U-995 - 2nd War Patrol

Translation by Jerry Mason with help from Andi Forster

Departed	Date	Arrived	Date	Days at Sea
Trondheim	30 June 1944	Narvik	1 July 1944	2
Narvik	3 July 1944	Narvik	29 July 1944	27
Narvik	30 July 1944	Trondheim	2 August 1944	4
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Ships Hit

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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
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				"  U  995  "
				2nd Operation.
				Kommandant:  Kaptlt.  K  ö  h  n  t  o  p  p
				Beginning:  24.  5.  1944
				Ending:        2.  8.  1944
				Distribution:
			Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine Copy No. 1   Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine Copy No. 2   O.K.M. - 2.Skl./ B.d.U. Op. - Copy No. 3   Kommandierender Admiral der U-Boote Copy No. 4   Führer der Unterseeboote Norwegen Copy No. 5   Führer der Unterseeboote Ausbildung Copy No. 6   Kommando 27. Unterseebootsflottille Copy No. 7   Kommando 27. Unterseebootsflottille Copy No. 8
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		24.05. -	Trondheim	Shipyard period.
		29.06.44
		30.06.44	Trondheim	Cast off.
		05.50		In convoy through Trondheim Fjord and Frohavet to Halten.
		06.00		Test dive.
		12.15	Halten	Released from convoy.
		16.00	AF 5666
			NNW 1-2, Sea 1, blue sky, Vis. good, 1020 mb	Set off from the coast on course 350°.
				Transit to Narvik 50 nm off the coast.
		01.07.44
		03.30	AF 3576	Short Signal:  Have passed 67°N to the north.
		16.00	Narvik	Made fast.
		02.07.44	Narvik	Repair of the Fu.M.G. [radar]
		03.07.44
		19.00	Narvik	Cast off.
				Transit via Bogenfjord, Lødingen, Harstad, Tjeldsundet.  Set off from the coast on course 0°.
		04.07.44
		15.00	AB 9892	Aircraft (Arado 196) circling over the exit of Andefjord.
		16.00	AB 9892
			NNE 2, Sea 1, cloudy, Vis. good, 1018 mb
		18.00	AB 9861	U-boat sighted (U-Schwassmann).

	Sun and Moon Data 30.06.44
	Sun and Moon Data 01.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 03.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 04.07.44

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		04.07.44	AB 9853
		20.00	NW 2, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. good, 1018 mb
		20.15		Dived.  Damage control exercises.
		24.00	AB 9766	Surfaced.  At transit speed to AB 88.
		05.07.44
		00.12	AB 9766	Crash dive for aircraft, type not distinguished.
				Approach from 290°T.
		04.00	AB 9765	Surfaced.  Transit speed.
			NNW 3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. good, 1017 mb
		08.00	AB 9754
			NNW 3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. good, 1017 mb, Air +15°C, Water +2°C	Transit speed to AB 88.
		10.24	AB 8963	Naxos detection, crash dived.
		12.00	AB 8963	Day's run:  Surfaced      148.3 nm
				Submerged    12.6 nm
				160.9 nm
		12.26		Incoming Radio Message:  New attack area U-Köhntopp  AF 2119.
		13.50	AB 8963	Surfaced.
		16.00	AB 8955	Transit speed to AB 88.
			NNW 3, Sea 2, overcast, low hanging clouds, Vis. medium, 1018 mb
		18.23	AB 8945	Naxos detection, crash dive.  No sighting.
				6 depth charges.  Boat was at depth A +20 meters.  No failures.  Aircraft must have thrown without sighting by radar.  The bombs lay inaccurately.
		20.00	AB 8945	Proceeded submerged at depth 30 meters.
		21.00	AB 8945	Surfaced.
		21.16	AB 8945	Detection 200 Mhz.  Crash dive.
		24.00	AB 8947	Proceeded submerged at depth 30 meters.
		06.07.44
		02.00		Surfaced.
		03.20	AB 8883	Drifting mine.
			NE 1, Sea 0-1, overcast, Vis. good, 1018 mb

