Excerpt of the General Radio Log " U. 568 ". |
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Short Signal weather report. 51°N, 23°W, Air +17, 1028 mb, SW 6, 6/1- 7/10, Strato Cumulus, Vis. 5 nm | ||
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Short Signal. Request bearing signals from contact keeper. | ||
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Convoy in square 6832. | ||
Preuss. | ||
Square 9326, steers northerly course. | ||
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B.d.I. square 6646 forced off. Contact lost. Northeasterly course, 6 knots. In pursuit. | ||
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Enemy convoy in sight in 6661. Enemy steers northeasterly course. | ||
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Course 70°, 8 nm away | ||
Course 90°, 8 nm away | ||
Enemy in 4414. Steers northerly course. | ||
Preuss. | ||
Course 95°, 8 nm away. | ||
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Forced to submerge for 1 1/2 hours by destroyer. Contact lost. Vis. 3000 meters. In pursuit. | ||
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Convoy in sight square 0272, easterly course. | ||
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In rain with twilight convoy out of sight square 0249. Apparetly on northeasterly course. | ||
Preuss. | ||
Sunken destroyer 17 October 04.15 hours EC 0146 probably A or D class. 2 stacks of the same height and same thickness. Hit amidships, breaking up and fast sinking observed. Possibility of item 4. is nil. | ||
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Position VA 1945, 80 cbm, 4 plus 2 torpedoes. | ||
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56°N, 18°W, 1012 mb, Air +11C, Strato Cumulus, Vis. 2 nm, NW 4. | ||
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Due to fuel can no longer close. Square 4436, return transit 32 cbn. | ||
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Convoy position 10.00 hours square 4493. SE-course, forced to submerge for 8 hours. Depth charges. Fixed periscope and negative buoyancy tank out of service. Position square 4574. Request return transit 21 cbm. | ||
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Naval square BF 4739. Periscope sighted. | ||
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Short Signal. Position 36 hours off return harbor. | ||
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