U-47 - 10th War Patrol

Translation by Jerry Mason with help from Andi Forster

Departed
Date
Lost
Date
Days at Sea
Lorient
20 February 1941
7 March 1941
16

 

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Ships Hit
Date
KTB Time
Position
Ship
Tons
Nationality
Convoy
26 Feb 41
00.18
56°15'N, 13°05'W
KASONGO
5,254
Belgian
OB-290
26 Feb 41
00.25 (approximate)
56°15'N, 13°05'W
DIALA (damaged)
8,106
British
OB-290
26 Feb 41
01.37
56°15'N, 13°05'W
BORGLAND
3,636
Norwegian
OB-290
26 Feb 41
02.10
56°15'N, 13°05'W
RYDBOHOLM
3,197
Swedish
OB-290
28 Feb 41
01.26
54°27'N, 17°15'W
HOLMELEA
4,223
British
HX-109
7 Mar 41
05.05
60°45'N, 13°00'W
TERJE VIKEN (damaged)
20,638
British
OB-293
     
 Total = 45,054
    
Note:  The positions in the table above and in the Google Earth patrol summary are derived from the KTB and in many cases do not match those set forth in authoritative references such as Jürgen Rohwer, Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two or the Uboat.net website.  The goal here is to present the picture relative to the U-boat and not the absolute position that the ship was attacked or sank.

 
 
           
           
           
           
   
                 
 
 
K  r  i  e  g  s  t  a  g  e  b  u  c  h
======================
       Unterseeboot  "  U.47  ".   
Kommandant:  Korv.Kpt.  P  r  i  e  n  .
( Reconstructed by B.d.U. - Op. -  )
 
 
    07.12.40 to      
    19.02.41   Shipyard lay period in Lorient.  
    20.02.41   Put to sea for remote patrol.  
    25.02.41      
    14.11   Radio Message:  Enemy convoy in sight square AM 4335 with westerly course, low speed.  Was forced off by aircraft, enemy lost from sight.    U.47.  
    17.21   B.d.U. to U.47:  Pursue.  
    19.02   Radio Signal:  Convoy in sight, inexact position square AM 4236.  U.47.  
    23.50   Radio Signal:  Convoy in sight square 4282.  U.47.  
    26.02.41      
    00.19   Radio Signal:  Enemy steers southwesterly course.  U.47.  
    01.01   Radio Signal:  Convoy square 4284.  U.47.  
    02.11   Radio Signal:  Last observed position of the enemy is square 4278.  U.47.  
    06.02   Radio Message transmitter interference eliminated.  Enemy in square AM 4437, still consists of 24 steamers, 6 destroyers.  U.47.  
    07.21   B.d.U. to U-97, 47, 73:  Contact holder do not attack by day.  
    08.59   Radio Message:  Convoy in square 4457.  U.47.  
    10.26   Radio Message:  Convoy in square 4473, course 230°, speed 8 knots.  U.47.  
    12.01   Radio Message:  Convoy in square 4478, course 210°.  U.47.
    14.10   Convoy in square AL 6936, course 250°, Vis. 2 nm.  U.47.
    16.17   Convoy AL 6961.  With convoy 1 Sunderland.  U.47.  
           
           
           
              
           
           
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    continued      
    26.02.41      
    20.20   B.d.U. to U.47:  Question contact.  
    22.14   Radio Message to B.d.U.:  No bearing signals due to depth charge pursuit.  Have lost contact, in pursuit.  Up to now success 22000 tons.  U.47.  
    27.02.41      
    05.58   U.47 to B.d.U.:  To Serial No. 104 no contact.  Position square AL 9255.  
    07.03.41      
    04.54   U.47 reports convoy in AM 1249.  
    23.00   Boat no longer reported position on request.  
           
           
        On 21 April 1941 U.47 was declared missing one star with effect from 7 March 1941, on 26 April 1931 missing 2 stars.  The entire crew remains with the Kommandant.  
           
           
           
                For the Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote.  
                      The Chief of the Operations Department.  
                                        
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
 

 

     
     
 

Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote

  
  Operationsabteilung                                                                               17 May 1941  
 

B,Nr. Gkdos 1146 A5

  
     
     
                                                   Geheime Kommandosache  !  
     
  To  
                  The Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine - 1. Skl. -  
                            Attention Herrn K.Kapt.  Groschupf  
                                    - or representative in office -  
     
     
     
                  In the Enclosure from B.d.U.-Op.-, the KT.B.'s of the lost U-boats U-47, 70, 99, 100 and U-551 are presented in duplicate.  
     
     
     
     
   

On behalf of:

  
 
                        

 

  
     
     
     
     
                                       
     
 

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