	Sun and Moon Data 04.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 05.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 06.07.44

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		06.07.44
		04.59	AB 8884	Aircraft in 20°T, 10000 meters away.  Crash dive.  2 aircraft bombs, lying in the wake.  No damage, boat was at 80 meters.  Probably "Liberator".
		08.00	AB 8884
		10.00		Surfaced.  At transit speed course 252° to AF 2219.
		12.00	AF 2221	Day's run:  Surfaced        86.- nm
			E 2, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. good, 1019 mb	Submerged    18.- nm
				104.- nm
		16.00	AF 2219	Boat is in ordered position.
			E 2, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. good to medium, 1018 mb	Dived, back and forth in ordered square on changing courses.
		20.00	AF 2137	At depth 30 meters back and forth on changing courses in ordered square.
		24.00	AF 2119
		07.07.44
		00.50	AF 2119	Surfaced.
		04.00	AF 2119	In reconnaissance strip.
			E 1-2, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. medium, 1018 mb, Air +12°C, Water +9°C	Dived.
		08.00	AF 2119	Depth 30 meters.
		10.15		Surfaced.
		12.00	AF 2127	Day's run:  Surfaced       45.- nm
				Submerged    24.- nm
				79.- nm
		12.15	AF 2127	Dived.
		16.00	AF 2127	Dived.
		20.00	AF 2128	Dived.
		24.00	AF 2153	Dived.
		08.07.44
		01.00	AF 2119	Surfaced.
		04.00	AF 2119
			ESE 1, Sea 0, 8/10, Vis. good to medium, 1017 mb	Dived.
		08.00	AF 2119
		10.40	AF 2119	Surfaced.
		12.00	AF 2119	Day's run:  Surfaced       36.- nm
				Submerged    26.- nm
				62.- nm
		12.40	AF 2119	Dived.
		16.00	AF 1363
		20.00	AF 2118	Surfaced, boat ventilated and dove again.

	Sun and Moon Data 06.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 07.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 08.07.44

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		08.07.44
		24.00	AF 2119	Dived.
		09.07.44
		01.30	AF 2119	Surfaced.
		02.56		Rudder failure.
		03.28		Dived to correct the malfunction.
		04.00	AF 2111
		08.00	AF 2119
		10.12		Surfaced.
		12.00	AF 2111	Day's run:  Surfaced       42.- nm
			ESE 2-3, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. moderate, low hanging clouds, 1015 mb	Submerged    30.- nm
				72.- nm
		15.42		Dived.
		16.00	AF 2119	"
		20.00	AF 1333	Dived.
		24.00	AF 1333	"
		10.07.44
		04.00	AF 1333	Dived.
		05.00	Vis. bad, rain	Surfaced.
		06.50		Dived.
		08.00	AF 2119	Depth 30 meters.
		10.21		Surfaced.
		12.00	AF 2119	Day's run:  Surfaced       67.- nm
			SE 4, Sea 4, 7/10. Vis. medium, 1007 mb	Submerged    20.- nm
				87- nm
		16.00	AF 2119	Dived.
			SE 4, Sea 4, overcast, Vis. good, 1007 mb
		20.00	AF 2128	Dived
		24.00	AF 2119	"
		11.07.44
		02.15	AF 2119	Surfaced.
		04.00	AF 2119
			E 2-3, Sea 3, long Swell, 7/10, Vis. medium, 1009 mb
		04.15		Dived.
		08.00	AF 2119	"

	Sun and Moon Data 08.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 09.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 10.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 11.07.44

