U-307 - 8th War Patrol
Translation by Jerry Mason with help from Andi Forster
Departed |
Date |
Arrived |
Date |
Days at Sea |
Hammerfest |
4 August 1944 |
Hammerfest |
23 August 1944 |
20 |
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Ships Hit |
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Date |
KTB Time |
Position |
Ship |
Tons |
Nationality |
Convoy |
18 Aug 44 |
00.40 - 00.50 |
77°46'N,
15°00'E |
Lennox |
50 |
Norwegian |
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Total = 50 |
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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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G e h e i m e K o m m a n d o s a c h e. | |||||||||||||||||||||
K r i e g s t a g e b u c h | |||||||||||||||||||||
" U 307 " | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kommandant: Oberleutnant z.See d.R. H e r r l e | |||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning: 12.7.44. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Concluding: 25.8.44. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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12.07.44 | Narvik | Made fast alongside "HUASCARAN". | |||
15.07.44 | Bogen | Dry docked in Bogen Bay. | |||
17.07.44 | Narvik | Undocked, Made fast alongside "HUASCARAN". | |||
28.07.44 | Narvik | Torpedo loading and fuel oil loading at "HUASCARAN". | |||
29.07.44 | Bogen - Ramsund - Narvik | Shifted to Bogen Bay, provisions loading from "KÄRNTEN", afterwards T V loading Ramsund. | |||
30.07.44 | Narvik | Final trim and deep diving test. | |||
31.07.44 | Ramsund - Bogen |
T V torpedoes exchanged for T III Fat II. 10 SS-men taken over in Ramsund Bay from U-Brünner. Thereafter shifted to Bogen Bay and anchored there. Departure must be postponed due to illness of the Kommandant. | |||
[Note: from the FdU KTB these were Norwegian volunteers in the Waffen-SS] | |||||
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02.08.44 | Narvik | ||||
07.00 | Shifted to Narvik to take over Kommandant and to shoot anti-aircraft weapons. | ||||
10.00 | Departed at 10 knots for Hammerfest. | ||||
13.05 | Lödingen | Pilot taken over. | |||
17.23 | Outgoing Radio Message: Passed Harstadt, switched to Ulli Circuit. | ||||
- Herrle - | |||||
22.55 | Tromsø | Made fast Tromsø, pilot disembarked. | |||
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03.08.44 | Tromsø | ||||
06.25 | Departed Tromsø, proceeded in company with U-739 under R-Boat escort. | ||||
21.15 | Anchored in Hammerfest, took over the assault troop leader, Leutnant Koehl. | ||||
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8th P a t r o l | |||||
(Operation "Schneehuhn") | |||||
Operation in accordance with Operations Order 15 and Special Order. | |||||
Beginning: 4.8.44. | |||||
Concluding: | |||||
04.08.44. | Hammerfest | ||||
14.00 | Departed Hammerfest, trim test off Håja. Put to sea behind R-Boat escort. | ||||
18.10 | AL 7272 | Passed SR 1, released escort, headed for AB 3120 - Eisfjord at 12 knots. | |||
20.00 | AL 7241 | ||||
WbyN 3-4. Sea 2, overcast, mist, (fog), 1026 mb | |||||
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05.08.44 | South of Bäreninsel | ||||
00.00 | AL 4767 | On transit to Eisfjord. | |||
W 4, Sea 3, overcast, mist, fog, 1025 mb | |||||
04.00 | AL 4484 | ||||
W 3-4, Sea 3, overcast, mist, fog, rain, 1025 mb | |||||
08.00 | AL 4414 | ||||
SW 3, Sea 2, overcast, mist, rain, 1022 mb | |||||
11.58 | [6. SS-Gebirgsdivision ”Nord”?] | Outgoing Radio Message: F.d.U. for Westa 6 Bansk . . . | |||
- Herrle - | |||||
12.00 | AB 6358 | Day's run: Surfaced 197 nm | |||
SWbyW 3, Sea 2, overcast, mist, fog, 1021 mb | |||||
16.00 | AB 3972 | ||||
WbyS 3-4, Sea 3, overcast, fog, 1020 mb | |||||
Sun and Moon Data 04.08.44 | |
Sun and Moon Data 05.08.44 |
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05.08.44 | South of Bäreninsel | ||||
18.15 - 18.40 | AB 3839 | Test dive. | |||
20.00 | AB 3559 | ||||
WNW 2-3, Sea 1-2, overcast, fog, 1016 mb | |||||
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06.08.44 | West coast of Spitzbergen | ||||
00.00 | AB 3247 | On transit to Eisfjord. | |||
NWbyW 2, Sea 1-2, overcast, fog, 1016 mb | |||||
04.00 | AB 3121 | ||||
