U-47 - 6th War Patrol

Translation by Jerry Mason with help from Andi Forster

Departed	Date	Arrived	Date	Days at Sea
Kiel	3 June 1940	Kiel	6 July 1940	34

 

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Ships Hit
Date	KTB Time	Position	Ship	Tons	Nationality	Convoy
14 Jun 40	19.44	50°27'N, 10°46'W	BALMORALWOOD	5,834	British	HX-47
21 Jun 40	20.07	50°21.5'N, 10°02'W	SAN FERNANDO	13,056	British	HX-49
24 Jun 40	02.48 - 03.40	50°16'N, 13°19'W	CATHRINE	1,885	Panamanian
27 Jun 40	03.45 - 04.00	50°19'N, 13°58'W	LENDA	4,005	Norwegian
27 Jun 40	17.05 - 18.02	50°10'N, 13°47'W	LETICIA	2,580	Dutch
29 Jun 40	05.15 - 05.38	49°12'N, 13°55'W	EMPIRE TOUCAN	4,127	British
30 Jun 40	14.45	55°21'N, 17°05'W	GEORGIOS KYRIAKIDES	4,201	Greek
2 Jul 40	07.58	56°17'N, 11°05'W	ARANDORA STAR	15,501	British
			Total = 51,189
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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				Copy No.  . . . .4. . .
				K  r  i  e  g  s  t  a  g  e  b  u  c  h
				Unterseeboot  "U  47"
				Kommandant: Kaptlt.    P  r  i  e  n
				Beginning:      27.4.40
				Concluding:     8.7.40
				Distribution:     "U-47" Copy No. 1 7. U-Flottille   2 B.d.U. -Op.-   3 O.K.M.   4 + 5 B.d.U. -Org.-   6
				Enclosures: a) 1 Track chart (for Copy No. 1-4) b) 9 Torpedo firing reports (only for Copy No. 1-5) c) 1 Plotting sheet (for Copy No. 1-6) d) General and Officer-Only Radio Messages (only for Copy No 1).
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		27.04.40	Kiel, Tirpitz Mole	Boat cleared after successful patrol.
				Torpedo and artillery ammunition offloaded.
				Kommandant reported to B.d.U. in Wilhelmshaven.
		28.04.40	Kiel, Tirpitz Mole	Boat prepared for the shipyard.
		29.04.40	Kiel Germaniawerft	Repairs in Germaniawerft.
		30.04.40	As above	Repair work, Kommandant and II. Watch Officer report to Berlin.
		01. - 08.05.40	As above	Repair work, crew on leave in turns.
		09.05.40	Kiel, Germaniawerft floating dock	Dry-docked.
		to
		15.05.40		Un-docked.
		16. - 28.05.40	Kiel, Germaniawerft	Repair work.
		29.05.40	As above	Fuel loading, repair work.
		30.05.40	Kiel harbor	Sea trial and test dive, oxygen loading at the Kriegsmarinewerft.
		31.05.40	Kiel, Germaniawerft	Bilge cleaning, artillery ammunition loading.
		01.06.40	Kiel, Tirpitz Mole	Torpedo loading.
		02.06.40	As above	Provisions loading.

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		03.06.40	Kiel, Tirpitz Mole
		09.00		Cast off for final trim test, afterwards calibrated the magnetic compass.  The Gyro compass had an error of 30.5°.  Magnetic compass was replaced.
		14.00	As above	Made fast.
		21.50	As above	Cast off.
		22.10 - 22.20		Holtenau Lock
				Canal cruise.
		04.06.40
		03.50 - 04.07		Brunsbüttel Lock.
				Down the Elbe in mine convoy behind "SAMLAND"
		08.05	W 2-3, Sea 2, lightly cloudy	Elbe I Buoy, released mine escort.  The starboard diesel was out of service from 04.10 to 08.50 hours, afterwards in service again.
		11.45	AN 9581	for aircraft.
		12.00		Day's run:  130 nm , 1 nm
		16.00	AN 9513	Transit on Route Blau.
			N 3-4, Sea 2, clear
		19.00		Recognition Signal exchanged with U B N.  Multiple dives for aircraft.  Incoming Radio Message 1659/4/76:  B.d.U. to "U-32" and "U-47".  From Route Blau proceed via square 3743, 4667 west of 3°E.  East of this line, off the Skagerrak and on Route Blau own surface warships operate.
		20.00	AN 6666 upper-left
			N 2-1, abating
		05.06.40
		00.00	AN 6392 upper-center	I am trying to get out of Route Blau as quickly as possible to get west of 3°E and therefore tomorrow also want get past square 3700 by trying the "Jump up, March, March" procedure.  [presumably rapid transit through an area in a series of runs at higher speed on the surface]
			Wind calm, Vis. very good
		04.00	AM 6328 upper-center
		04.08 - 05.08	Wind calm, mirror flat sea	morning twilight.
		08.00	AN 3788 upper-left	Proceeded alternating and .
			Weather steady
		12.00	AN 3743 upper-left	Day's run:  211 nm , 12 nm
			Weather steady in the sea area west of the Skagerrak, central North Sea

	Sun and Moon Data 03.06.40
	Sun and Moon Data 04.06.40
	Sun and Moon Data 05.06.40

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		05.06.40
		16.00	AM 5711	Occasionally  for aircraft
			SW 2, Sea 1-2. clear, Vis. very good	In square AN 3477 upper-left drifting mine sighted.  Apparently English.
		19.35	SW 3, Sea 2, lightly cloudy, Vis. moderate, misty horizon	Incoming Radio Message 1127/5/14:  To all:  Own flying boat emergency landing square AN 2693 yesterday 16.50 hours.  U-58 search for aircraft.  Outbound boats proceed through this area to search.
		20.00	AN 4633	I want to lay my course through this area to search from east to west because it is assumed that the aircraft would taxi to the east.
		6.06.40
		00.00	AM 4376 center-left edge	Continued at HF due to aircraft search.
			SW 2, abating, mist, Vis. bad
		04.00	AN 4230
			Heavy mist, Vis. 1000 meters, wind calm
		07.38	AN 2758 upper-center	Course change to 245°, aircraft search.
		08.00	AN 2757 upper-right	White star from a rubber boat.
		08.02		It is the fliers.  Crew consisting of three men was taken over.  They are Ob.Feldw. Lippert, Feldw. Klare, Unteroffz. Stöckinger of the Do 18 aircraft 8 L + L K.  The Kommandant of the aircraft Lt. Weinlig was killed in air combat by a head shot.  The aircraft was not seen and by statements of the crew had probably sunk.  I did not search any longer for the aircraft, because the three men have already rowed 40 hours to the east without having sighted the aircraft.  The aircraft was heavily damaged and was damaged further by the crew by blows with an axe.  Additionally the aircraft must be found in the endangered area of square AN 2745, 2748.  Unteroffz. Stöckinger is wounded by a graze shot on the shoulder and shot through the left calve both probably caused by from the same shot.
			Position east of the Shetland Islands
		08.45		Outgoing Radio Message 0804/6/29:  To B.d.U.:  3 men from 8 LLK rescued alive, Kmdt. dead, 1 man wounded, calve shot through.  Aircraft probably sunk.  Position square 2754 lower-left.    U-47.
		09.57		Outgoing Radio Message 0946/6/30:  Wound is benign.  Continuing transit into operations area.    U-47.
				Despite fatigue the three men make a good impression.