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		11.07.44
		12.00	AF 2152	Dived.
				Day's run:  Surfaced       42 nm
				Submerged    37 nm
				79 nm
		12.06		Rudder malfunction is corrected in a quarter hour.
		12.20	AF 2152	Surfaced.
			ENE 4-5, Sea 4, overcast, low hanging clouds, Vis. bad, 1001 mb, Air +11°C, Water +9°C
		15.24		Dived.
		16.00	AF 2119	Depth 30 meters.
		20.00	AF 2119	"        "
		20.33		Incoming Radio Message:  Group Trutz shift attack areas 30 nm south.
		24.00	AF 2127
		12.07.44
		04.00	AF 2154
		05.14		Surfaced.
		07.44		Dived.
		08.00	AF 2176	New attack area AF 2176.
		12.00	AF 2176	Surfaced.
			NE 1, Sea 2, fog, Vis. 200 meters, 1005 mb	Day's run:  Surfaced       45 nm
				Submerged    33 nm
				78 nm
		15.26		Dived.
		16.00	AF 2176
		20.00	AF 2176	Surfaced to ventilate the boat and dove again.
			Thick fog, Vis. 100-200 meters
		24.00	AF 2176	Depth 30 meters.
		13.07.44
		04.00	AF 2172	At depth 30 meters back and forth on changing courses.
		05.00	AF 2172	Surfaced.
			Fog
		07.00		Dived.
		08.00	AF 2175
		12.00	AF 2176	Surfaced.
			NNE 2, Sea 1, long Swell, fog, 1005 mb	Day's run:  Surfaced       43.- nm
				Submerged    30.- nm
				73.- nm

	Sun and Moon Data 11.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 12.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 13.07.44

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		13.07.44
		13.25	AF 2182	Crash dive for flying boat (Sunderland) in 340°T.  Distance 7000-8000 meters, altitude 400 meters in passing flight.
		16.00	AF 2182
		16.56	AF 2182	Surfaced.
		18.00	AF 2148	Crash dive for flying boat.  Range = 10000-11000 meters.
				Flying boat flew search courses in the old direction of the boat.
			After the first crash dive I changed course and was on the opposite course.  In both cases locating was not determined.  In the meantime the weather has cleared.
		20.00	AF 2148	Back and forth at depth 30 meters in the ordered area.
		24.00	AF 2172	"           "           "            "            "           "
		14.07.44
		04.00	AF 2171	Incoming Radio Message:  New attack area from 14 July 12.00 hours AF 1385.  Western 6 boats continue to remain submerged from 16.30 to 04.30 hours.
				Proceeded submerged to new attack area.
		05.00		Surfaced.  Transit speed to new attack area.
		06.29	AF 1391	Crash dive for aircraft, four-engined, probably Sunderland.  Distance 12000 meters, altitude 200-300 meters.  Flying course approximately 200°.
		08.00	AF 1391	Transit speed at depth 30 meters.
		10.49		Surfaced.
		12.00	AF 1385	Day's run:  Surfaced       33 nm
			ENE 1, Sea 2, 3/10, Vis. good, Air +15°C, Water +10°C, 1007 mb	Submerged    30 nm
				63 nm
			AF 1385	Occupied new attack area.
		14.00	Vis. deteriorating, fog	Dived.
		16.00	AF 1385
		20.00	AF 1385	Surfaced, ventilated the boat and dove again.
		24.00	AF 1385	Depth 30 meters.
		15.07.44
		04.00	AF 1384	Depth 30 meters
		05.00		Surfaced.
		08.00	AF 1384
			E 3, Sea 1-2, blue sky, 4.10, Vis. changing, 2-6 nm, 1006 mb

	Sun and Moon Data 13.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 14.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 15.07.44

