface at moonset.
		06.21	ED 1534	Surface - bow shot on tanker.   (last torpedo)
				Eto, torpedo speed 30 knots, depth 3 meters, range = 1800 meters. Hit forward.

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		25.02.42
				Running time: 1 minute 33 seconds.
				Tanker sinks quickly, stern is out of the water, lifeboats are launched.  Foredeck sinks away.  Tanker goes vertical and sinks 2 minutes after hit.
				All torpedoes expended.
				Lights of Puerto Rico in sight.
				Continued transit to Mona.
		11.30	ED 1271	Mona in sight, came to course 355°.
		12.00	Mona Island 274°, 16.3 nm	Day's run:  Surfaced = 227.4 nm
			SE 3, Sea 2, cloudy, Vis. 5 nm	Submerged = 5.6 nm = 233 nm.
		14.21	ED 1139	Dived for Motor freighter, 2000 GRT, aircraft escort, bearing 25°T on course SSW.
				Remained submerged for the rest of the day due to continuous air traffic (apparently on the Havana-San Juan Puerto Rico route) and proximity to land.
		26.02.42
		00.00	DO 7879
		00.55	Point Borinquen 128°, 1 nm	Back and forth in the north part of the Mona Passage.
			S 2-3, Sea 1, clear, Vis. 6 nm
		04.00	S 2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 4 nm
		07.00		Eliminated after heaviness of the 10.5-cm barrel by unscrewing and welding 2 trim weights.  Manufactured night sight lighting for 3.7 SK with on board means.
				Came to northerly course.
		07.22	Point Borinquen 94°, 19 nm
		12.00	DO 7844	Day's run:  Surfaced = 77 nm
			NNE 3, Sea 2, overcast, light rain, Vis. 5 nm, N-Swell 3	Submerged = 24 nm = 101 nm.
		13.00		Fired 10.5 cm.  Cannon is ready for action.
		13.17	DO 7817	Aircraft in the northeast, course NNW.  Remained on the surface.
		14.13	DO 7763	Intend to search tonight off Puerto Rico the roadsteads of Aguadilla and Arecibo, as well as the coastal route to the north of Puerto Rico to San Juan for the use of artillery.
				Suppose traffic on both roadsteads, because of the railway lines on the chart.
		14.58	DO 7841	Crash dive for aircraft bearing 50°T, course W.
		15.57		Surfaced.

	Sun and Moon Data 25.02.42
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		26.02.42
		15.59	DO 7817	Aircraft bearing 250°T, course SE.  Showed our stern, continued on.
		18.30	DO 7816	Steamer in sight course 290°.  Bird in hand.  Trailed.
			N 2-3, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. 10 nm, N-Swell 4	Contact maintained.  Maneuvered ahead.  Intention: attack with artillery after sunset.  Fails, because of a bank of thick black clouds in the west.  Continuous contact maintained, intention: attack after moonset.
		27.02.42
		00.00	DO 7617
			N 2, Sea 1, nearly overcast, Vis. 6 nm
		04.00	DO 7711
			NbyE 1, Sea 1, cloudy, moonshine, light swell
			Radio press report: The British Tanker "LA CARRIERE" (5685 GRT) was sunk early Wednesday near Puerto Rico, after it was torpedoed by a submarine.  23 survivors of the British tanker landed on Wednesday in 2 lifeboats in Ponce, Puerto Rico.  2 other boats are still expected.
				This is somewhat of a disappointment:  At 1800 meters he no longer fit in the UZO.
		08.00	E Samana 173°, 23.8 nm
		10.35		Approached enemy freighter from an acute angle.  At range 1600 meters turned to run.  Opened fire with all weapons.
			After moonset medium dark night, weak wind, nearly calm swell	Steamer transmits on the 600 meter wave:  "sss gbnd box 23 wat 0802."
				Interfered with own transmitter.
				Fires once from stern artillery.  Soon burning amidships. Bombardment continued from 1200-600 meters. Size estimated to be at least 2500 GRT, likely more.
				Lists a bit to starboard, burns from the stern.
				Expended:  92  shots  10.5 cm
				112     "      3.7 cm
		[handwritten]	Southern Silverbank	Observed 25-30% hits.
		11.30	Beginning of dawn	From the dark NW-Horizon a vessel shoots at long range with a cannon, it can not be recognized.  Do not intend to enter into an artillery duel with a vessel that is probably prepared in daylight.
		11.40		Because our target seems to be sinking with certainty, bombardment ceased and ran off to the northwest on false courses.