	Sun and Moon Data 05.06.40
	Sun and Moon Data 06.06.40

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		06.06.40
		12.00	AN 2272 lower-center	Day's run:  224 nm Surfaced
			W 1-2, Vis. moderate, clearing	6 nm Submerged
		16.00	AN 7895 lower-left
			NW 2, Sea 1, Vis. good
		17.19 - 17.53		Dived for aircraft.
		18.45	AF 7859 upper-right	New course 270°.
		21.00	AF 7848 upper-right corner	New course 250°.
			NW 3, Sea 2, Vis. very good, lightly cloudy
		21.14 - 22.27		Dived before aircraft and fishing trawler.
		22.42 - 23.00		Dived, as above.
		07.06.40
		00.00	AF 7793 upper-right	Sunset 00.04 hours! !
			NW 2, clearing, Sea 1
		03.35 - 04.07	AN 1214 upper-right	Dived for aircraft.
			Wind calm, mirror flat
		05.41 - 06.10		Dived, aircraft
		06.28 - 08.00 )	AN 1261	Dived, destroyer.  No attack possible, because the enemy zigzagged and prevailing mirror flat sea.
		08.02 - 09.16 )	Wind calm
		12.00	Sea area west of the Shetlands	Day's run:  212 nm Surfaced
			AN 1172 upper-right	4 nm Submerged
		16.00	AM 3286 center	Avoidance maneuver for fishing trawler.
			Wind E 1, Sea 0, Vis. very good
		18.00		Changed course to 220° in accordance with Incoming Radio Message 1930/6/39 and 1932/6/38:  To all:  1.)  . . . .  2.) Strong merchant ship traffic determined square AM 3390 and 3520 course about NE and SW.  3.)  . . . . 4.)  . . . . 5.)  Atlantic boats utilize attack opportunities in accordance with Paragraph 2.    B.d.U.
			Area west of the Orkneys
		20.00	AM 3416 lower-center edge
			SE 2, Sea 1, Vis. medium
		20.24		Dived due to fog.

	Sun and Moon Data 06.06.40
	Sun and Moon Data 07.06.40

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		08.06.40
		00.00	AM 3441 lower-center edge	Surfaced.
			SW 2-3, Sea 1-2, Vis. medium
		03.40	AM 3394 lower-center edge	Submerged due to fog,  No traffic observed.
		06.54 - 07.21		Surfaced, submerged again due to fog.
		10.45	AM 3525 upper edge right	Surfaced, course 225°.
		12.00	AM 3527 upper right	Day's run:  134 nm Surfaced
			SW 3-4, Sea 3, Vis. medium	19 nm Submerged
		14.54 - 15.49		Dived for a steamer which on getting closer turned out to be a fishing trawler.
		16.00	AM 2668 lower-left
			WSW 2, abating, Sea 1, misty horizon, otherwise Vis. good
		19.40 - 20.15	AM 2816 center	Submerged for an aircraft.  Because I have not encountered anything under land, either now or earlier, I will search further off according to the experience of U-48.
			Wind calm, Sea 0, mirror flat, misty horizon, Vis. 6-8 nm
		21.30	Sea area west of the Hebrides	Incoming Radio Message 1946/8/117:  To U-47, U-32:
				Disposition off the North Channel, U-32 to the north, U-47 to the south of 56°N.  Warships and replenishment traffic is expected to the north and northwest.  All attacks free in accordance with Standing Kriegsmarine Orders.    B.d.U.
				New course 180°.  I want to intersect all possible enemy courses and then advance to the east against the North Channel, as soon as the 56°N has been passed to the south.
		09.06.40
		00.00	AM 2873 upper-right corner
			SE 2, Sea 1-2, Vis. medium
		04.00	AM 0219 lower-left corner
			E 3-4, Sea 5, light mist
		06.05 - 08.25	AM 0249 lower-left	Submerged due to fog.  08.25 hours course change to 150°.
			SSE 2-1, Sea 1, misty
		12.00	AM 5213 lower-right corner	Day's run:  187.0 nm Surfaced
			S 3, Sea 2, misty	4.0 nm Submerged
		16.00	AM 5359 lower-left	On course 135° towards the Irish coast.  Nothing in sight!  Absolutely nothing!!
			SW 3, Sea 2, Vis. good, rain showers

	Sun and Moon Data 08.06.40
	Sun and Moon Data 09.06.40

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		09.06.40
		19.25	AM 5299 lower-center	Land in sight, course 55°.
		24.00	AM 5381 upper-right	It is still bright as day.
			NW 2, Sea 1, Vis. good
		10.05.40
		01.24	AM 5356 upper-right	Lights in sight directly ahead and 20° to starboard.  Initially closed on the surface and then submerged.  Apparently they are illuminated fishing trawlers which moved back and forth in a N-S direction.  Otherwise no traffic.  The night is still only a long twilight from 00.30 to 05.00 hours.
			WSW 1-2, Sea 1, Vis. good Off the North Channel
		02.20	AM 5384 center-left	A shadow destroyer or "KINGFISCHER" runs with zigzags in a southwesterly direction, distance 2 nm
				New course 260°.  Because nothing is in sight, made a deep dive to 100 meters.  Grounded at 106 meters.
		04.00	AM 5356 lower-right	On the surface.  The lights of the fisherman are still seen on the horizon.  I intend to run to the west until 11.00 hours, then come about to monitor and advance as far as possible to the east.
			WSW 1-2, Sea 1, rain showers, otherwise Vis. good
		08.00	AM 5347 center-right edge
			WSW 2-3, Sea 2, Vis. very good
		12.00	AM 5392 upper-right corner	Day's run:  153 nm Surfaced
			NW 4, Sea 3, extraordinarily good Vis.	2.5 nm Submerged
		12.20 - 12.48		Dived for aircraft.
		16.00	AM 5357 center-left
			SW 4, Sea 3, cloudy, rain showers
		17.14 - 19.06		Dived for several fishermen.
		20.00	AM 5364 lower-center	Smoke feathers appear all around the boat, it turned out on closing that they were all from fishermen.
			Weather unchanged, sea area north of the North Channel
		19.53 - 01.03		Dived to avoid fishermen.  A few armed AGATHE fishing trawlers were among them.  At 22.00 hours came about, because the fishermen have not decreased.