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		15.07.44
		09.05		Dived.
		12.00	AF 1384	Surfaced.
			E 3, Sea 2, blue sky, Vis. changing, 1009 mb, Air +13°C, Water +11°C	Day's run:  Surfaced       39 nm
				Submerged    23 nm
				62 nm
		15.00	Fog patches	Dived.
		16.00	AF 1384	Dived.
		20.00	AF 1384	Surfaced to ventilate the boat and dove again.
		24.00	AF 1384	Dived. [typo, the boat was already submerged]
		16.07.44
		04.00	AF 1383
		05.10	AF 1383	Surfaced.
		05.54	AF 1381	Crash dive for Sunderland in 40°T.  Distance 10000 meters, altitude 200-300 meters.  In approach.
		10.00	AF 1381	Surfaced.  Drifting mine.
		12.00	AF 1381	Back and forth in reconnaissance line.
			S 1, Sea 1, 2/10, Vis. good, 1020 mb	Day's run:  Surfaced       28 nm
				Submerged    22 nm
				50 nm
		16.00	AF 1384	Dived.
			SSW 2, Sea 2, lightly cloudy, Vis. good, 1020 mb, Air +15°C, Water +12°C
		20.00	AF 1382	Dived.
		24.00	AF 1384	"
		17.07.44
		00.14		Incoming Radio Message:  Group Trutz shift attack areas 80 nm in 20°, increased speed.
				Schwassmann 17 July at 08.00 attack free against enemy U-boats.
				On 17 July weather aircraft flies U-boat reconnaissance from 02.30 to 08.30 hours.
				Remain submerged during this period.
		04.00	AF 1381	Proceeded submerged to new position.  Course 20°.
		08.00	AF 1358	"           "           "            "            "           "
		08.40		Surfaced.  Continued on with 2 diesels HF, course 20°.

	Sun and Moon Data 15.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 16.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 17.07.44

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		17.07.44		Incoming Radio Message:  Group Trutz from Wedemeyer to Büchler with increased speed immediately form patrol line from AB 7618 to AF 3415.  Expect returning carrier formation.
		08.16
		08.19		Incoming Radio Message:  About 02.30 hours air attack on Tirpitz in Altafjord.  By that accept a carrier is in the sea area.
		09.20		Came to course 90°, GF.
		12.00	AF 2154	Day's run:  Surfaced       31 nm
			SW 2, Sea 2, fog, Vis. 200-300 meters, 1026 mb, Air +15°C, Water +11°C	Submerged    25 nm
				56 nm
		16.00	AF 2264
			SW 2, Sea 2, 2/10, Vis. good, 1027 mb
		16.20	AF 2344	Crash dive for aircraft in 350°T, no detection.
			Strong Vis. deterioration, low clouds, fog in places,  only lits occasionally	Distance 14000 meters.  Type not distinguished.
				Listening speed.
		20.00	AF 2266	Listening speed.
		21.48		4 detonations, aircraft bombs, each two following shortly after one another.
		22.00		Multiple detonations, cracking sounds in listening gear (sinking sounds).  Nothing seen in all around sweep.
		22.35		Weak detonations.
		23.15		Multiple weak detonations.
		18.07.44
		04.00	AF 2324
		08.00	AF 2345
		08.55	AF 2345	Surfaced.
		09.08	AF 2345	Crash dive for flying boat, range 7000-8000 meters, medium altitude.  Aircraft course NW, no detection.
		12.00	AF 2345	Surfaced.
			SW 2-3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. medium, 1024 mb	Day's run:  Surfaced       75 nm
				Submerged    26 nm
				101 nm

	Sun and Moon Data 17.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 18.07.44

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		18.07.44
		12.22		Incoming Radio Message:  Weather aircraft reports 08.17 hours AF 1920 warships, 1 carrier, convoy, Group Trutz immediately at high speed narrow patrol line from AF 2226 to AB 7696.
				Immediately ran off at high speed in 300°.
		15.49	AF 2222	Crash dive for Sunderland in 140°, medium altitude, range 8000-9000 meters.  In approach.
		16.00	AF 2222	Continued transit to new position submerged.
		20.00	AB 8879
		20.41		Incoming Radio Message:  Aircraft report 14.47 hours Convoy AF 2132. Leadership accepts PQ-convoy northeast course, 10 knots.  Group Trutz occupy patrol line from AB 8465 to 8981.  High speed.
		21.14	SW 3, Sea 2, fog, Vis. about a mile, 1019 mb	Surfaced.  Ran off at high speed on course 330°.
		19.07.44
		00.15		Dived.  Boat is at the ordered position.
		04.00	AB 8863
		08.00	AB 8863
		10.18		Surfaced.
		10.58		Crash dive for aircraft, four-engined, type not distinguished.  Aircraft course 180°, no detection.
		12.00	AB 8863	Incoming Radio Message:  Convoy report 14.17 hour in AF 2152 was in error.  Also carrier group AF 19 to the north not detected again.  Probably south course.
				Day's run:  Surfaced       71 nm
				Submerged    22 nm
				93 nm
		16.00	AB 8863
		17.57	AB 8863	Surfaced.
		18.10	AB 8863	Crash dive for aircraft, type not distinguished, four-engined.
		19.17		8-10 detonations, a minute later 5-6 weak detonations (aircraft bombs).
		20.00	AB 8839
		23.24		5 detonations.
		24.00	AB 8917
		20.07.44
		03.30		10 detonations.

