U-218 - 6th War Patrol

Translation by Jerry Mason with help from Andi Forster

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Ships Hit
Date	KTB Time	Position	Ship	Tons	Nationality	Convoy
5 Nov 43	02.46	14°45'N, 58°27'W	BEATRICE BECK	146	British
			Total = 146
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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			K  r  i  e  g  s  t  a  g  e  b  u  c  h
				"U. 218"
			Kommandant:    Kapitänleutnant   B  e  c  k  e  r
				Beginning:       7.  8.  1943
				Concluding:       8. 12. 1943
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				K  r  i  e  g  s  t  a  g  e  b  u  c  h  .
			Operated under Operations Order "Atlantic" No. 54
		07.08. - 18.08.43	Brest	U-boat Base.  Overhaul work.
		19.09.43
		16.15		Cast off, put to sea.
		16.40	Net barrier	Convoy intake by Sperrbrecher.
		19.23	Point B 1	Released Sperrbrecher escort.  Escort by 2 M-Boote as outer escort via Liebesbank to BF 5579

Sun and Moon Data 19.09.43

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		20.09.43
		04.00	BF 5581	Dived for deep diving test.
		06.15		Surfaced.
		07.00	BF 5579	Released from convoy.  Objective EE 47 in accordance with "Operations Order Trinidad"
				Operations Order 54 in effect.
		08.00	BF 5578	Dived to proceed submerged. (depth A -40 meters)
			WSW 3, Sea 2
		12.00	BF 5577	Day's run:  160 nm ( 150 nm    10 nm)
		16.00	BF 5733
		20.00	BF 5732
		21.15		Surfaced to charge.
		24.00	BF 5724
			NNW 2, Sea 2-3, Vis. 1-2 nm
		21.09.43	Bay of Biscay
		00.10		Dived.  (A -40 meters)
		04.00	BF 5716
		06.35		Surfaced to ventilate.
		06.37		Dived.
		08.00	BF 5716
		12.00	BF 5715	Day's run:  55 nm ( 30 nm    23 nm)
		16.00	BF 5715
		20.00	BF 5714
		21.24	BE 3, Sea 2-3	Surfaced to charge.
		24.00	BF 4956
		22.09.43
		00.36		Dived.  Proceeded submerged.  (A -40 meters)
		04.00	BF 4958
		08.00	BF 4982
		12.00	BF 4982	Day's run:  61 nm ( 37 nm    24 nm)
		16.00	BF 4981
		20.00	BF 4973
		21.30	ENE 5-6, Sea 4-5	Surfaced to charge.
		24.00	BF 7381

	Sun and Moon Data 20.09.43
	Sun and Moon Data 21.09.43
	Sun and Moon Data 22.09.43

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		23.09.43
		00.50		Dived.  Proceeded submerged.  (A -40 meters).
		04.00	BF 7315
		07.10 - 07.12		Surfaced to ventilate.
		08.00	BF 7317
		12.00	BF 7239	Day's run:  59.5 nm ( 39 nm    20.5 nm)
		16.00	BF 7238
		20.00	BF 7262
		21.40	NE 3, Sea 3, Swell	Surfaced to charge.
		24.00	BF 7249
		24.09.43
		00.55		Dived to proceed submerged.  (A -20 meters)
		04.00	BF 7271
		08.00	BF 7271
		07.00 - 07.05		Surfaced to ventilate.
		12.00	BF 7196	Day's run:  56.5 nm ( 30 nm    20.5 nm)
		16.00	BF 7195
		20.00	BF 7197
		22.00	NW 2, Sea 2	Surfaced to charge.
		24.00	BF 7422
		25.09.43	Bay of Biscay
		01.07		Dived to proceed submerged.  (A -20 meters)
		04.00	BF 7415
		07.31 - 07.38		Surfaced to ventilate.
		08.00	BF 7418
		12.00	BF 7417	Day's run:  51 nm ( 34 nm    17 nm)
		16.00	BF 7417
		20.00	BE 9663
		21.45	NNW 3, Sea 2-3	Surfaced to charge.
		24.00	BE 9658

	Sun and Moon Data 23.09.43
	Sun and Moon Data 24.09.43
	Sun and Moon Data 25.09.43

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		26.09.43
		01.40		Dived to proceed submerged. (A -20 meters)
		04.00	BE 9676
		07.32 - 07.40		Surfaced to ventilate.
		08.00	BE 9678
		12.00	BE 9678	Day's run:  66 nm ( 44 nm    22 nm)
		16.00	BE 9911
		20.00	BE 9833
		21.48	W 2, Sea 1-2	Surfaced to charge.
		24.00	BE 9852
		27.09.43	West of Finisterre
		02.05		Dived to proceed submerged.  (A -20 meters)
		04.00	BE 9848
		08.00	BE 9848
		08.10       08.55	W 2, Sea 1-2	Surfaced to ventilate.  After 2 minutes while blowing the boat cut under.  No. 1 and No. 3 were washed away.  Runddipol [Fu.M.B. antenna] was torn away.  Boat went to depth 12 meters.  Conning tower hatch was closed in time.  Remaining bridge watch held on to the M.G. until the boat surfaced again.  Cause not explained.  No changed in ventilation, normal blowing and searched for those overboard.  Bridge watch was wearing life jackets.  When it was  light, both were made noticed by shouting, found and fished out.  No medical issues.
		09.33		Dived.
		12.00	BE 9671	Day's run:  77 nm ( 56 nm    21 nm)
		16.00	BE 9871
		20.00	BE 9795
		22.20	NW 2, Sea 1	Surfaced to charge.
		24.00	BE 9759
		28.09.43	West of Finisterre
		01.20	BE 9773	Dived to proceed submerged. (A -20 meters)
		04.00	BE 9773
		07.13		Surfaced.
		08.00	BE 9772