	Sun and Moon Data 09.06.40
	Sun and Moon Data 10.06.40

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		11.06.40
		00.00	AM 5364 lower-center
			WSW 4, cloudy, Vis. good
		04.00	AM 5556 upper-left
		07.29		Outgoing Short Signal:  No traffic.    U-47.
		08.00	AM 5285 center
		09.55 - 11.48		Dived for fishermen.
		12.00	AM 5354 upper-center edge	Day's run:  115.5 nm Surfaced
			SW 5, freshening	11 nm Submerged
		13.16		Dived for aircraft.
		13.40	Sea 4-5, long SW-Swell, cloudy, rain showers	Surfaced.
		15.07	North of Ireland	Incoming Radio Message 1330/11/177:  B.d.U. to U.A., U-25, U-51, U-52, U-47, U-32, U-50.  Continue transit in accordance with Operational Orders.  Report passing 51°N by Short Signal UTH.
				New course 215°.
		16.00	AM 5348 upper-right
			SW 6, Sea 5
		20.00	AM 5299 right edge lower	Passed much wreckage and an enormous oil patch.
			Vis. very good, cloudy, isolated rain showers
		12.06.40
		00.00	AM 5229 lower-left
			WSW 5-7, Sea 5-6, Vis. clear
		04.00	AM 5549 upper-center
			W 6, Sea 5, long W-Swell, and Sea
		08.00	AM 5732 upper-right	Due to offset after a navigation fix and proximity to land came to course 245°.
			W 6, Sea 5, Vis. very good
			Northwest of Ireland
		12.00	AM 5724 upper-right	Day's run:  152 nm Surfaced
			W 6-5, abating	0.6 nm Submerged
				New course 215°.
		16.00	AM 5748 upper-right	Incoming Radio Message 1422/12/101:  1.)  on 16 June at 10.00 hours take up attack disposition:
			W 6, Sea 5, Vis. very good	U-47 square 5624, U-32 square 6447, U-28 square 5638, U-51 square 5661, U-25 square 6385, U-38 square 6185, all large square BE.  2.)  Boats form Group Prien.
				B.d.U.
		17.44		Dived for fishing trawler.

	Sun and Moon Data 11.06.40
	Sun and Moon Data 12.06.40

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		12.06.40
		20.00	AM 57xx upper-left	Surfaced.  Was hardly up when the next fisherman came.  Avoided on the surface.
			W 5, Sea 4, long W-Swell, overcast, rain shower
		13.06.40
		00.00	Sea area west of Ireland	Finally again a proper night!
			AM 7338 lower-left
			W 4, Sea 3, long high W-Swell, overcast
		04.00	AM 7385 upper-center
		04.57 - 05.45		Dived due to morning twilight.
		08.00	AM 7618 center-right
			SW 4, Sea 3, W-Swell
		12.00	AM 7592 center	Day's run:  161 nm Surfaced
			SW 3, Sea 2, W-Swell, moderately cloudy	5.5 nm Submerged
		13.30	Sea area west of south Ireland	Incoming Radio Message 1155/13/117  and 1201/13/118:  B.d.U. to Group Prien:  1.)  Shift attack disposition 20 nm to the north.  U-38 however only 10 nm.  2.)  Halifax convoy will be picked up by the home escort in square BE 6342 on 17 June at 06.30 hours.  To there likely convoy course 81°, speed 8-9 knots.  3.)  Until encountering convoy west of 11°W and south of 49°30'N attack only on warships from cruiser upwards.    B.d.U.
		16.00	AM 7828 lower-center	Incoming Radio Message 1537/13/120:  To Group Prien.
			SW 2, Sea 2, long W-Swell 4, Vis. good, lightly cloudy	Until transit to attack disposition is necessary operate south and east of the banned area.    B.d.U.
		17.30	AM xxxx	Incoming Radio Message 1642/13/121:  To Groups Prien and Rösing:  Before encountering expected convoy radio silence, even for enemy contact.  For Group Prien only in area with attack limitation.    B.d.U.
			SW 2, Sea 1, misty horizon
		18.30		New course 135°.
		20.00	AM 7884 center-right
		20.40 - 21.51		Dived due to fog.
		14.06.40
		00.00	BE 3234 upper-left
			W 2, Sea 1
		04.00	BE 3344 upper-left
		05.26		Dived.  Morning twilight.  In the process of surfacing at 06.17 hours a steamer came in sight in direction

	Sun and Moon Data 12.06.40
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		14.06.40
				304°R on course 40°.  Attack set up for tube I.  Tube V was also made ready.  Shortly before the shot the steamer zigzagged towards to target angle 6°. Went to depth 20 meters, was overrun.  Because nothing else was in sight at range = 3500 meters. . .
		06.39		surfaced to stop the steamer with artillery.  Before shooting more steamers came in sight astern.  Therefore. . .
		06.41		dived.  It was determined to be a convoy of 42 steamers, protected by 5 destroyers.  The convoy steers more to the south than the single steamer.  Course 100°.  Closed to 3000 meters and attempted to attack a tanker with tube I.  Shooting range is about 3000-4000 meters.  Passed!  The surfacing and shot were completely nonsense.  I should have waited on surfacing and maneuvered ahead later and if I decided to shoot, then at least a fan from target angle 60° with a range of 2800 meters. But not as is happened from target angle 80°.
		09.17	BE 3373 center-left	Surfaced.  Radio Message 0930/14/Signal sent:  Convoy square BE 3385 consists of 42 steamers, 5 destroyers, easterly course, speed 7 knots.    U-47.
			NW 2, Sea 1, light W-Swell
				Followed on course 80° (general course).
		10.35		Incoming Radio Message Signal αα 1005:  U-47, U-38.  To Radio Message 0930  Attack.    B.d.U.
		12.00	BE 3368 lower-center	Day's run:  163.5 nm Surfaced
				9.5 nm Submerged
				Outgoing Signal αα 1205:  Convoy located square 3396, runs 8 knots.  U-47
		15.05	Southwest of Ireland	Outgoing Signal αα 1505:  Convoy square 1184.  U-47.
		15.14 - 18.00	West exit of the Channel	Dived.  A fishing trawler comes exactly towards U-47.  This guy holds us up longer than we would like.  Apparently, he has poor success at listening speed, because each time after he moves off, it does not take long until he shows target angle 0°, but he never comes over us. However, in so doing we lose the convoy!  It is exasperating.
			BF 1159 center
			NW 1, Sea flat
		1815 - 18.32		Dived due to aircraft.  I gave up further pursuit of the enemy, because now I would have to hunt for 10 hours to get him, so I would not be on time for the Halifax convoy and he would be under the coast where there is little prospect of success due to these continual forced submergences.
		18.39		Dived.  Smoke feathers and mastheads in sight bearing 302°T, target angle 15° bow right.  It is a steamer of the convoy.  Running towards from the south.  Steamer zigzags often.  Bow approach doesn't work out.  Stern approach.
		19-44-35	BF 1158 center	Shot from tube V.  Bow left, target angle 90°, speed 9 knots, hit center (probably water column only seemed to come from the smokestack.  Depth
			φ 50°27.5'N
			λ 10°46.2'W

Sun and Moon Data 14.06.40

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		14.06.40
			[torpedo was shot with impact detonation]	setting 4 meters, Torpedo fire control shot, shot direction 222.5°, ship direction 242.5, range = 600 meters, detonation after 47 seconds.  It was the steamer "BALMORAL WOOD" of 5000 GRT, fully loaded, apparently aircraft parts.  Ship was armed with 2 bow, 4 stern cannons, several multi-barrel anti-aircraft guns.  Crew went into the boats, ship sank after just 2 hours.  The magnetic detonator effect is better, if it works.
		21.52	BF 1157 center-right	Surfaced.  Course 233° to initial position:
			W 1-2, drizzle, Vis. medium	The following is noted on the convoy:
				1.)  It was a complete rabble, no order
				2.)  7 rows each of 6 ships.
				3.)  Destroyers were positioned within the convoy, two old ones behind and/or between the 4th and 4th rows. The other three cross in-between.
				4.)  Apparently nobody likes to drive close to a tanker or the Captains of these ships are really loners, because all tankers were the worst aligned, but were mostly in the middle of the segment.
				5.)  The tail end was formed by small steamers, one of which apparently a U-boat trap.
				6.  Ahead on each side one ship was set out in echelon 5000-6000 meters in the advance direction ahead of the convoy.
		15.06.40
		00.00	BF 1174 lower-right corner
			WSW 1, Sea 1, long flat NW-Swell, Vis. changing
		04.00	BE 3652 upper-center edge
			Drizzle, misty horizon
		08.00	BE 3595 upper-left corner
			NW 2, W-Swell
		12.00	BE 3824 center	Day's run:   187 nm Surfaced
			N 3, Sea 2, Vis. very good, cloudy	13.5 nm Submerged
		16.00	BE 3795 lower-left	Incoming Radio Message 0955/15/155: To U-38, U-47:
			NNW 4-5, Sea 3, long light NW-Swell, heavily cloudy, Vis. very good	By Short Signal report if attack disposition can be reached by 16 June at 16.00 hours.
				At 14.25 hours this Radio Message was answered "Yes".  The Short Signal was confirmed as understood by Radio Message 1510/15/163 at 15.43 hours.
		16.48		U-38 also reports "Yes".