	Sun and Moon Data 26.02.42
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		27.02.42
		12.00	E Samana 144°, 32 nm	Day's run:  Surfaced = 185 nm
			NNE 1, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 8 nm	Submerged = 3.3 nm = 189 nm.
		12.30		Morning navigation fix:  19° 56'N,  69° 23'N
		14.00	West of Navidad Bank	Came to course 120° to search on the shipping lanes to the north of the Mona Passage.  Should nothing more be found, I intend to search off the north coast of Puerto Rico to San Juan as planned for yesterday.
		16.00	E Samana 215°, 32.5 nm
		20.00	DO 7721
			NNE 1, Sea 1, cloudy and overcast, Vis. 12 nm
		22.50	DO 7763	Steamer in sight bearing 165°T, on course 355°.
				Crash dive for aircraft bearing 210°T.
		28.02.42
		00.00	DO 7763	Let tanker pass at 800 meters range.  Size 4500 GRT. Formula 1n1s.  Funnel olive-grey with a marking in the form of coat of arms shaped badge painted over the olive-grey background.  Aft of the funnel 4 ventilator heads.  Flag set but could not make out as it was dirty.  No neutral markings.  Loaded.  Could not make out armament with certainty.  On the stern perhaps a small cannon, 5 cm.  Zigzags 30° about course 355°.
		01.20	DO 7817	Surfaced astern of tanker.  Began to maneuver ahead.
			SSE 2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 5 nm, moonshine, SSE-Swell 2
		04.00	DO 7496
		08.00	DO 7532
		11.17	DO 7192	Approached to 1000 meters.  Opened fire.  2 shots hit the bridge.  No counter fire.  Continued bombardment from 900-400 meters.  Did not notice the steamer was still moving at 6 knots with hard port rudder. Therefore in trying to get closer a light collision.  Forward starboard diving plane inoperative, light minor damage to the forecastle.
				Balance weight 10.5 cm flew off after 140 shots.  Firing continued.  Recoil reaches allowable maximum. Continued firing.  Expended: 58 shots 10.5 cms, 304 shots 3.7 cm and 101 shots 2 cm.  Approximately 25-30 hits of 10.5 cm and 200 hits 3.7 cm observed. Tanker burns brightly amidships.  10.5 cms and 3.7 cm ammunition exhausted.  Later sinking assured.

	Sun and Moon Data 27.02.42
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		28.02.42		Ran off to the NE.
				Steering Great Circle route returning to Lorient.
		12.00	DO 7192	Day's run:  Surfaced = 228.0 nm
			SbyE 2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 6 nm, SSE-Swell 2	Submerged = 7.0 nm = 235 nm.
		15.05	DO 7219	Crash dive for training.
		15.45		Surfaced.  Continued transit on 1 Diesel at HF on course 51°.  On board 1300 rounds of 2 cm ammunition.  Plan:  if a steamer is found during the day on the return transit, maneuver ahead to target angle 0°, dive and visually examine armament, then at target angle 100° surface at 500 meters range, immediately suppress stern artillery with 2 cm, with Varta lamp and if necessary by radio message: Stop and Surrender.  Sink with explosive charges.
		01.03.42	500 nm South of Bermuda
		00.00	DO 5711
		00.58		Radio message delivered:  (Ireland Circuit)
				"Linz and Vienna heavy traffic.  From Hartenstein.  Much air, likely mostly civilian traffic.  25th LA CARRIERE PT 65 sinks after 3 hits, 2 misses.  Last 40 cm of the damaged 10.5 sawed off, balance weight welded on.  27th freighter, 2500 GRT, to the north of Haiti with artillery, probably sank. Burning, sinking slowly.  28th tanker, naval quadrant DO 41, burning, riddled. Sinking can be assumed.  Out of ammunition.  Returning.
				Naval quadrant DO 49.  101 cbm.  Following serial numbers missing . . . . . . . .
			NNE 2, Sea 2, nearly overcast, Vis. 4 nm	Steamer in sight bearing 120° on southerly course.  Showed our stern, departed to the north.  I do not intend to attack a steamer whose armament strength I do not know at night with only 2 cm flak.  Continued transit.
		04.00	DO 5459
		08.00	DO 5519
		12.00	DO 5292	Day's run:  Surfaced = 261.2 nm
				Submerged = 2.8 nm = 264 nm.
		12.15		Morning navigation fix:  23° 25'N,  64° 10'N
		16.00	DO 5342
		20.00	DO 5322
			NEbyN 3, Sea 2, cloudy, overcast, Vis. 12 nm
		02.03.42
		00.00	DO 2996
			NbyE 2-3, Vis. 10 nm, Sea 2, N-Swell 2, heavily cloudy
		04.00	DO 3751
		08.00	DO 3732
		12.00	DO 3555