	Sun and Moon Data 26.09.43
	Sun and Moon Data 27.09.43
	Sun and Moon Data 28.09.43

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		continued
		28.09.43
		08.25		Dived.
		12.00	BE 9771	Day's run:  69 nm ( 47 nm    22 nm)
		16.00	BE 8993
		20.00	BE 8992
		21.46	NW 2, Sea 2	Surfaced to charge.
		24.00	CF 2368	Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix 245°T, 120 nm (9 days no celestial navigation fix)
		29.09.43
		01.26		Dived.  "Wanze" is out of service.  At first repair attempts unsuccessful.
		04.00	CF 2378
		06.40		Surfaced.
		06.59		Gave passing report by Radio Message on Norddeich Circuit.
		08.00	CF 2536
		08.33		Dived.
		09.51		Confirmation Radio Message 0750:  Radio Message received from "Becker" with Volume 1-2 on 36 meters.  CF 3611.  Wanze out of service.
				Supplemental from Control:  19.00 hours switch to Ireland Circuit.
		12.00	CF 2561	Day's run:  85 nm ( 62 nm    23 nm)
		16.00	CF 2644	"Wanze" operable again only for listening.
		20.00	CF 2647
		21.59	NE 2, Sea 1-2, Vis. 1-2	Surfaced.
		24.00	CF 2599
		30.09.43	Northeast of the Azores
		02.59		Radio Message 1856/29/110:  1)  . . . . . . .
				2)  "Becker" tonight report details concerning "Wanze" failure.  3)  . . . . . . . .
		04.00	CF 2851
			NE 2, Sea 2, Vis. 3-4 nm

	Sun and Moon Data 28.09.43
	Sun and Moon Data 29.09.43
	Sun and Moon Data 30.09.43

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		continued
		30.09.43
		04.59		Radio Message report concerning "Wanze" failure.
		06.46		Radio Message 0608/30/119:  "Becker" transmitted on 54 meters with Volume 5:  Tube 1, W 1 and W 2 burned out.  Ring of light over the entire luminescent screen.  No visual indication.
		08.00	CF 2792
		12.00	CF 2783	Day's run:  127 nm ( 108 nm    19 nm)
		16.00	CF 2779
		20.00	CF 2778
		24.00	CF 4334
		01.10.43
		04.00	CF 4548
			SW 2, Sea 1, Vis. 5-6 nm, marine phosphorescence
		08.00	CF 4287
		12.00	CF 4512	Day's run:  131 nm ( 110 nm    21 nm)
			NNW 2, Sea 1-2, Vis. medium
		16.00	CF 4516
		20.00	CF 4515
		24.00	CF 4517
			NE 3-4, Sea 4
		02.10.43
		04.00	CE 6673
			NNE 4, Sea 4, Vis. 5-6 nm
		08.00	CE 6832
		12.00	CE 6822	Day's run:  121 nm ( 103 nm    18 nm)
		16.00	CE 6827
		20.00	CE 6827
		23.40		Radio Message 2329:  "Becker" immediately switch to Hubertus Circuit as radio repeater for boats operating in the North Atlantic.
		24.00	CE 6875

	Sun and Moon Data 30.09.43
	Sun and Moon Data 01.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 02.10.43

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		03.10.43	Azores
		04.00	CE 6775
			NNE 3, Sea 3-4, Vis. 6 nm
		08.00	CE 8328
		12.00	CE 8343	Day's run:  137 nm ( 119 nm    18 nm)
		16.00	CE 8345
		20.00	CE 8344
		24.00	CE 8291
			NE 4, Sea 4
		04.10.43
		04.00	CE 8512
			NE 4, Sea 4-5
		08.00	CE 8452
		12.00	CE 8449	Day's run:  130 nm ( 113 nm    17 nm)
			NE 4, Sea 4-5
		16.00	CE 8471
		20.00	CE 8472
		24.00	CE 7951
			E 3, Sea 3-4
		05.10.43
		04.00	CE 4979
			NE 3, Sea 3-4
		08.00	DG 1155
			E 3
		12.00	DG 1157	Day's run:  131 nm ( 112 nm    19 nm)
			E 2-3, Swell
		16.00	DG 1161
		20.00	DG 1155
		24.00	DG 1174
			NE 3, Sea 3

	Sun and Moon Data 03.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 04.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 05.10.43

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		06.10.43
		04.00	DF 3642
			ESE 5, Sea 2, Vis. 6 nm
		08.00	DF 3687
		12.00	DF 3916	Day's run:  132 nm ( 114 nm    18 nm)
		16.00	DF 3915
		20.00	DF 3917
		24.00	DF 3864
			S 2, Sea 2
		07.10.43	South of the Azores
		04.00	DF 6213
			ESE 3, Sea 2, Vis. 5 nm
		08.00	DF 6163
		12.00	DF 6182	Day's run:  133 nm ( 115 nm    18 nm)
		16.00	DF 6184
		20.00	DF 6184
		24.00	DF 6417
		08.10.43
		04.00	DF 5682
			SSE 4, Sea 2, Vis. 4 nm
		08.00	DF 5912
		12.00	DF 5862	Day's run:  135 nm ( 117 nm    18 nm)
		16.00	DF 5835
		20.00	DF 5837
		24.00	DF 5887
			SSW 1-2, Sea 1