	Sun and Moon Data 14.06.40
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		15.06.40	Sea area North Atlantic southwest o Ireland	Incoming Radio Message 1803/15/164 and 105.  To Group Prien.  If there is no enemy contact before set off from ordered attack disposition at highest speed as to reach the following 2nd disposition 17 June at 05.00 hours:
				U-25 square 6315, U-47 square 6318, U-51 square 6345, U-28 square 6316, U-32 square 6343, U-38 square 6327, U-30 square 6328, all BE.  Watch out for convoy coming from the east.    B.d.U.
		18.30		Incoming Radio Message 1700/15/168:  U-30 joins Group Prien 16 June 10.00 has received attack disposition BE 6164.  B.d.U.
		20.00	BE 6122 lower-left
		23.30		Light in sight bearing 216°T (338°R).  Dived, held onto the light my assumption that is was the Swedish "CASTAR" proved to be false.
		16.06.40
		00.25	BE 6141 lower-right	Surfaced, got closer.  It is Spanish by his markings, course 66 so for the Channel.  In accordance with Radio Message 1153/13/117 Paragraph 3 with a heavy heart, let this beautiful and to boot easy [to knock off] 6000-ton ship go.
			ENE 2-1, Sea 1, Vis. very good
		04.00	BE 5683 center-right
			E 1, Sea 0, lightly cloudy, Vis. very good
		08.00	BE 5384	On changing courses back and forth in position in attack disposition.
			Wind calm
		11.50		Recognition Signals exchanged with U-25.
		12.00	BE 5385 center	Day's run:   159 nm Surfaced, 2 nm Submerged
			E 1
		16.00	BE 5385 center	Course 81° to the new waiting station in accordance with Radio Message 1603/15/164 and 165.
			E 1, Sea 1, clear, Vis. very good
		20.00	BE 6149 center
			E 0-1, Sea 1
		17.06.40
		00.00	BE 6244 upper-right
			NE 1-2
		04.00	BE 6259 upper-right
			NNE 2-5, Vis. very good
		04.20		Recognition Signals exchanged with "U-38".
		05.30		Recognition Signals exchanged with "U-28".

	Sun and Moon Data 15.06.40
	Sun and Moon Data 16.06.40
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		17.06.40
		05.58 - 06.19		Test dive.
		08.00	BE 6518	It is exasperating!   Nothing in sight and also nothing comes, to me the messages by which we operate here appear inaccurate, if not wrong altogether.  In my opinion, my convoy of 14 June was the reported Halifax convoy.  Also nothing comes here from the east.  Therefore at 08.04 hours Short Signal:  No traffic, still have half my fuel inventory.    U-47.
			N 3, Sea 2, cloudy
		12.00	BE 6518	Day's run:   137 nm Surfaced, 1 nm Submerged
		16.00	BE 6518	In the course of the day had signal traffic with U-25, U-28, U-50, U-38
		18.05	Sea area west of the western exit of the Channel	Incoming Radio Message 1630/17/111 + 113:  To Group Prien and U-65.  1.)  Incorrect meeting point.  Attack free in accordance with Standing Kriegsmarine Order.  Rake.
				2.)  Operations area strip without limit to the east and west at the level of U-32 square BF 11 and southern half square AM 87, U-28 and U-47 square 14, U-30 and U-51 square 17, U-25 square 41, U-38 square 44, U-65 square 47 all BF.  No regard for limits with enemy contact.
				3.)  Strong cross traffic from England for French Atlantic harbors is expected.    B.d.U.
		18.10		Course 15° to rake.
		20.00	BE 6312 upper-right corner
			N 3, Sea 2, NW-Swell, lightly cloudy, Vis. very good
		18.06.40
		00.00	BE 3954 lower-left corner
			Weather unchanged
		04.00	BE 3934 center-left edge
			N 3-4, Sea 3, cloudless
		05.41 - 06.40		Dived.
		08.00	BE 3695 lower-right corner
			Vis. medium, misty horizon
		10.05 - 12.16		Dived for fisherman (Spanish).
		12.00	BF 1475 upper-center	Day's run:   111.5 nm Surfaced, 6 nm Submerged
			N 4-3m Sea 3, misty

	Sun and Moon Data 17.06.40
	Sun and Moon Data 18.06.40

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		18.06.40
		16.00	BF 1494 center-left edge	Avoidance maneuver for several fishermen.
		18.10		Incoming αα/Signal:  Enemy convoy square 4632, northerly course.   U-38.
				Thereupon came to course 90°.
		20.00	BF 1577 upper-center	By the further contact keeper reports I can expect enemy contact about 05.00-06.00 hours.
			NNE 3, Sea 3-2, misty, cloudless,
			Sea area west of the exit to the Channel
		19.06.40
		00.00	BF 1597 upper-edge left
			NE 3, cloudless
		04.00	BF 1679 center
		05.40-06.12		Dived.
		06.25 - 06.41		Dived for aircraft.
		08.00	BF 1698 center-right	Nothing in sight!
			NE 2, Sea 2, misty
		10.45	BF 2475 lower-right	Course change to 290°, to prevent the convoy from getting through behind me.
		12.00	BF 1693 lower-center	Nothing!  Day's run:   105 nm Surfaced, 5 nm Submerged
		15.20 - 16.05		Dived for a strange vessel at high speed.  Schnellboot!
		16.06 - 16.56	BF 1655 lower-center	Dived.  The low vessels are not easily detected in the periscope.  They are still there.  Thanks to the efficiency of the Kriegsmarine shipyard my G.H.G. is kaput (before it was undamaged) so that unfortunately also I cannot hear.
			NE 2-3, Sea 2, misty
		16.57 - 23.32   21.30	BF 1654 lower-right corner	Dived.  The S-boot is gone, however in return there are aircraft.  Unfortunately one is directly above us.  As soon as we are submerged it throws bombs.  From 19.40 distant individual depth charges.  21.30 hours while attempting to surface, just before breaking through the surface 6 aircraft bombs.
		20.06.40
		00.00	BF 1657 lower-left corner
			NE 2, Sea 2, Vis. medium
		04.00	BF 1565 left edge upper
			NE 2, Sea 2, lightly cloudy