	Sun and Moon Data 18.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 19.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 20.07.44

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		20.07.44
		04.00	AB 8914	Submerged transit to new position in accordance with Radio Message of 19 July:  Group Trutz 12.00 hours set off to new patrol line from AB 5731 to AB 9446. In old patrol line continue to expect long range reconnaissance and U-boat hunting.  Don't expose yourself to unnecessary attacks.  Don't rush reaching new patrol line.
		08.00	AB 8912	Surfaced.
			NNW 1, Sea 1, overcast with Vis. strongly changing, 1020 mb
		08.45	AB 8912	Crash dive for aircraft, type not distinguished.
		08.55		4 detonations (aircraft bombs).
		10.07		2        "        " (aircraft bombs).
		12.00	AB 8676	Day's run:  Surfaced       10 nm
				Submerged    23 nm
				33 nm
		13.30		10-15 detonations.
		15.16		Surfaced.
		15.18	AB 8676	Aircraft in 0°T, Sunderland, crash dive.
		20.00	Weather unchanged	Surfaced.
		20.06	AB 8673	Aircraft in 150°T, four-engined, crash dive.  In approach.
		24.00	AB 9414 [position in error]
		21.07.44
		00.07	AB 9414 [position in error]	Surfaced.
			NW 1, Sea 1, overcast, low clouds, Vis. 4-5 nm, 1022 mb
		00.10	AB 9414 [position in error - U-995 reported this attack in AB 8673 which agrees with positions at 20.00 hours before and 04.00 hours after]	Aircraft astern in approach, range 4000-5000 meters, type Sunderland.
				The flying boat flies within the lower cloud layer without locating.
				Aircraft!  Well-placed fire of the anti-aircraft weapons observed, one 3.7 cm hit on the aft fuselage, stern turret and stabilizer, a second hit forward.  The 2 cm hits on the hull of the Sunderland can be seen clearly.  300-400 meters behind the stern the flying boat turned hard to starboard.  Heavy gunfire from the cockpit and, above all, from a rear turret.

	Sun and Moon Data 20.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 21.07.44

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		21.07.44		The low haze layer makes it difficult to aim more precisely at longer range.  After the turning away dove.  5 depth charges, minor damage, that can be corrected with on board means.  Boat was at 65 meters.
		00.19
		00.28		At periscope depth.  Flying boat flies around the diving location about 1000 meters away just above the water surface.  Observed a few minutes then went to depth 40 meters.
		00.13		Incoming Radio Message:  All boats stop in reached areas.
		04.00	AB 8681	Radio direction finder leaks and is now difficult to extend and retract.  When crash diving retraction is no longer possible.  From the concussion of the depth charge series the direction finder leaks and is jammed.
		08.00	AB 8681
		12.00	AB 8685	Day's run:  Surfaced          4 nm
			N 3-4, Sea 1, individual clouds, Vis. good, 1022 mb	Submerged    23 nm
				27 nm
		13.20		Surfaced.  Moved off to the NE on course 40°.
		16.00	AB 9441
			N 3-4, Sea 1, increasing cloudiness, Vis. deteriorating, 1022 mb
		16.40		Dived.
		20.00	AB 9417
		24.00	AB 9414
		22.07.44
		00.36		Incoming Radio Message:  New attack areas Group Trutz Köhntopp AB 5967.  Surface only to charge.
		04.00	AB 8633	Multiple detonations.
		08.00	AB 8633	Proceeded to new position submerged.
		12.00	AB 8399	Day's run:  Surfaced        50 nm
				Submerged    29 nm
				79 nm
		12.50		Surfaced.
		14.51	AB 9944	Naxos detection in 40°T, dived.  Low hanging clouds make staying up seem inadvisable.  Almost every day the weather only cleared up around midday, so that one could see to some extent and was protected from being surprised.
		15.27		5 detonations (aircraft bombs)..
		16.00	AB 9944
		20.00	AB 8363