	Sun and Moon Data 06.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 07.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 08.10.43

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		09.10.43
		04.00	DF 5874
			SSW 2, Sea 1
		08.00	DF 8165
		12.00	DF 8159	Day's run:  127 nm ( 109 nm    18 nm)
		16.00	DF 8181
		20.00	DF 8176
		22.25		Incoming Radio Message 2130/8/857:  1)  "Achilles", "Schröter", "Wiesmann" tonight report situation or position.
				2)  "Becker", "Lauzemis", "Piening", "Jansen" switch to America II from 24.00 hours, possibly jump in as radio repeater for boats named under 1).
		24.00	DF 8411
			SW 1, Sea 1
		10.10.43
		04.00	DF 7655
			SSW 1, Sea 1, Vis. good
		08.00	DF 7677
		12.00	DF 7837	Day's run:  130 nm ( 113 nm    17 nm)
		16.00	DF 7853
		20.00	DF 7852
		24.00	DF 7872
			SSW 2, Swell 1-2
		11.10.43	Southern North Atlantic
		04.00	DQ 3336
			Bright moonlit night
		08.00	DQ 3381
		12.00	DQ 3378	Day's run:  136 nm ( 119 nm    17 nm)
			SSW 2-3, Sea 1, Vis. good
		16.00	DQ 3611
		20.00	DQ 3536
		24.00	DQ 3536

	Sun and Moon Data 09.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 10.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 11.10.43

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		12.10.43
		04.00	DQ 3499
			Bright moonlit night
		08.00	DQ 3751
		12.00	DQ 3747	Day's run:  134 nm ( 117 nm    17 nm)
			ESE 3, Sea 2, Vis. good
		16.00	DQ 2933
		20.00	DQ 2993
		24.00	DQ 5323
		13.10.43	Southern North Atlantic
		03.32		Radio Message 1837/12/391:  To "Becker":  Before and after completing special task free to maneuver in 400 nm wide coastal strip between the squares EO and ED 63.  See "Schröter" situation report.
				Radio Message 1857/12/313:  Repeat of "U-123" situation report of 11 October for "Becker".
				1) On 21 September by day from tanker and Liberty ship convoy average 7000 tons by listening 2 definite, 3 possible hits. Submerged at night because of aircraft.  28 September night air with flares, both in 44.  Position 1723.  Naval square EP.
				2)  Boat suspects that traffic is only in convoys with constant air escort near the 200 meter line or the Great Circle.
		04.00	DQ 5266
			Bright moonlit night
		08.00	DQ 5587
		12.00	DQ 5514	Day's run:  134 nm ( 117 nm    17 nm)
			ESE 4, Sea 2-5, Vis. good
		16.00	DQ 5439
		20.00	DQ 5462
		24.00	DQ 5458
		14.10.43
		04.00	DQ 4952
			Full moon
		08.00	DQ 4949
		12.00	DQ 4972	Day's run:  137 nm ( 120 nm    17 nm)
			ESE 3-4, Sea 2-3, Vis. good
		16.00	DQ 4974
		20.00	DQ 4896
		24.00	DQ 7231

	Sun and Moon Data 12.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 13.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 14.10.43

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		15.10.43
		04.00	DQ 7245
		08.00	DQ 7188
		12.00	DQ 7488  [typo 7413]	Day's run:  135 nm ( 117 nm    18 nm)
			E 4, Sea 2-3, Vis. good
		16.00	DQ 7417
		20.00	DQ 7441
		24.00	DP 9667
		16.10.43
		04.00	DP 9838
		08.00	DP 9874
		12.00	DP 9878	Day's run:  129 nm ( 117 nm    12 nm)
			ESE 4, Sea 3, Vis. good
		16.00	EE 3131
		20.00	EE 3126
		24.00	EE 3151
		17.10.43
		04.00	EE 2395
		08.00	EE 2619
		12.00	EE 2568	Day's run:  135 nm ( 117 nm    17 nm)
			E 3, Sea 2-3
		16.00	EE 2386
		20.00	EE 2585
		24.00	EE 2813

	Sun and Moon Data 15.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 16.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 17.10.43

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		18.10.43	Northeast of Barbados
		04.00	EE 2767
		08.00	EE 2775
		12.00	EE 4359	Day's run:  133 nm ( 116 nm    17 nm)
			ESE 4, Sea 3-4
		16.00	EE 4362
		20.00	EE 4365
		24.00	EE 4355
		19.10.43
		04.00	EE 4532
		08.00	EE 4549
		12.00	EE 4496	Day's run:  128 nm ( 108 nm    20 nm)
			SE 2, Sea 1, Vis. good
		16.00	EE 4498
		20.00	EE 4731
		24.00	EE 4726
		20.10.43
		01.52	EE 4747	Reached the operations area.  Intend to take care of the special task first because moon conditions are favorable.
				Lighthouse at the south tip of "Santa Lucia" in sight bearing 300°.  Burns as in peacetime.  Searchlights on "Santa Lucia" half hourly at 05 and 35 minutes, circle over the entire horizon.
		04.00	ED 6999
			SE 3, Sea 2, Vis. 5 nm
		04.20		"Santa Lucia" lighthouse out of sight.
		08.00	ED 9353
		10.05		Searchlights still in sight,  Morning twilight, dived.
		12.00	ED 9354	Day's run:  118.5 nm ( 105 nm    13.5 nm)
		16.00	ED 9358
		20.00	ED 9359
		23.50		Surfaced.
		24.00	ED 9385
			SE 2-3, Sea 1-2