	Sun and Moon Data 18.06.40
	Sun and Moon Data 19.06.40
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		20.06.40	Sea area south of Ireland
		04.35		Incoming Radio Message 0405/20/1721:  German U-boat was reported square CG 2525 on 19 June at 17.00 hours.
				B.d.U.
				That can only have been U-47.  So my suspicion that positions reported by B-Diesnt are false is confirmed.
		05.25 - 06.34		Dived.
		08.00	BF 1528 upper-center	I decide to operate on the convoy reported in Radio Message 2025/19/167:  To all.  Convoy from the west should be at intake point with escort on 21 June in square BE 3392.
			NNE 3, Sea 2, Vis. good
		12.00	BF 1199 center-right edge	Day's run:   103 nm Surfaced, 12.5 nm Submerged
			NNE 4, Sea 3, Vis. good, lightly cloudy
		16.00	BF 1159 center-left
			Weather unchanged
		20.00	BF 1148 upper-center	Nothing in sight, the Atlantic is swept clean.
			Weather unchanged
		21.06.40
		00.00	BE 3338 center
			N 4-5, Sea 4, Vis. good, cloudy
		04.00	BE 3372 upper-left
			Weather steady
		05.06		Dimmed steamer in sight bearing 321°T (106°R), range = 5000 meters.  Attempt to approach on the surface did not work, it is already too bright.  While attempting to maneuver ahead a "Sunderland" comes in sight ahead.
		05.52 - 06.14		Dived.  After surfacing masts come in sight astern, ahead warship masts.
		06.20		Dived.  It is the reported convoy, which meets with its escort.  The attempt to close submerged fails.  The entire outfit made a zigzag to the north.  It turns out to be 20 steamers and 4 escorts of type Gunboat "BITTERN" or "AUCKLAND".  With it the "Sunderland" aircraft.
		08.00	BE 3375 upper-right
		09.14		Surfaced, moved off to the south, so I would not be forced to submerged by his fishermen.
		09.50 - 10.22		Dived for the "Sunderland".

	Sun and Moon Data 20.06.40
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		21.06.40
		10.55 - 11.22	Sea area southwest of Ireland	Dived for the "Sunderland"
				Now I position myself far out on the flank.
				Following Signal was sent: [illegible time group]
				Convoy square BE 3382 easterly course, speed 9 knots.  Convoy consists of 30 vessels, 4 torpedo boats, aircraft.
				U-47.
				αα/1215  Convoy square BE 3392.    U-47.
		12.00	BE 3389 center-right edge	Day's run:   153 nm Surfaced, 7 nm Submerged
			N 5, Sea 4, cloudy, (high fog layer)	The "Sunderland" makes circles.
		16.00	BF1189 center-left edge	αα/1556  Convoy located square 1181 easterly course.
			Weather steady	U-47.
		18.00	BE 1196 right edge upper	We must now be 16 nm ahead of the front of the convoy.  New course 0°, Speed 7 knots
		18.42		The "Sunderland" is ahead on a west course.  Dived.
		19.15		Surfaced, because in front of the convoy nothing is heard or seen.
		19.16		Convoy in sight bearing 260°T.  Dived.
				Before the boat reached shooting position, it was located [pinged by sonar] by a gun boat in relative bearing 85° range 400 meters.  In order not to lose the gained position again, and since it can be seen from the behavior of the crew of the gun boat that the boat was not detected by the locating, remained at periscope depth.  The gunboat closed to 200-150 meters and then ran off again parallel to the boat.
		20-07-25	BE 1193 center-right	Shot from tube I on tanker, which had already caught my eye in the morning.  Torpedo fire control shot, target angle 90°, range 2000 meters.
			φ 50°21.5'N
			λ 10°02'W
		20-07-58		Shot from tube II on next largest steamer, torpedo fire control shot, target angle 60°, range 1500 meters, about 7000 GRT.
		20-10-34		Shot from tube III on tanker, target angle 90°, range = 500 meters.  Afterwards went to depth 30 meters because there was a steamer coming towards us in target angle 0°, range 600-800 meters.  Unfortunately, due to the movement of the boat in the swell a man operating tube III fired tube II almost simultaneously without a report of this arriving in the conning tower in time, so the 3rd firing was blind.  Detonation 3 minutes 25 minutes after the first shot, further shots not clocked.  Boat stayed beneath the convoy and was located [pinged on with sonar]. For this reason went to depth 100 meters, moved off on course 290° at HF, after 15 minutes came to course 0°.  As a result, the enemy apparently lost me, no depth charges follow.  From 22.00 hours waited to surface because the "Sunderland" is in sight.
		23.02	BF 1247 lower-left corner	Surfaced.  The tanker floats down by the bows with a port list bearing 172°T.  Under water up to the over deck.  On coming closer an escort with him was recognized.  Turned away and moved off again.  Tanker burns, yellowish
			NNW 5-6, Sea 4, cloudy, twilight

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		21.06.40
				billows of smoke pour from the ship.  It turns out to be quite large and has the silhouette of a tanker of type "[illegible word]" size 12150 GRT and steamer type "[illegible word]'" 5800 GRT.  Hits on [illegible 4 words] was at depth [illegible word] observed. There is the possibility of a 3rd hit because at the first detonation two bangs one after another were heard, and they were targeted on this observed steamer.  The plan to attack the convoy again was given up because too much water came over, and I could not run at high speed settings due to weather conditions.
		22.06.40
		00.00	BF 1247	Observations of the convoy:  The same picture of a rabble as last time.  Large distances of the ships from one another, irregular intervals.
			NNW 6, Sea 5, Vis. good
		04.00	BF 1214 lower-right corner.
		05.xx - 06.xx		Test dive.
		08.00	BF 1139 center-right
		12.00	BF 1168 lower-center	Day's run:   240.5 nm Surfaced, 8 nm Submerged
			NW 7, Sea 5-6, cloudy, Vis. good
		12.40	Southwest of Ireland	Recognition Signals exchanged with U-32.
		14.53 - 16.58		Dived for 1 destroyer and 2 fishing trawlers.  Destroyer ran away an easterly course, fishing trawlers continued fishing.  Destroyer range = 5000 meters.
		16.00	BF 1197 lower-center edge	Course 290°.
			NW 8, Sea 6, short and steep, rain showers, otherwise Vis. good
		20.00	BF 1412
			NNW 9, Sea 7, rain showers
		23.06.40
		00.00	BE 3398 center-right edge
			NNW 9, Sea 8
		04.00	BE 3632 lower-center
			NNW 9, Sea 8, Vis. good
		05.50 - 06.53		Dived.

