Excerpt of the Radio Log U-995
                                                                       
 
15.10.44  
01.45 Test dive AB 9868, 2 E-motors perfectly. Ley and Westphalen not possible, continuing outbound transit.
                                                                                        Hess
15.10.44  
08.31 Was attacked by aircraft in AB 9620.
                                                                                        Hess
15.10.44  
09.25 My Short Signal of today is canceled. 
                                                                                        Hess
17.10.44  
07.55 Hess reports aircraft attack AB 5654.
                                                                                        Lehmann
17.10.44  
07.52 Was attacked by aircraft in AB 5654.
                                                                                        Hess
17.10.44  
11.30 Remained unnoticed.
                                                                                        Hess
19.10.44  
11.26 Convoy AC 1495 to the east.
                                                                                        Hess
10.10.44  
13.10 Convoy AC 1576 to the southeast.
                                                                                        Hess
19.10.44  
13.49 Request bearing signals from contact keeper.
                                                                                        Wedemeyer
19.10.44  
13.36 Contact lost during submerged attack attempt, last convoy position AC 1576, 1 carrier, minimum 10 vessels, course SSE, 10 knots. Assume SW-zack. Naxos detection. 987 mb, ENE, Vis. 5 knots, 45 cbm. 
                                                                                        Hess
19.10.44  
14.45 Contact lost.  Last sound bearing AC 1555.  Vessels like Hess.  Easterly course, misty, 40 cbm. 
                                                                                        Unverzagt
20.10.44  
06.51 Multiple smoke clouds in sight AC 4692.
                                                                                        Hess
22.10.44  
22.17 Position 12 hours off objective point or convoy intake. 
                                                                                        Hess
23.10.44  
09.27 444 AC 7255.
                                                                                        Hess
26.10.44  
23.56 1 destroyer AC 8314.
                                                                                        Hess
27.10.44  
23.59 Aircraft detection.  4 destroyers AC 8214.  Reversal shot target angle 30°. After 2 minutes 19 seconds detonation.  No sinking sounds, because crash dive after 2 minutes after 2nd reversal shot left 20°.  After 4 minutes 50 seconds and 7 minutes 2 detonations.  Afterwards only 3 sound bearings.  W 3, Vis. 3000 meters, 65 cbm.
                                                                                        Hess
27.10.44  
19.34 Strong stationary surveillance AC 8260.
                                                                                        Hess
09.11.44  
03.07 Am 30 hours off objective point and convoy intake.
                                                                                        Hess
10.11.44  
10.10 09.00 hours.
                                                                                        Hess
   
 
                                                                  
 
 
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