	Sun and Moon Data 18.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 19.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 20.10.43

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		21.10.43	North of Trinidad
		01.25	ED 9623	Aircraft engine sounds.  Boat was overflown by an aircraft, no locating determined.
			SE 4, Sea 3, Vis. 5 nm
		01.30		Once again an aircraft engine sound, no locating.  Shortly thereafter a flare in 90°T, 1000 meters away.  With both diesels AK turned away from falling flare.  Aircraft sighted in approach in flare illumination.  Opened fire.  Enemy turned away and circled the boat at the limit of the flare light.  Upper twin M.G. failed after 30 shots.  Cartridge jam.
				Dove the he moment the flare went out.  No bomb throwing.
				Since the boat was noticed, intend to set off to the east and to approach again after the aircraft situation calms down.
		03.00		Surfaced to charge.  Launched Aphrodite.
		03.35	ED 9632
			SE 4, Sea 3	Flare astern, range 8 nm.  Apparently detected Aphrodite.  No locating determined.
		03.40		Dived.
		04.00	ED 9632
		08.00	ED 7411
		09.05		Surfaced to charge, launched Aphrodite.
		10.03		Dived.
		12.00	ED 7412	Day's run:  67.5 nm ( 41 nm    26.5 nm)
		16.00	ED 7413
		20.00	ED 7421
		23.31		Surfaced.
		24.00	ED 7431
			ESE 3, Sea 2
		22.10.43	South of Barbados
		04.00	EE 7279
			ENE 5, Sea 5, Swell
		05.15		Dived.
		08.00	EE 7286
		08.56		Surfaced.
		10.02		Dived.  Diesel air head valve cannot be closed.
		12.00	EE 7295	Day's run:  101.5 nm ( 77 nm    24.5 nm)
		16.00	EE 7296
		20.00	EE 7374

	Sun and Moon Data 21.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 22.10.43

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		continued
		22.10.43
		23.05		Surfaced.
		24.00	EE 7373
			ENE 2-3, Vis. 2 nm
		23.10.43
		00.27		Radio Message sent on Norddeich on 36 meters.
		01.28		Radio Message 0058/23/326 "Becker" reports 00.30 hours on 36 meters:  Detected with approach from night air.
				(a continuation followed)
		02.27		Radio Message sent on Norddeich on 54 meters.
		03.36		Radio Message 0257/23/328:  While setting off Aphrodite successful.  With remaining Wanze no observation reported.  "Becker" on 54 meters with Volume 2-3.
		04.00	EE 7396
			E 4, Sea 3
		08.00	EE 8445
		12.00	EE 8542	Day's run:  116 nm ( 97 nm    19 nm)
		16.00	EE 8543
		20.00	BE 8543
		24.00	EE 8529	Diesel air head valve noted malfunction repaired.  As cause wooden slat removed from the valve seat.
		24.10.43
		04.00	EE 8374
			E 4, Sea 3, Vis. 3 nm
		08.00	EE 8372
		12.00	EE 8297	Day's run:  84.5 nm ( 60.6 nm    24 nm)
		16.00	EE 8289
		20.00	EE 8285
		24.00	EE 8278

	Sun and Moon Data 22.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 23.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 24.10.43

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		25.10.43
			North coast of Trinidad
		04.00	EE 8188
		08.00	EE 7652
		12.00	EE 7615	Day's run:  131 nm ( 112 nm    19 nm)
			E 3, Sea 2-3
		16.00	EE 7614
		20.00	EE 7539
		24.00	EE 7529
		26.10.43
				Approached once again to still carry out the task during the new moon period.
		04.00	EE 7464
		07.20	ED 9693	Dived for detection 147 cm.
		09.05		Surfaced.  Detection heard again.  Apparently land-based.  Works with search pauses of 7-9 minutes.
		10.10		Dived.  Morning twilight.
		12.00	ED 9686	Day's run:  146 nm ( 126 nm    20 nm)
			E 3-4, Sea 2-3
		16.00	ED 9685
		20.00	ED 9687
		23.11		Surfaced.  Detection is heard again on 147 cm, now with Volume 5.
		23.50		Searchlight bearing 230°T, searches the horizon and sky.
		23.53		Searchlight illuminates again, after a short time moving back and forth remains exactly over the boat.  However the boat is still in the dark sector because the beam stays about 10 meters above the boat.  Fearing to be noticed and at the same time water depth of 85 meters was reported, dived.
		24.00	ED 9865
			E 3, Sea 2-3
				Intend to begin mine laying.  Am on the Great Circle steamer route Trinidad Gibraltar and Trinidad Azores.
				Trinidad barrier gap bears 230°T 20 nm away.