	Sun and Moon Data 21.06.40
	Sun and Moon Data 22.06.40
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		23.06.40
		08.00	BE 3631 lower-right
			NNW 9, Sea 8, rain showers.
		09.1x - 12.08		Dived.
		12.00	BE 3826 center	Day's run:   89 nm Surfaced, 13.5 nm Submerged
			NbyW 8-7, abating, Sea 8
		16.00	BE 3379 lower-right
			NNW 7, Sea 6, cloudy
		20.00	BE 3293 lower-left
			NNW 6-5
		24.06.40
		00.00	BE 3292 upper-left corner
			NNW 4, Sea 3, long NW-Swell
		02.02		Shadow in sight bearing 278°T.  Closed.  Shadow is a steamer of about 3000 GRT,  Initiated attack with estimated values.
		02-18-30		Shot from tube IV.  Miss.  To high speed.  Because in the meantime the moon came out to the south, ran through behind the enemy.  New approach from the north.  Enemy speed not matched exactly.
		02-41-13	φ 50°16'N	Shot from tube I.  Miss.  Prepared for artillery combat.  Steamer sunk with artillery.  Range = 1500 meters.
		02.48 - 03.40	λ 13°19'W
			BE 3295 upper-left
			NNW 3, Sea 3, long NW-Swell, lightly cloudy, Vis. very good
		04.22		Went to the boat.  It was the Estonian steamer "KADRI" 2775 GRT with alleged cargo for Antwerp.  Because there were no provisions in the boat, gave the people bread, sausage and 2 bottles of red wine.  Let the boat go.
				The steamer was completely dimmed.  Boats swung out.  Immediate sharp approach.  The shooting was very difficult  due to the swell and unsuitable gun sight due to the failure of the illumination.  Effect on the target was good.  12 hits sank the ship after 52 minutes.  113 shots were fired.  The statements of the crew of the lifeboat concerning the destination harbor and cargo contradicted each other.  The Captain spoke German.  Specified types of cargo:  Canadian wheat, piece goods and "general cargo" everyone gave different information.
			SW of Ireland
		06.08 - 06.35		Test dive.
		08.00	BE 3288 center
			NW 3-4, long Swell

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		24.06.40
		12.00	BE 3288 lower-center	Day's run:   64 nm Surfaced, 1 nm Submerged
			NW 4, wind shifting to the left, freshening	To save fuel, proceeded on 1 E-motor KF against the sea.
		16.00	BE 3288 lower-center
			WNW 5, cloudy
		20.00	BE 3288 center
			WNW 6, Sea 5
		25.06.40
		00.00	BE 3288 upper-left
			WNW 5, Sea 5
		04.00	BE 3552 upper-left
			NW 4, abating
		05.46 - 05.48		Test dive.
		08.00	BE 3551 center
			NW 4-5, Sea 3
		12.00	BE 3551 upper-left	Day's run:   47.5 nm Surfaced, 1.5 nm Submerged
			NW 4-3, Vis. good
		16.00	BE 3573 upper-center	Sent a weather report in the assumption that it would be useful in connection with the report from U-25.
			NW 4, Sea 3, Vis. good
		20.00	BE 3549 upper-center
			All unchanged
		26.06.40
		00.00	BE 3516 upper-center	I intend to wait here on the regularly scheduled convoy from Canada and catch it before the English.
			NW 3, abating
		04.00	BE 3273 upper-left corner
			WNW 2-3, Sea 2, long NW-Swell
		05.22 - 06.17		Test dive.
		08.00	BE 3242 center-right edge
			Vis. good
		12.00	BE 3243 left lower edge	Day's run:   76 nm Surfaced, 2 nm Submerged
		13.42 - 14.02		Downloaded the forward over deck torpedo.  The hatch was open just 3 minutes.
		16.00	BE 3281 upper-center	I take from the O.K.M. report that on 21 June I got a 7000-tonner.  Hurra!
			Weather unchanged
		20.00	BE 3281 upper-right
			Drizzle showers

	Sun and Moon Data 24.06.40
	Sun and Moon Data 25.06.40
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		27.06.40
		00.00	BE 3882
			W 3, Sea 2, Vis. good, cloudy
		01.53	BE 3282	Shadow in sight bearing 108°T (248°R)
				[Illegible word].  Independent steamer with high deck cargo of wood.
			Southwest of Ireland	From 02.08 to 02.25 hours matched course and speed in the wake.  Course 94° to 98°, speed 8 knots.
		02.25 - 03.00		Maneuvered ahead.
		03.02	G 7a	Shot from tube V.  Surface runner with strong bayonet (at 50 meters).  Finally cold and apparently a circle runner.  Miss.
		03.05 - 03.18		Maneuvered ahead.
		03-20-37	G 7a	Shot from tube IV, target angle 80°, speed 8 knots, miss, range = 500 meters.  Reason unexplained.
		03.22 - 03.35		Maneuvered ahead.
		03.38	G 7a	Shot from tube III dead man!  First starts after about 30-40 seconds.  Recognizable by huge air bubbles suddenly observed from the stopped boat and only then audible torpedo sounds.  Miss.  Damn it!!!
		03.45		Artillery combat range = 800-1000 meters.  26 shots, 25 hits.  Aftership burns, foreship submerged, listing to port.
		04.00	BE 3281 lower-left	Artillery combat ended.  Went to the stern, it was the steamer "LENDA" from Bergen 4005 GRT.  Moved off to the west.
			φ 50°19'N
			λ 13°58'W
			WSW 3, Sea 2, long light NW-Swell, Vis. good
		05.35 - 05.56		Test dive.  Results:  from the attached document plotting sheet shows:
				a)  Enemy course 94°
				b)  Enemy speed 8.4 knots
				c)  Range at the first shot 1100 meters, target angle 75°, range at second shot 550 meters, target angle 90°, range at third shot 650 meters, target angle 77°.
				The first shot was a clear torpedo failure, the 3rd probably also.  The 2nd shot cannot be explained from here, so must have been a depth steering failure.  Set depth was 5 meters.  Ship draft estimated at 7 meters.
				The shot angle set was correct by eye, the depth steering was bad, at the time of the expected hit in the 2nd shot, the target had just emerged.
		06.05		The wreck burned brightly on the horizon, enormous smoke clouds issued from time to time.

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		27.06.40
		08.00	BE 32xx upper-center
			S 4, freshening
		12.00	BE 3278 upper-center edge	Day's run:   92 nm Surfaced, 2 nm Submerged
		15.15		Steamer in sight bearing 255°T.  Target angle bow left 20°.
		15.xx		Closed on course 160°, maneuvered ahead submerged.  It turns out to be a Dutch tanker of 2500 GRT to 3100 GRT.  Enemy has too little draft for a torpedo shot.
		17.01		Surfaced for artillery attack because the enemy has no cannon and also nothing suspicious is seen.
		17.05 - 17.22		Shot until the enemy stopped and launched boats.  In so doing 4 hits.
		17.50 - 18.02		After the boats were launched continued shooting.
		18.11	BE 3288 upper-left	Ship sank.  3 men swim in the water at the stern.  The people were taken aboard, clothed and brought to the boats.  Captain was wounded, was given bandages on board.
			φ 50°10'N
			λ 13°47'W
			SW 5, Sea 4, Vis. good
		18.44		Left the boats.  Moved off on W-course,  It is the Dutch tanker "LETICIA" from Curaçao, 2800 GRT.  Heating oil for England.
		20.00	BE 3276 upper-right
			SSW 5, Sea 4, cloudy
		28.06.40
		00.00	BE 3272 lower-center	If the convoy is coming, it must be soon, otherwise it would not arrive at morning twilight at the meeting point.
			SSW 6, Sea 4, rain showers
		04.00	BE 3272 upper-center edge
			S 8, freshening, Sea 6
		04.28		Outgoing Radio Message 0428/28/159:  To B.d.U.  Position square BE 3288 33130 GRT sunk, another 7000 GRT likely.  Remaining inventory 4 torpedoes, 52 cbm fuel oil.  Question supply.    U-47.
		04.35	SW of Ireland	Incoming Radio Message 0342/28/128: From B.d.U.  U-boat located square BE 3288 at 18.00 hours 27 June.
				So the Dutchman transmitted. I have always been too lenient in shooting.  Up to now I have always shot keenly at once, however ceased fire when people went into the boats.  Now this won't be possible In the future.  One would have to know the Radio Message wavelengths on which the enemy transmits, because nothing was heard from here on the 600-900 meter wavelengths.