	Sun and Moon Data 28.02.42
	Sun and Moon Data 01.03.42
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		02.03.42
		12.00		Day's run:  Surfaced = 180 nm
		12.10		Morning navigation fix:  25° 20'N,  61° 40'N
		13.42	DO 3553	Crash dive for training.
			N 3, Sea 2, NNW-Swell 2-3, lightly cloudy, Vis. 12 nm
		14.05		Surfaced.  Continued transit.
		15.00	DO 3536
		20.00	DO 3318
		03.03.42	500 nm Southeast of Bermuda
		00.30	DP 2115	Evening navigation fix:  26° 28'N,  60° 15'N
			NE 2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 10 nm
		01.30 -		Total lunar eclipse.
		03.30
		04.00	DD 8997
		08.00	DD 9744
		12.00	DD 9489	Day's run:  Surfaced = 214.3 nm
			SE 3, Sea 2, NW-Swell 2, cloudy, Vis. 8 nm	Submerged = 0.7 nm = 215 nm.
				Morning navigation fix:  27° 35'N,  58° 47'N
		13.20 16.00	DD 9494 DD 9812	Steamer in sight bearing 55°T on course 115°.  Turned to the south and maneuvered ahead.  Tested 2 cm flak with 20 rounds.  Fires perfectly.  Explosive ammunition made ready.
		18.32	DD 9825	Dived 11 nm ahead of the steamer.  Allowed to overtake.  Range 600 meters.  Formula 1bis1i.  2 masts forward, 1 astern, 2 kingposts.  Camouflage paint.  Ventilators forward of the funnel.  4 small ventilators aft of the funnel.  On each side large life rafts.  2 anti-aircraft gun platforms, each apparently with 4 cm machine cannon between the smokestack and the after mast.  Initially harmless for the planned attack because they are covered.  Relatively thin smokestack.  Steam whistle astern.  Stern artillery 10.5 cm manned by 4 men in uniform.
			SE 4, Sea 4, bright sunshine
				No, its not right.  They can shoot before my anti-aircraft armament is ready.  Attack given up.
		20.00	DD 9825	Surfaced.  Continued transit on course 51°.
		04.03.42
		00.00	DD 9595	Evening navigation fix:  27° 40'N,  57° 10'N
			ESE 4, Sea 3-4, nearly overcast, Vis. 8 nm
		04.00	DD 9645
		08.00	DD 9626
		11.45		Morning navigation fix:  28° 48'N,  55° 47'N
		12.00	DE 7171	Day's run:  Surfaced = 211.8 nm
			SEbyE 3-4, Sea 3, nearly overcast, Vis. 10 nm	Submerged = 3.2 nm = 215 nm.

	Sun and Moon Data 02.03.42
	Sun and Moon Data 03.03.42
	Sun and Moon Data 04.03.42

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		04.03.42
		16.00	DE 7127
		18.30	DE 7131
		20.00	DE 4796
		05.03.42
		00.00	DE 4846	Evening navigation fix:  29° 52'N,  54° 20'N
			SEbyS 4, Sea 3-4, nearly overcast, Vis. 8 nm
		04.00	DE 4834
			Occasional rain
		08.00	DE 4671
		12.00	DE 4652	Day's run:  Surfaced = 192 nm
			SW 3, Sea 2-3, overcast, rain showers
		16.00	DE 4653
			NW-Swell 3-4, Vis. 10 nm
		18.10	DE 5178	Noon fix:  31° 12'N,  52° 02'N
		20.00	DE 5181
		06.03.42	600 nm East of Bermuda
		00.00	DE 5162	Evening navigation fix:  31° 40'N,  51° 16'N
			NW 2, Sea 1, NW-Swell 2-3, Vis. 8 nm
		04.00	DE 5213
			lightly cloudy
		08.00	DE 2891
		11.30	DE 2942	Morning navigation fix:  32° 35'N,  49° 43'N
		11.54	DE 2918	Crash dive for training.
		12.00	DE 2918	Day's run:  Surfaced = 197.7 nm
				Submerged = 0.3 nm = 198 nm.
		12.17	NW 2, Sea 1, NW-Swell 4, clear with light clouds, Vis. 12 nm	Surfaced.
		16.00	DE 2689
		20.00	DE 3471
		23.40	DE 3452	Evening navigation fix:  33° 28'N,  48° 07'N
		07.03.42
		00.00	DE 3452
			ENE 2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. 6 nm
		04.00	DE 3511
		06.56	DE 3284	Steamer in sight bearing 330°T with set lights and neutrality markings, course to the Azores.  Allowed to pass.
			Half way between Bermuda and the Azores
		08.00	DE 3258
		12.00	DE 3263	Day's run:  Surfaced = 197.2 nm
			NW 2, Sea 1, NW-Swell 2, nearly overcast	Submerged = 0.8 nm = 198 nm.