	Sun and Moon Data 25.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 26.10.43

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		27.10.43	North of Trinidad
		00.05	ED 9865	Began mine laying depth A -60 meters.
				1st group with 5 in depth 85 meters course, 280°.
				2nd group with 5 in depth 90 meters, course 290°.
				3rd group with 4 in depth 95 meters, course 270°.
				Mine interval 400 meters.
				Group interval 2 nm.
		01.27		Mine laying ended.
		03.08		Surfaced to charge, battery strongly depleted.  Lightening squalls with strong rain showers favor us.  Set off to the northeast.  High speed.  No radar.
		04.00	ED 9679
			E 4, Sea 3, Vis. 3 nm
		08.00	ED 9669
		09.35	EE 7441	Detection on 147 cm, search pause 13 minutes.  Volume 1-2.
		10.22		Dived.
		12.00	EE 7417	Day's run:  108 nm ( 81 nm    27 nm)
			E 4-5, Sea 3
		16.00	EE 7418	Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix 305.5, 12 nm.
		20.00	EE 7419
		23.04		Surfaced.
		24.00	EE 7425
		28.10.43
		04.00	EE 7199
			E 4, Sea 3
		08.00	EE 7258
		08.43	EE 7256	Detection 159 cm.  One minute 5 second duration, creaking, steady Volume.  After 2 minute search pause again 2 short detections.  Volume 5.
		08.45		Dived (depth A +20 meters).  Sound bearing in relative bearing 95° own course 60°.  Distance by sound bearing about 5000 meters. Vessel steers search courses.
		10.09		No sound bearings.
		12.00	EE 7259	Day's run:  92 nm ( 72 nm   20 nm)
			E 3-4, Sea 2-3
		16.00	EE 7261
		20.00	EE 7292
		23.10		Surfaced.
		24.00	EE 7293

	Sun and Moon Data 27.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 28.10.43

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		29.10.43	North coast of Trinidad
		04.00	EE 7631
			E 4, Sea 3, Vis. 3 nm
		08.00	EE 8428
		12.00	EE 8541	Day's run:  133 nm ( 112 nm   21 nm)
		16.00	EE 8543	Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix 70°T, 16 nm.
		20.00	EE 8551
		24.00	BE 8554
		30.10.43
		02.28		Short Signal:  Have carried out task.
		03.28		Radio Message 0256/30/322:  "Becker" reports on 54 meters with Volume 3:  Have carried out task.
		04.00	EE 8578	Fuel inventory 96.3 meters.  Heading for EE 47.  Suspect traffic on Great Circle route from Barbados and from the Strait of St. Lucia to and from Gibraltar.
			E 3, Sea 2-3
				Operating off Guyana coast no longer worthwhile due to fuel inventory.
		08.00	EE 8462
		12.00	EE 8425	Day's run:  125 nm ( 105 nm   20 nm)
		26.00	EE 8422
		20.00	EE 8187
		24.00	EE 8176
			E 2-3, Sea 1-2
		31.10.43	East of Barbados
		00.36	EE 8445	Dived for aircraft.  Aircraft engine sounds over the boat.  No detection, no sighting.
		01.51		Surfaced.
		04.00	EE 7363
			E 3, Sea 2, Vis. 2 nm
		08.00	EE 4979
		10.23		Dived.
		12.00	EE 4855	Day's run:  119 nm ( 97 nm   22 nm)
		16.00	EE 4852
		20.00	EE 4952
		23.12		Surfaced.
		24.00	EE 4815

	Sun and Moon Data 29.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 30.10.43
	Sun and Moon Data 31.10.43

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		01.11.43		Boat is moving back and forth off the St. Lucia Passage and Barbados
		01.30		Search light in sight on St. Lucia.
				Illumination is visible hourly.
		04.00	EE 4574
			E 3-4, Sea 2, Vis. 3 nm
		08.00	EE 4594
		10.20		Dived.
		12.00	EE 4671	Day's run:  124 nm ( 105 nm   19 nm)
		16.00	EE 4672
		20.00	EE 4673
		23.13		Surfaced.
		24.00	EE 4921
		02.11.43
		04.00	EE 4946
			ESE 2, Sea 1-2, Vis. 2 nm
		08.00	EE 4832
		10.28		Dived.
		12.00	EE 4577	Day's run:  128.5 nm ( 108 nm   20.5 nm)
		16.00	EE 4811
		20.00	EE 4811
		23.28		Surfaced.
		24.00	EE 4814
		03.11.43	North of Barbados
		01.30		Searchlight on St. Lucia in sight.  Last search observed at 08.40 hours.  Otherwise hourly.
		04.00	EE 4558
			E 4, Sea 2
		08.00	EE 4468
		10.30		Dived.
		12.00	EE 4475	Day's run:  126 nm ( 106 nm   20 nm)
		16.00	EE 4478
		20.00	EE 4713
		23.16		Surfaced.
		24.00	EE 4716
			E 2-3, Sea 1-2, Vis. 2-3

	Sun and Moon Data 01.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 02.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 03.11.43