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		28.06.40
		05.30 - 08.50	BE 3248 left edge upper	Dived.
			S 8-9, Sea 7, rain, Vis. moderate
		09.15 - 13.32	BE 3272 center-left edge	Dived.
			SSE 8, abating, Vis. moderate to medium, changing	Day's run:  76 nm Surfaced
				14 nm Submerged
		15.10		Incoming Radio Message 0937/28/142:  From B.d.U. for U-47 "Bernardo" is anticipated in the night of 1 to 2 July.  Conformation follows.  U-52 give weather by Short Signal today.
		16.00	BE 3245 upper-left corner	Course change to 160°.
			SSW 6, Sea 5, Vis. medium
		19.31		Steamer in sight. Enemy bow right, target angle 30°, course 250°.  Attempt to maneuver ahead fails.
		20.44	BE 3275 upper-right	In 57 minutes Steamer shifted ahead from 101°T to 157°T, despite both diesels 2 x HF and much overcoming water.  Let go, turned away to move off on course 110°.
			SW 6-5, Sea 5, cloudy
		21.07		Convoy in sight bearing 160° on course 250°.  About 25 large steamers, speed about 12 knots.  Hopeless in this weather.
		21.28		Two stragglers bearing 92°T.  On them!   Crash dive.
			[Mit verhängten Hosen? German saying?]	Dived, in a rush [verhängten Hosen] to attack, general course 252°, speed 10 knots.
		22-59-19	BE 3512 center-left edge	Shot from tube III.  About 20 seconds after the shot the enemy zigzagged to port about 80°.  Miss.  The other comrade drew past at quite high speed at range 2000 meters.  Range at the shot 700 meters.  Steamer of about 4500 GRT.  It may be for the best that it was a miss.  It was a Panamanian steamer with painted neutrality markings.  Steamer passed out of sight quickly.  Probably went more than 10 knots, otherwise he could not have turned so quickly.  It is a shame about the torpedo!
			NW 5, Sea 5-4, abating
		23.53		Surfaced,  Course 160°, refrained from following behind the steamers because of the pounding.
		29.06.40
		00.00	BE 3512 lower-left corner
			Weather unchanged
		04.44	BE 3587 center	Steamer in sight bearing 1xx, enemy bow right, target angle 60-70°.  Ran along.  Tanker of about 7000 GRT.
			SW 5-4, Sea 4, long high W-Swell, cloudy
		05.15 - 05.24		Stopped with the last 5 shots of artillery, then
		05-38-33		Torpedo shot from tube II.

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		29.06.40
			BE 3821 upper-center edge	With depth setting 2 meters the Eto broke through the surface 4 times, however hit after 37 seconds running time aft 20 meters apparently at the correct depth.  Ship broke in the middle.  The radioman of the steamer was to be admired, despite artillery fire and the torpedoing he still transmitted.  For instance he transmitted after the hit:  "EMPIRE TOUCAN" in position 49 r 10 N 13 r 52W and at 05.34 hours:  "Sinking rapidly by stern".  Finally the man jumped overboard and swam away from the sinking ship.
			φ 49°12'N
			λ 13°55'W
		05.40		Moved off on course 169°.
		06.07		Steamer in sight bearing 155°T.
		06.10		Crash dive.
		07.14		Because the steamer was not found again, surfaced.  The steamer was to the SW at low speed, Course back and forth.  Intend to proceed to the south on the surface and attack him from there.  While blowing the boat suddenly cut under, because main ballast tank III and V vented due to improper blowing via the diesel exhaust gas piping.  The boat dove to 10.2 meters, was brought up again by compressed air.  Gave up the steamer, set off on westerly course to investigate this accident.
		09.14	BE 3828 center-right	Examination ended, the starboard diesel does not maintain blowing exhaust gas pressure, the safety valves are so sensitive they lift too early, additionally during the blowing of main ballast tank III the Chief Engineer intended to re-blow main ballast tank V.  The already low blowing exhaust gas pressure could not do this work so both tanks vented via the diesel exhaust gas piping and then the boat quickly undercut forward.  Got inside quickly, conning tower hatch shut tight, re-blew III and V with compressed air, surfaced again.
			W 4-3, clear, Vis. good
		09.06		Outgoing Radio Message 0837/29/164:  To B.d.U.
				Still one bow torpedo, one stern over deck torpedo, an additional 6500 GRT sunk.    U-47.
				Operated on the odd steamer.  Steamer in sight bearing 269°T.
		11.41 - 11.49		Aircraft!  Dived.  The aircraft is positioned at the steamer.  This doesn't look right to me, moved off to the south.
		12.00	BE 3843 upper-center edge	Day's run:  135 nm Surfaced
			W 3, clear, long W-Swell	15 nm Submerged
				After surfacing again on an easterly course the steamer was sighted again.  Smoke cloud in sight, the masts and bridge follow quickly.  Bearing 4°T.

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		29.06.40
		15.10	BE 3817	Dived.  On closing 2 destroyers, 3 gunboats recognized.  Not a convoy.  Up to 18.45 hours occasionally depth charges.
		21.41	BE 3817 lower-right	Finally they leave.  Surfaced.  At 13.02 hours Incoming Radio Message 1123/29/170:  To U-47.  By Short Signal "Yes" meaning supply intended, "No" meaning after torpedo exhaustion beginning return transit.    B.d.U.
			W 2, abating, Vis. very good
				This Radio Message answered at 13.43 hours with "No".  As confirmation for the canceling of supply comes Radio Message 1404/29/174 and 1507/29/176.
		30.06.40
		00.00	BE 3735 center-left	On northerly courses to the old good place.
			W 2-1, long NW-Swell, Vis. very good
		04.00	BE 3514 lower-right
		05.35 - 06.52		Test dive.  After the test dive moved off on a westerly course because of the expected defense.
		08.27	BE 3198 center	Masts in sight bearing 58°T.  Ship has a southerly course.  There is another vessel.  They are two gunboats on zigzag courses.  Because there is nothing else with them, again came to a westerly course.
			SW 2, Sea 1, cloudy, rain showers
		12.00	BE 3189 right edge upper	Day's run:  122.5 nm Surfaced
			SSW 3, Sea 2, long NW-Swell, cloudy	9.0 nm Submerged
		12.36		Steamer in sight bearing 313°T, bow right target angle 45°.  Maneuvered ahead.
		13.44	Southwest of Ireland	Dived.  It is the Greek steamer "GEORGIOS KYRIAKIDES" 4201 GRT, course 92°, speed 9 knots, loaded.
		14-45-30	BE 3195	Shot from tube I, after 30 seconds hit forward 50 meters.  Crew went quickly to the boats.  Moved off on course 0°.
			φ 50°17'N
			λ 14°41'W
		15.28		Surfaced after the steamer sank around 15.17 hours and the boats were no longer distinguished.
		18.07	BE 3189 lower-left corner	Short Signal to B.d.U.   Return transit.    U-47.  Apparently not understood
		20.00	BE 3212 center-left edge
			NNW 2, Sea 1, NW-Swell, cloudy