	Sun and Moon Data 04.03.42
	Sun and Moon Data 05.03.42
	Sun and Moon Data 06.03.42
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		07.03.42
		12.45	DF 1177	Navigation fix:  34° 34'N,  46° 17'N
		16.00	CD 7787
		20.00	CD 7768
		08.03.42
		00.00	CD 7819
			WSW 4, Sea 3-4, NW-Swell 3-4, nearly overcast, light rain
		04.00	CD 7831
		08.00	CD 7681
		11.15	CD 7659	Morning navigation fix:  36° 04'N,  43° 07'N
		12.00	CD 7664	Day's run:  Surfaced = 192 nm
			NW 5-6, Sea 5, NW-Swell 5
		16.00	CD 8478
			Nearly overcast, Vis. 10 nm
		20.00	CD 8197
		23.15	CD 8271	Evening navigation fix:  36° 48'N,  41° 24'N
		09.03.42
		00.00	CD 8249
			NW 6-7, Sea 6, Swell 5-6	Proceeding at HF into the sea.
		04.00	CD 8238
			cloudy and overcast, Vis. 5 nm
		08.00	CD 5985
			Rain showers
		12.00	CD 6745	Day's run:  Surfaced = 233 nm
		16.00	CD 6729
			NW 8-9, Sea 8, overcast, heavy rain showers, Vis. 8 nm
		17.40	CD 6735	Navigation fix:  38° 14'N,  38° 01'W
		20.00	CD 6579
		10.03.42	West of the Azores
		00.00	CD 6645
			NW 6, Sea 5, nearly overcast, rain showers
		04.00	CD 6628
		08.00	CE 4678
		10.30	CE 4184	Crash dive for training.
		17.12		Surfaced.  Continued transit.
		12.00	CE 4182	Day's run:  Surfaced = 211.1 nm
			NWbyN 5, Sea 4, NW-Swell 4	Submerged = 1.9 nm = 213 nm.
		12.40	CE 4183	Navigation fix:  39° 33'N,  34° 46'W.
			Nearly overcast, light rain, Vis. 12 nm
		16.00	CE 4244
		20.00	CE 4225

	Sun and Moon Data 07.03.42
	Sun and Moon Data 08.03.42
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		11.03.42	Northwest of the Azores
		00.00	CE 1977
			NW 3, Sea 3, nearly overcast, light rain
		04.00	CE 1968
		08.00	CE 2726
		10.00	CE 2578	Morning navigation fix:  41° 11'N,  30° 32'W.
		12.00	CE 2584	Day's run:  Surfaced = 221 nm
			NWbyW 4, Sea 3-4, nearly overcast, Vis. 10 nm
		16.00	CE 2569
			NW 4, Sea 3-4, cloudy, Vis. 12 nm
		19.40		Radio message received:
				Hartenstein on 12 March between 01.00 and 05.00 hours report weather by Weather Short Signal.
		20.00	CE 2652
			NW 3-4, Sea 3, nearly overcast, Vis. 12 nm
		22.05	CE 2634	Evening navigation fix:  41° 53'N,  28° 32'W.
		12.03.42	North of the Azores
		00.00	CE 3178
			NW 4, Sea 3-4, cloudy and overcast, W-Swell 2-3, Vis. 3 nm
		02.28		Short Weather Signal delivered on Ireland Circuit
				Understood.
		04.00	CE 3195
			WbyS 3-4, Sea 3, cloudy, light rain, Vis. 4 nm
		05.45		Radio message received:  "To Hartenstein:
				Re-send Short Weather Signal, partially unclear.
				from B.d.U. Headquarters".
		06.28		Short Weather Signal delivered on Greenland Circuit.  Understood.
		08.00	CE 3264
			W 3-4, Sea 3, cloudy and overcast, Vis. 5 nm
		09.30	CE 3263	Morning navigation fix:  42° 36'N,  25° 59'W.
		12.00	CE 3319	Day's run:  Surfaced = 236 nm
			W 3-4, Sea 3, cloudy, Vis. 10 nm
		16.00	BE 7778
			WSW 3, Sea 2-3, cloudy, Vis. 10 nm
		18.58		Radio message received:  Hartenstein switch to Ireland Circuit on 13 March 08.00 hours
		20.00	BE 7785
			WSW 3, Sea 2-3, cloudy, occasional rain, Vis. 12 nm
		22.00	BE 7791	Evening navigation fix:  43° 08'N,  23° 47'W