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		04.11.43		Searchlight on St. Lucia works as previously observed.
		04.00	EE 4495
			E 4, Sea 2
		08.00	EE 4555
		10.24		Dived.
		12.00	EE 4537	Day's run:  117 nm ( 105 nm   14 nm)
		16.00	EE 4535
		20.00	EE 4536
		23.04		Surfaced.
		24.00	EE 4612
			E 3, Sea 2, Swell
		05.11.43
		00.36	EE 4613	Shadow bearing 140°T 4 nm.  Set off to attack on the up moon side.  With this the shadow was recognized as a sailing vessel on a broad reach, sailing on course 220°.
			Bright moonshine, E 4, Sea 2-3, Vis. good
		02.46	EE 4618	1 torpedo (G7A) passed behind range 1200 meters.  Bubble track seen clearly.  Speed underestimated at 6 knots.
				2nd G7A bow life, target angle 90°, range 900, enemy speed 8 knots.  Hit in aftership.  Explosion, high black cloud.  Aftership sank immediately.  Foreship sails on a bit on its own then capsizes.
				Sailing vessel was rigged as a two-masted schooner.  A wooden ship with relatively high rigging, 60 meters long, deeply loaded, size about 900 tons.  By the course on the way from European waters to Trinidad.
		04.00	EE 4624
			E 4, Sea 2-3	Began return transit with 77 cbm.
		05.30	EE 4633	Steamer with set lights and illuminated neutrality markings in sight bearing 125°T. Course 240°, speed 10 knots.
		04.49		Short Signal sent on 36 meters:  My position is BE 46.  Have sunk with torpedo freight sailing vessel.  Still have 60-80 cbm.  Return transit begun due to fuel.
		06.37		Radio Message 0538/5/303  "Becker" reports on 36 meters by Short Signal with Volume 2-3:  Freight sailer.  Return transit . . . . . Supplemental:  Norddeich had not picked up 1st and 2nd Short Signal group.

	Sun and Moon Data 04.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 05.11.43

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		continued
		05.11.43		Missing groups were not repeated because the important part of the report was picked up and the approximate position known.
		08.00	EE 5171
		12.00	EE 5177	Day's run:  138 nm ( 118 nm   20 nm)
		16.00	EE 5158
		20.00	EE 5156
		24.00	EE 5162
			E 3-4, Sea 2, Swell
		06.11.43
		04.00	EE 5213
			Bright moonlit night, E 5, Sea 5, Swell
		08.00	EE 2828
		12.00	EE 2922	Day's run:  109 nm ( 90 nm   19 nm)
		16.00	EE 2912
		20.00	EE 2916
		24.00	EE 2695
			ENE 4, Sea 2
		07.11.43	East of the Small Antilles
		04.00	EE 2669
			Bright moonlit night, E 5, Sea 3-4
		08.00	EE 3424
		12.00	EE 3197	Day's run:  111 nm ( 94 nm   17 nm)
		16.00	EE 3195
		20.00	EE 3192
		24.00	EE 3245
			ENE 4, Sea 2-3

	Sun and Moon Data 05.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 06.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 07.11.43

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		08.11.43
		04.00	EE 3222
			Bright moonlit night, ENE 4, Sea 3
		08.00	DP 9895
		12.00	DP 9948	Day's run:  98.5 nm ( 75 nm   23.5 nm)
		16.00	DP 9946
		20.00	DP 9951
		24.00	DP 9928
			NE 3-4, Sea 3
		09.11.43
		04.00	DQ 7474
			Bright moonlit night, NbyE 4, Sea 3
		08.00	DQ 7453
		12.00	DQ 7435	Day's run:  133 nm ( 115 nm   18 nm)
		16.00	DQ 7197
		20.00	DQ 7195
		24.00	DQ 7273
			NE 4, Sea 2-3
		10.11.43
		04.00	DQ 7237
			Bright moonlit night, NE 4, Sea 2-3
		08.00	DQ 4979
		12.00	DQ 4967	Day's run:  124 nm ( 105 nm   19 nm)
		16.00	DQ 4967
		20.00	DQ 4955
		24.00	DQ 5718
			NE 4-5, Sea 3
		11.11.43	Northeast of the Small Antilles
		04.00	DQ 5485
			NE 3, Sea 3, bright moonlit night
		08.00	DQ 5522
		12.00	DQ 5522	Day's run:  117 nm ( 99 nm   18 nm)
		16.00	DQ 5526
		20.00	DQ 5536
		24.00	DQ 5296
			NNE 3, Sea 2-3, high Swell

	Sun and Moon Data 08.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 09.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 10.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 11.11.43

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		12.11.43
		04.00	DQ 5351
			NE 3, Sea 2, full moon
		08.00	DQ 5333
		12.00	DQ 3776	Day's run:  123 nm ( 104 nm   19 nm)
		16.00	DQ 3775
		20.00	DQ 3757
		24.00	DQ 3761
			NW 3, Sea 2, Swell
		13.11.43
		04.00	DQ 3579
			W 3, Sea 3
		08.00	DQ 3562
		12.00	DQ 3385	Day's run:  150.5 nm ( 133 nm   17.5 nm)
		16.00	DQ 3383
		20.00	DQ 3383
		24.00	DR 1141
			W 3-4, Sea 2-3, Swell
		14.11.43
		04.00	DF 7879
			NNW 4, Sea 3
		08.00	DF 7864
		12.00	DF 7838	Day's run:  130 nm ( 111.5 nm   18.5 nm)
		16.00	DF 7836
		20.00	DF 7914
		24.00	DF 7687
			NNW 3, Sea 2-3
		15.11.43
		04.00	DF 7661
			NNW 4, Sea 3
		08.00	DF 8178
		12.00	DF 8168	Day's run:  128.5 nm ( 111 nm   17.5 nm)
		16.00	DF 8154
		20.00	DF 8161
		24.00	DF 8215
			NNW 4, Sea 3

	Sun and Moon Data 12.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 13.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 14.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 15.11.43