	Sun and Moon Data 29.06.40
	Sun and Moon Data 30.06.40

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		01.07.40
		00.00	AM 7829 lower-right	Due to the favorable weather conditions the torpedo in the aft stern upper deck canister was taken below.  The toughness of the crew was outstanding.
			NNW 2, Sea 1, Vis. good, West of Ireland
		04.00	AM 7589
		06.52 -07.01		Test dive.  Outgoing Radio Message 2358/30/   :  To B.d.U.  Square AM 7843 return transit. All together 9 steamers, 51866 GRT.  Square BE 32 and 38 heaviest traffic.    U-47.
		08.00	AM 7539 upper-left
			Weather steady
		12.00	AM 7344	Day's run:  207 nm Surfaced
				6 nm Submerged
		16.00	AM 4981 upper-left center
			SSW 3, Sea 2, Vis. good
		20.00	AM 4923 upper-center edge
			Drizzle, Vis. moderate
				Arandora Star
		02.07.40
		00.00	AM 4662	Course 20°, speed 9 knots.
			SW 3, Sea 2, Vis. good
		04.00	AM 5171 upper-right corner
			Weather unchanged
		04.51 - 05.15		Test dive.
		07.29		Steamer in sight bearing 86°R.
		07.30		Crash dive.  Passenger steamer bearing 105°T, bow right, target angle 20°, quite high speed.  07.50 hours target angle 0°.  07.40 hours target angle 35°, 07.54 hours target angle 10°.  Estimated speed 15 knots, range = 3500 meters.  Recognized as enemy from the zigzagging.
		07-58-28	AM 5116 upper-center	Shot from tube V, target angle 70°, speed 15 knots, range - 2500 meters.  After 97 seconds hit observed forward smokestack, that is to say water column at the aft smokestack.
			φ 56°17'N
			λ 11°05'W
			SW 3, Sea 2, light W-Swell, cloudy, Vis. good
		08.15		Ship stopped.  Enemy lies stopped, apparently target angle 180°, quite slight starboard list.  Some boats were launched, some still not lowered.  Came to course 20°, moved off on course 20° at 2 x HF.

	Sun and Moon Data 01.07.40
	Sun and Moon Data 02.07.40

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		continued
		02.07.40
		08.40		Nothing seen at periscope depth.
		08.48		Surfaced.  Nothing seen of the enemy.  Continued return transit on course 20°, both diesels HF.  Enemy was armed.  A large caliber gun was easily distinguished on the stern, another apparently on the bow.  Ship was of type "[illegible word]" of 15000 GRT.  I believe the ship sank, then on surfacing distance to the shooting location = 1 shooting range + 4.2 nm moving off distance = 5.2 nm.  Visibility today amounted to about 15 nm (and with such a high ship).  I do not believe the ship could make much way.  Nevertheless, many things are possible.
			West of the North Channel
		12.00	AM 2965 upper-left	Day's run:  226.5 nm Surfaced
			SW 3, Sea 2, Vis. good	5.5 nm Submerged
		16.00	AM 2846 upper-left corner
			SW 3, Sea 2, Vis. changing
		20.00	AM 2686 upper-right	Sea area west of the Hebrides.
			NE 2-3, Sea 2, Vis. good, isolated fine rain showers
		03.07.40
		00.00	AM 3516 lower-left
			NE 3, Sea 1-2, Vis. good
		04.00	AM 3591 upper-center edge	New course 55°.
		08.00	AM 3424 lower-right
			N 2, Sea 1, Vis. very good
		12.00	AM 1148 center-right	Day's run:  296 nm Surfaced
			NNW 1, Sea 1, Vis. very good	Between the Faroe Islands and Scotland.  On the radio heard that our steamer from yesterday was the "ARANDORA STAR" 15,501 GRT.
		16.00	AN 1136 upper-edge left
			NNW 1, Sea 1
		20.00	AF 7769 center-left
			NE 4, Sea 3
		22.40 - 22.59		Crash dive, aircraft.
		04.07.40
		00.00	AF 7859 lower-right
			N 4-5, Sea 4
		00.32 - 00.58		Crash dive, aircraft.

	Sun and Moon Data 02.07.40
	Sun and Moon Data 03.07.40

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		continued
		04.07.40
		04.00	AN 2xxx  upper-left	Sent a Short Signal concerning passing 60°50'N.
			NNW 5, Sea 4, Vis. good
		07.12 - 07.26	Northern North Sea	Crash dive for aircraft.  Dived.
		07.30 - 07.53	See above	Crash dive for aircraft.  Dived.
		08.00	AN 2728 center
			NNW 5, Sea 4
		12.00	AN 4235 upper-center	Day's run:  292.7 nm Surfaced
			NW 4, abating	4.3 nm Submerged
		16.00	AN 4624	West of the Skagerrak.
			SW 3, Sea 2, Vis. very good
		20.00	AN 4693 lower edge left
			Weather steady
		20.57 - 22.00		Dived.  Aircraft.
		05.07.40
		00.00	AN 3757 upper-center
			WNW 2, Sea 2, cloudy
		04.00	AN 6381 lower-left	Arrival in Warning Area Outgoing Radio Message 0343/5/13:  To B.d.U. Arrival Heligoland today 15.00 hours.  2 July steamer "ARANDORA STAR" hit center, with it [total of] 10 steamers.    U-47.
			WNW 3, Sea 2, light rain showers
		08.00	AN 9327 center-right
			Weather unchanged
		09.05		Incoming Radio Message 0829/5/15:  B.d.U. to U-47.  Sperrbrecher VI positioned today 15.00 hours south of Heligoland as mine escort.  Return to Kiel.
		12.00	AN 9538 lower-center	Day's run:  344 nm Surfaced
				4 nm Submerged
		13.15 - 13.20	Heligoland Lighthouse bearing 52°T	Heligoland Lighthouse bearing 53°T, test dive.
		14.10		Taken under escort.
		14.57	Passed Elbe I
		16.20	Passed Klotzenloch
		16.48	Passed Cuxhaven
		18.37	Brunsbüttel Lock	Made fast.  Due to air danger remained lying in the lock.
		20.17	Kaiser Wilhelm Canal	Canal cruise.

	Sun and Moon Data 04.07.40
	Sun and Moon Data 05.07.40

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		06.07.40
		00.55 - 06.24		Made fast at km 80 due to air danger.
		07.57	Holtenau Lock	Made fast.
		08.10	Kiel, Tirpitz Mole	Made fast.  End of the patrol.

Sun and Moon Data 06.07.40

 

	Enclosures to U-47's KTB - click on the text at left to proceed to the document
Sketch	Sketch of torpedo attack and artillery combat on steamer LENDA 27 June 1940
Torpedo	Torpedo firing reports

 

	Comments of the B. d. U.
	1.) A magnificent patrol, on which all weapons were exploited to the last shot.     2.) The mistrust of B-Dienst positions is unjustified.  Proof of this is was brought to the Kommandanten on 21 June.  Fasilure of the approach on 17 June was due to the fact that the meeting point of the Halifax convoy was relocated, however the shift was discovered too late.     3.) The sinking of a 7000-ton steamer from a convoy on 21 June can not be considered as absolutely certain. The O.K.W. reporting must not be more relevant to the Kommandant than his own observations.     4.) A confirmation in the English news about "ARANDORA STAR" remains to be seen.
		Signed in draft    D  ö  n  i  t  z  .
		For the Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote:
		The Chief of the Operations Department.

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