	Sun and Moon Data 11.03.42
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		13.03.42
		00.00	BE 7848
			WSW 3, Sea 2-3, nearly cloudy, Vis. 3 nm, occasional rain
		04.00	BE 7838
			SWbyW 2, Sea 2, nearly overcast, light rain, Vis. 4 nm
		08.00	BE 7688	Switched to Ireland Circuit.
			W 1, Sea 1, overcast, rain, Vis. 5 nm
		12.00	BE 8473	Day's run:  Surfaced = 248 nm
			WSW 2, Sea 1-2, overcast, rain, Vis. 0-12 nm
		16.00	BE 8462
			SWbyW 2, Sea 2, nearly overcast, Vis. 12, light rain, SW-Swell 2
		20.00	BE 8521
			SWbyW 2, Sea 2, cloudy, Vis. 12 nm
		21.20	BE 8288	Radio message received:
			Evening navigation fix: 44°46'N	"Return port is Lorient for Rosenstiel, Hartenstein, Wattenberg.
			18°02'W
				Nazaire for Zahn, Pallice for Schulze . . . .
				Boat is to use Route "Uhunest".
		14.03.42	200 nm Northwest of Finisterre
		00.00	BE 8296
			SWbyW 2-3, Sea 2-3, cloudy, Vis. 4 nm
		04.00	BE 8359
			SbyW 2-3, Sea 2, lightly cloudy, Vis. 4 nm
		08.00	BE 9154	Morning navigation fix:  45° 12'N,  15° 20'W.
		12.00	BE 9139	Day's run:  Surfaced = 243 nm
			SWbyW 4, Sea 3, cloudy and overcast, rain, Vis. 12 nm
		16.00	BE 9226
			S 4, Sea 3-4, cloudy, Vis. 12 nm
		20.00	BE 6987
		21.20	BE 6989	Evening navigation fix:  45° 40'N,  12° 05'W.
		15.03.42
		00.00	BF 4775
			SW 4, Sea 3-4, overcast, Vis. 3 nm
		04.00	BF 4874
			SSW 3, Sea 3, overcast, occasional rain, Vis. 3 nm
		08.15	BF 4894	Morning navigation fix:  45° 47'N,  8° 52'W.
			SSW 3, Sea 3, cloudy, Vis. 6 nm
		08.24	BF 4895	Dived to proceed submerged.
		12.00	BF 4896	Day's run:  Surfaced = 245 nm
				Submerged = 12 nm = 257 nm.

	Sun and Moon Data 13.03.42
	Sun and Moon Data 14.03.42
	Sun and Moon Data 15.03.42

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		continued
		15.03.42	Bay of Biscay
		16.00	BF 4972
		20.00	BF 4981
		20.54	BF 4982	Surfaced.  Continued transit on course 90°, at 2 x HF.
			S 2-3, Sea 2, overcast, light rain, hazy, Vis. 5 nm
		21.07		Short Signal delivered on Ireland Circuit:
				"Positioned for entering port in 36 hours."
				(understood and confirmed.)
				Switched to Coastal Circuit.
		22.35		White lights bearing 90°T, probably fishing vessels.  Moved off to the S from them.
		16.03.42	Bay of Biscay
		08.10	SE 3, Sea 2-3, nearly overcast, light haze, Vis. 3 nm	Dived.
		20.45		Surfaced.
		21.06		Short Signal delivered:
				"Request Radio Beacon Group 2.
				U-156".
				(understood and confirmed.)
		21.30 -
		22.00		Passed five illuminated fishing steamers near Point UHU.
		17.03.42
				Proceeding on Route Uhunest and Rosa.
		08.20	Ile de Groix	Trailed a sperrbrecher.
			Point L II	Taken in convoy.
		10.05	Lorient	Made fast Lorient.
				Kplt. and Kmdt. U-156
			58 days at sea, 10050 nm.  3 Tankers, 1 Freighter sunk.
			1 Tanker, 4 Freighters probable,          23632 GRT.
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			Special experiences: 1.) When the boat was fully loaded blowing out the watertight forecastle and stern made the boat ride higher in the water, saving 10 liters of fuel every hour even with 1 engine at LF; however, the closure of these spaces during the day in spite of setting a watch remains a certain source of danger