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		16.11.43
		04.00	DF 5882
		08.00	DF 5839
		12.00	DF 5905	Day's run:  135 nm ( 117.5 nm   17.5 nm)
		16.00	DF 5913
		20.00	DF 5687
		24.00	DF 5689
			N 3, Sea 2
		17.11.43
		04.00	DF 6418
			ENE 4, Sea 3
		08.00	DF 6416
			NE 4, Sea 3
		12.00	DF 6193	Day's run:  132.5 nm ( 114.5 nm   18 nm)
		16.00	DF 6193
		20.00	DF 6244
		24.00	DF 6251
			NE 4, Sea 3
		18.11.43
		04.00	DF 6235
			NE 4, Sea 3
		08.00	DF 3979
		12.00	DF 3985	Day's run:  96 nm ( 76 nm   20 nm)
		16.00	DF 3985
		20.00	DF 3967
		24.00	DF 3969
			E 6, Sea 4
		19.11.43
		04.00	DG 1744
			ESE 6, Sea 5
		08.00	DG 1743
		12.00	DG 1728	Day's run:  75 nm ( 49 nm   24 nm)
		16.00	DG 1723	Lower double M.G. C 38 is completely out of service due to sea impacts.
		20.00	DG 1497
		24.00	DG 1499
			E 5, Sea 4

	Sun and Moon Data 16.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 17.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 18.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 19.11.43

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		20.11.43	South of the Azores
		04.00	DG 1575
			E 6, Sea 5, Vis. 2 nm
		08.00	DG 1581
		12.00	DG 1568	Day's run:  82.5 nm ( 58 nm   24.5 nm)
		16.00	DG 1566
		20.00	DG 1644
		24.00	DG 1628
		21.11.43
		04.00	DG 1636
			E 5, Sea 4
		08.00	DG 2187
		12.00	DG 2182	Day's run: 110 nm ( 86 nm   24 nm)
		16.00	DG 2183
		20.00	DG 2167
		24.00	DG 2244
			NE 4, Sea 3
		22.11.43
		04.00	DG 2228
			NE 4, Sea 3
		08.00	DG 2233
		12.00	DG 2312	Day's run: 109 nm ( 85 nm   24 nm)
		16.00	CE 9779
		20.00	CE 9784
		24.00	CE 9769
			NNE 3, Sea 2
		23.11.43
		04.00	CE 9852
			NE 3-4, Sea 2-3
		08.00	CE 9914
		12.00	CE 9917	Day's run: 118 nm ( 94 nm   24 nm)
		16.00	CE 9918
		20.00	CE 9919
		24.00	CE 9933
			NNE 3, Sea 1-2

	Sun and Moon Data 20.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 21.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 22.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 23.11.43

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		24.11.43
		04.00	CF 7585
			ENE 2, Sea 1
		08.00	CF 7647
		12.00	CF 7646	Day's run: 133.5 nm ( 112.5 nm   21 nm)
		16.00	CF 7643
		20.00	CF 7627
		24.00	CF 7391
			N 2, Sea 1
		25.11.43
		04.00	CF 7336
			N 3, Sea 2, hazy
		08.00	CF 5746
		12.00	CF 5727	Day's run: 136 nm ( 112 nm   24 nm)
		16.00	CF 5725
		20.00	CF 5722
		24.00	CF 5571
			W 1, Sea 1
		26.11.43
		04.00	CF 5555
			NNW 2, Sea 2, Vis. medium
		05.25		Anti-aircraft fire abeam to port.
		05.30		Dived.   Detonation.
		08.00	CF 5556
		12.00	CF 5565	Day's run: 84 nm ( 53 nm   31 nm)
		16.00	CF 5561
		20.00	CF 5562	Surfaced.
		20.05		Dived.  Detection on 170 cm, Volume 5 steady tone.
		21.56		Surfaced.
		23.46		Dived.  Searchlight bearing 280°T, was not detected.
		24.00	CF 5616
			WNW 2, Sea 2
		27.11.43
		04.00	CF 5616
			NNW 2, Sea 2
		05.02		Surfaced.
		05.14	CF 5622	Detection 170 cm, Volume 5, steady tone.  Dived.
		08.00	CF 5389

	Sun and Moon Data 24.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 25.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 26.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 27.11.43

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		continued
		27.11.43
		12.00	CF 5398	Day's run: 76 nm ( 49 nm   27 nm)
		16.00	CF 5399
		20.00	CF 6174
		20.52		Surfaced.
		21.39		Dived.  Searchlight in 70°T, far off.
		24.00	CF 1673
		28.11.43
		01.07	NNW 2, Sea 1, Vis. 2 nm	Surfaced.  Passed 18°W to the east.  Short wave receiver was not switched off because the bearing receiver was out of service and submerged reception was not possible.  Wanze was switched to aural reception every 50 seconds for 10 seconds on the basis of tracking successes of the previous days.
		05.01		Dived.
		04.00	CF 6153
		07.49		Surfaced for ventilation.
		07.53		Dived.
		08.00	CF 6137
		12.00	CF 6137	Day's run: 62 nm ( 39 nm   23 nm)
		16.00	CF 6138
		20.00	CF 6139
		22.23		Surfaced.
		24.00	CF 6212
			NE 2, Sea 1-2
		29.11.43
		02.00	ENE 2, Sea 1, lightly hazy, marine phosphorescence	Dived.
		04.00	CF 3899
		06.34		Surfaced.
		08.00	CF 3981	Dived.
		12.00	CF 3982	Day's run: 100 nm ( 66 nm   34 nm)
		16.00	CF 3983	Port diesel out of service.
		20.00	CF 3967
		23.11		Surfaced.
		24.00	CG 1747
			NE 3, Sea 2-3