	Sun and Moon Data 21.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 22.07.44

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		22.07.44
		24.00	AB 8339	Incoming Radio Message:  Group Trutz with strong air divert as far as 20°E.
		23.07.44
		04.00	AB 8336
		08.00	AB 8333	Surfaced.
		09.16	WNW 4, Sea 3-4, overcast, low clouds, Vis. moderate, 1005 mb	Dived.
		12.00	AB 6768	Day's run:  Surfaced        30 nm
		[this position is in error - too far away from the 08.00 position - more like AB6774]		Submerged    30 nm
				60 nm
		14.17		Surfaced.
		16.00	AB 6758
		16.34	WNW 3-4, Sea 4, 7/10, Vis. changing 3-8 nm, 1004 mb, Air +13°C, Water +12°C	Dived.
		20.00	AB 6755	Surfaced.
			WNW 3, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. changing up to 8 nm, 1016 mb
		20.40		Dived.
		24.00	AB 6782
		24.07.44
		04.00	AB 6781
		08.00	AB 6773
		12.00	AB 6773	Day's run:  Surfaced        27 nm
			W 2, Sea 2, 8/10, Vis. 5-6 nm, 1018 mb	Submerged    25 nm
				52 nm
				Surfaced.
		13.50		Incoming Radio Message:  Group Trutz move attack areas according to the defense situation, move to the following strips:   Köhntopp 5967 to 6645.
		16.00	AB 6714
		16.08		Dived.
		20.00	AB 6741	Surfaced.
		20.45	Wind 0, Sea 1, 6/10, Vis. good	Dived
		24.00	AB 6742
		25.07.44
		04.00	AB 6743
		08.00	AB 6751
		12.00	AB 6752	Day's run:  Surfaced        35 nm
				Submerged    24 nm
				59 nm

	Sun and Moon Data 22.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 23.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 24.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 25.07.44

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		25.07.44
		13.55		Surfaced.
		15.52	AB 6752	Dived.
			NE 2-3, Sea 3, misty, Vis. bad, 1009 mb
		16.00	AB 6782
		19.17		Surfaced.
		20.00	AB 6786
			NE 2-3, Sea 3, overcast, fog, Vis. bad, 1010 mb
		20.36		Dived.
		24.00	AB 6794
		26.07.44
		04.00	AB 6791
		08.00	AB 6767
		12.00	AB 6767	Surfaced.
			NE 4-5, Sea 4, overcast, Vis. up to 5 nm, 1011 mb	Day's run:  Surfaced        32 nm
				Submerged    24 nm
				56 nm
		15.22		Dived.
		16.00	AB 6497	Water intake through the radio direction finder shaft at depth 40 meters.  Both pumps were immediately turned on for draining and surfaced.  Bearing direction finder was damaged from the aircraft attack and hasn't been intact since.  Damage was repaired in a makeshift manner by tightening the bottom nuts of the closure valve so the boat remained partially clear for diving.  Very low frequency reception was inadequate and nearly impossible.  The entire direction finder was canted and leaked.
		16.28		Outgoing Radio Message:  Water intake through radio direction finder, still only limitedly clear to dive.
		17.40		Dived.  Bearing direction finder is makeshift tight.
		20.00	AB 6723	Surfaced.
			WSW 4-6, Sea 4, 8/10, Vis. changing, shower activity
		20.13		Incoming Radio Message: Begin return transit through Andfjord-Narvik.
		20.55		Dived.  Return transit.
		24.00	AB 6734
		27.07.44
		04.00	AB 6735
		08.00	AB 6737
		08.46		Surfaced.  Return transit.
		12.00	AB 6797	Day's run:  Surfaced        89 nm
			SW 2-3, Sea 3, blue sky, Vis. good, 1018 mb	Submerged    22 nm
				111 nm