	Sun and Moon Data 15.03.42
	Sun and Moon Data 16.03.42
	Sun and Moon Data 17.03.42

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			because it is not guaranteed, particularly with "Silent Alarm" ("Get below"), that the vents are quickly opened, particularly for the watertight stern where no signal lamp exists in the Control Room.   Suggestion: connect both spaces with the bridge air-operated fast vents, for new construction enlargement of both spaces. 2.) The transparency of the water in frequented tropical areas is so great, that when proceeding on the surface despite the bow wave from the bridge one can see the forward diving planes and at periscope depth in a sweep (periscope head above water) one can see own foredeck and stern as a terrifying shadow.   Suggestion:  a)  Upper deck deep black, frequent touch-up painting                      b)  Tower tub inside deep black,                      c)  Tower exterior must remain light for night attack, but curved strongly reflecting surfaces like shaft of the periscope, aerials and Tower railings paint black                      d)  Do not use bright wood (seals) in the upper deck.  Color does not always hold.  Demand:  That Industry or Kaiser Wilhelm Institute create durable black impregnation of the wood.                      e)  With new construction decrease the number of the upper deck fastening points 16:1.  Color never keeps, metal plates always gleam metal-white. (metal panels of upper deck spaces, upper deck closures etc.)                      f)  Creation of a Tower marking color which is light (possibly like teak) in the dry condition and dark when wet.  Perhaps possibly by addition of ground wood fibers which get dark when they are wet. 3.) More upper deck torpedoes:  none of the 5 boats operating there returned because of lack of fuel, but all, because they were out of torpedoes. 4.) Navigating on the Great Circle during the return transit results in no savings.  Besides, boats already proceed southwest of the Azores in the westwind area.  By pitching they lose far more speed than are gained by the current and following wind.   Boats run most economically and quickly in the calmest possible sea.  Suggestion for return transit from Mona: DO 52 - CE 68 - BF 71. 5.) Taking the following documents is desired:   a)  Cruising handbook, to form an opinion of estimated traffic density of individual harbours and roadsteads.   b)  Layout plan of civilian aviation routes and fields, areas of increased traffic density for example not to cruise any longer than necessary off San Juan de Puerto Rico.   c)  Vansolow Handbook of International Law; for the timely clarification of problematic legal issues, because in this work numerous practical examples and precedent cases are specified.

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			6.) Additional installation of a dehumidifier is urgently required.  Boats must remain submerged for 13 hours for the observation of harbors.  Humidity is far more annoying than the heat.  13 hours under water in the tropics mean great impairment of the effectiveness of the crew.  Available space for dehumidifier: folding washing stand and adjacent locker in the Officers Room extension, if still necessary, shorten the table in the Officers Room. 7.) A short report concerning provisions and clothing submitted separately ito the 2. U.-Flottille
				Kplt. and Kmdt. U-156

 

	Enclosures to U-156's KTB - click on the text at left to proceed to the document
Chart A	Track chart covering entire war patrol                18 January 1942 to 17 March 1942
Chart B	Track Chart for the period 14-16 February 1942
Chart C	Track Chart for the period 16 January 1942
Chart D	Chart noting sighting of ships and aircraft during the period 10 February to 3 March 1942

 

	Commentary of the Befehlshabers der Unterseeboote
	on the Kriegstagebuch of "U-156" from 11 January - 17 March 1942.
	1.) Very well executed, first undertaking of the commander by a new boat.  The courage, attack spirit and considered actions of the commander brought the boat a beautiful initial success which unfortunately became sorely afflicted by undetermined failures. 2.) It is regrettable that the artillery attack on the oil refinery on Curacao was thwarted because of an error (Shot with tampion in place). 3.) The suggestions made by the commander will be examined.
		Signed in draft:  D ö n i t z .
		Validized:
	Leutnant zur See and Adjutant

 

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