	Sun and Moon Data 27.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 28.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 29.11.43

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		30.11.43
		03.00	NE 4, Sea 3	Dived.
		04.00	CG 1758
		06.30		Surfaced.
		08.00	CD 1768
		08.04		Dived.
		12.00	CG 1769	Day's run: 73.5 nm ( 41 nm   32.5 nm)
		16.00	CG 1847	Port diesel limitedly operable.
		20.00	CG 1848
		20.58		Surfaced.
		24.00	CG 1867
			NNE 5-6, Sea 4-5
		01.12.43
		01.00	NE 6, Sea 5	Dived.
		04.00	CG 1947
		06.46		Surfaced.
		07.57		Dived.
		08.00	CG 1958
		12.00	CG 1953	Day's run: 86 nm ( 52 nm   34 nm)
		16.00	CG 1961
		20.00	CG 1962
		21.02		Surfaced.
		24.00	CG 2724
			NNE 3-4, Sea 2-3
		02.12.43	West of Vigo
		01.05		Dived.
		04.00	CG 2731
		05.01		Surfaced.
		05.50	CG 2498	Aircraft with searchlight in 300°T.
				Flies past the stern, weapons defense ready, however did not shoot.  After the searchlight went out dived.
		08.00	CG 2944
		12.00	CG 2574	Day's run: 86 nm ( 57 nm   29 nm)
		16.00	CG 2575
		19.58		Surfaced.

	Sun and Moon Data 30.11.43
	Sun and Moon Data 01.12.43
	Sun and Moon Data 02.12.43

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		continued
		02.12.43
		20.00	CG 2576
		23.24	CG 2568	Dived.  Detection 170 cm, Volume 2-3, steady tone.
		24.00	CG 2615
		03.12.43
		00.07	NNW 3, Sea 2, dark night, low hanging clouds	Surfaced.
		02.03	CG 2375	Detection 170 cm, steady tone, Volume 3, 2 nm under land off the Mino mouth dived.
		03.10		Surfaced.
		03.27	CG 2375	Detection 170 cm, fluctuating tone, Volume 1-2, dived.
		04.00	CG 2375
		05.20		Surfaced.
		07.34		Dived.
		08.00	CG 2235
			NNW 4, Sea 3, high Swell
		12.00	CG 2238	Day's run: 147 nm ( 115.5 nm   31.5 nm)
		16.00	CG 2232
		20.00	BF 7895
		21.08		Surfaced.
		24.00	BF 7945	Boat was overflown by a fast aircraft in about 300 meters altitude, course 240°.  Below the fuselage a small green light was visible.
			ENE 3, Sea 2, high Swell, moonlit
		04.12.43	Gulf of La Coruna
		04.00	BF 7929
		05.07	NE 5, Sea 4	Surfaced.
		07.35		Dived.
		08.00	BF 7931
		12.00	BF 7699	Day's run: 102 nm ( 76 nm   26 nm)
		16.00	BF 8477
		20.00	BF 8478
		21.02		Surfaced.
		24.00	BF 8725
			NE 7, Sea 5-6

	Sun and Moon Data 02.12.43
	Sun and Moon Data 03.12.43
	Sun and Moon Data 04.12.43

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		05.12.43
		04.00	BF 8731
		06.05		Surfaced.
		08.00	BF 8753	Dived.
			ENE 4, Sea 3
		12.00	BF 8812	Day's run: 65 nm ( 41 nm   24 nm)
		16.00	BF 8821	Gyro-compass installation out of service.
		20.00	BF 8822
		23.10		Surfaced.  Steered by magnetic compass.
		24.00	BF 8831
			E 1-2, Sea 2, Swell
		06.12.43	Bay of Biscay
		02.00		Gyrocompass installation in service.
		07.00		Dived.
		04.00	BF 8562
		06.08		Surfaced.
		07.43		Dived.
		08.00	BF 8295
			E 2, Sea 1-2
		12.00	BF 8268	Day's run: 90 nm ( 54 nm   36 nm)
		16.00	BF 8263
		19.09		Short Signal:  Position 36 hours off meeting point with escort.  Bearing direction finder out of service.  Ship has no radio reception.
		20.00	BF 8239
		21.04	NNE 2, Sea 1, bright moonlit night	Surfaced.
		22.03		Dived.
		24.00	BF 5877
		07.12.43
		02.40		Surfaced.
		04.00	BF 5843
			ENE 4, Sea 3, misty
		05.50		Dived.
		07.38		Surfaced.
		07.52		Dived.
		08.00	BF 5821
			NNE 3-4, Sea 3

	Sun and Moon Data 05.12.43
	Sun and Moon Data 06.12.43
	Sun and Moon Data 07.12.43

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		continued
		07.12.43
		12.00	BF 5587	Day's run: 100 nm ( 51 nm   49 nm)
		16.00	BF 5581
		19.00	Point Liebe
		20.00	BF 5581
		21.22		Surfaced.
		22.55		Radio Message 0828/7/91:  Escort will be at Point 344 on 8 December at 07.00 hours.
		23.52		Dived.
		24.00	BF 2224
		08.12.43
		03.00		Surfaced.
		04.00	BF 5281
			NE 2, Sea 2
		06.15	Point 346
		07.15		Boat taken under escort.
		11.00	Brest	Made fast.
			On board 8 December 1943
			Kapitänleutnant and
				Kommandant

	Sun and Moon Data 07.12.43
	Sun and Moon Data 08.12.43