	Sun and Moon Data 25.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 26.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 27.07.44

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		continued
		27.07.44
		16.00	AB 9273	Return transit.
			SE 3-5, Sea 3, 2/10, Vis. good, 1021 mb
		18.08		Dived.
		20.00	AB 9549
		24.00	AB 9581
		28.07.44
		04.00		Surfaced.
		08.05		Passed Point Schwarz 25.  Archipelago transit.
		12.00		Made fast Harstad to embark pilot.
				Day's run:  Surfaced      180 nm
				Submerged     27 nm
				207 nm
		29.07.44
		01.00		Cast off Harstad. Archipelago transit to Ramsund for torpedo offload.
		05.00		Made fast Ramsund.
		09.00		Cast off Ramsund, continued transit to Narvik.
		11.00		Made fast Narvik
		29. - 30.07.44	Narvik
		16.00		Cast off from Narvik fir Trondheim via Bodø.
				From Bodø Archipelago transit under escort up to Trondheim without particular events.
		02.08.44
		17.30		Made fast Trondheim in the U-boat Bunker.
				Final Considerations.
			The behavior of the crew was good.  Damage and failures caused by bombs were repaired quickly and safely.  The bridge watch deserves special recognition, thanks to whose attention it was possible that the boat saw all aircraft in time despite often unfavorable weather, as almost all aircraft flew in without any detection being established.  Once locating is established, the range of the Fliege allows for timely diving.
			What is perhaps valuable in terms of navigational experience is that almost without exception I had a navigation offset to the northwest up to 12 nm per day. (Navigation only based on the sun due to constant lightness).

	Sun and Moon Data 27.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 28.07.44
	Sun and Moon Data 29.07.44

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			I solved the difficulty of cleaning the 3.7 cm gun with the following measure, which worked well on the voyage:  I had a piece welded out of the forward limiting bracket and inserted a removable intermediate piece there so that the barrel could be easily pulled through from the upper winter garden, which otherwise causes difficulties in calm weather and is no longer possible in rough seas.
				Kapitänleutnant and Kommandant.

 

	Enclosures to U-995's KTB - click on the text at left to proceed to the document
Chart	Track chart of entire patrol
Sketch	Combat sketch
Radio	Excerpt of the Radio Log

 

	Führer der Unterseeboote
	N  o  r  w  e  g  e  n
	B.Nr. Gkdos - 4158                                                       On board, 16 August 1944.
	5 Copies
	Copy No.:  - 1 -
	To
	Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine - 1. Skl. -,
	Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine - 2. Skl. B.d.U. Op. -,
	Kommandierenden Admiral der Unterseeboote,
	Führer der Unterseebootausbildung,
	27. Unterseebootsflottille.
	Subject:  Reporting "U-995". - 2 + 4 Enclosures -
	The enclosed K.T.B. "U-995" from 24.5. - 29.7.44 Copy No. 1 + 2   with Enclosures in accordance with Standing Kriegsmarine Order No. 501 and the comments of "F.d.U., Norwegen" are presented or sent.
	on behalf of

	Enclosure 1 to F.d.U. Norw. Gkdos 4158
	Comments of the "F.d.U. Norwegen"
	on the K.T.B. "U-995" from 24.5. - 29.7.1944
	1)         A well executed operation without success possibilities with strong enemy air. 2)         Boat was always able to avoid strong air surveillance by diving in good time, except for one attack by Sunderland on July 21st, which was flawlessly repelled by good anti-aircraft fire. 3.)         To 21 July 00.19:  Diving was still too early as protective depth could not be reached before the bombs fell.  Further fending off with the 3.7 cm gun was certainly possible. 4)         I agree with the Final Considerations. The suggestion seems good.
	on behalf of

	Comments of the Befehlshabers der Unterseeboote
	on the K.T.B. "U-995" (Köhentopp) from 30.7. - 14.9.1944.
	Nothing to note.
		For the Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
		- The Chief of the Operations Department -

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