SEbyE 3, Sea 2, overcast, fog, rain, 1016 mb | |||||
08.00 | ÄG 7827 | ||||
SEbyE 3, Sea 2-3, overcast, fog, mist, 1014 mb | |||||
09.40 | Prins Karls Forland in sight ahead. | ||||
10.20 | Passed Prins Karls Forland to port 4 nm away. | ||||
With the intention of exploiting the prevailing low visibility weather conditions for fast penetration into the Eisfjord, went to GF. | |||||
11.30 | Passed Alkhornet to port at 2 nm distance. | ||||
12.00 | Eisfjord | Day's run: Surfaced 284 nm | |||
SE 3, Sea 2-3, overcast, fog, mist, 1016 mb | Submerged 1 nm | ||||
285 nm | |||||
12.37 | Dived and headed for Adventfjorden. In the Bay and at Longyearbyen no traffic recognized. Afterwards headed for Diabasodden. | ||||
16.00 | Eisfjord | ||||
SE 3, Sea 1, overcast | |||||
19.20 | Sassenfjorden | Reached debarkation point for reconnaissance patrol (Diabasodden). Put them ashore. | |||
20.00 | Sassenfjorden | ||||
SEbyS 2, Sea 1, cloudy, 1015 mb | |||||
Sun and Moon Data 05.08.44 | |
Sun and Moon Data 06.08.44 |
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06.08.44 | West coast of Spitzbergen | ||||
22.20 | Gipsvika | Anchored in Gipsvika in 14 meters water. Flooded down so that the over deck is submerged, conning tower camouflaged with nets. | |||
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07.08.44 | |||||
19.60 [?] | [Note: these were all U-boat crewmen] | Reconnaissance patrol of 14 men, with Chief Engineer and First Watch Officer put ashore to explore the huts in the vicinity. | |||
20.30 | At the entrance to Eisfjord off Barentsburg 3 destroyers and 3 vessels similar to large type American PC-boats in sight. Destroyers disappear in the direction of Barentsburg, PC-boats run in widely separated close under the coast at Erdmannflya and Bohemanflya into Nordfjorden. | ||||
Weighed anchor and headed for a position at the end of Sassenfjorden, at the entrance to Tempelfjorden. There let the boat drift ready to dive in 90 meters water. | |||||
21.30 | Outgoing Radio Message: Destroyer formation off Barentsburg. | ||||
- Herrle - | |||||
An attack was not made because: 1.) The Chief Engineer was not on board, 2.) the range to shooting position, which must be covered submerged, is at least 25 nm and the battery is at most at 50% capacity, 3.) because completion of the special task would be endangered. | |||||
23.48 | Incoming Radio Message: Herrle from F.d.U. Attack free, as long as special task is not endangered. | ||||
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08.08.44 | Sassenfjorden | ||||
02.30 | [U-boat crewmen] | Reconnaissance patrol back on board. | |||
03.12 | Dived and headed for Gåsøyane. | ||||
11.50 | Surfaced 1 nm south of Gåsøyane, pre-flooded and anchored close under the coast there. | ||||
Sun and Moon Data 06.08.44 | |
Sun and Moon Data 07.08.44 | |
Sun and Moon Data 08.08.44 |
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09.08.44 | Sassenfjorden | At anchor. | |||
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10.08.44 | Sassenfjorden | At anchor. | |||
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11.08.44 | Sassenfjorden | ||||
17.30 | Radio Message from "Schneehuhn". Pickup at Diabasodden. | ||||
18.10 | Weighed anchor, dived and headed for Diabasodden. | ||||
19.52 | Surfaced, took over reconnaissance patrol. | ||||
22.11 | Dived, headed for old anchorage. | ||||
23.26 | Surfaced, charged the battery. | ||||
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12.08.44 | Sassenfjorden | ||||
02.30 | From a hut in nearby Sassendalen, apparently inhabited by agents, picked up an outboard motor as our own is beyond repair with available materials. | ||||
04.10 | Departed in the direction of the sea. | ||||
Intend to carry out the exploration off Barentsburg to land the reconnaissance patrol on the sea side at Kapp Bjørset, then to anchor in the Van Muydenbukta. | |||||
06.46 | Passed Cape Alkhornet. | ||||
08.00 | ÄG 7596 | Dived to proceed submerged. Intention: carry out the landing about 00.00 hours 13 August. | |||
SE 2, Sea 1, cloudy, 1015 mb | |||||
12.00 | ÄG 7588 | Day's run: (from Cape Alkhornet) Surfaced 20 nm | |||
SE 1-2. Sea 1, cloudy | Submerged 7 nm | ||||
27 nm | |||||
16.00 | ÄG 7587 | ||||
SEbyS 1, blue sky, cloudy, 1012 mb | |||||
16.27 | Surfaced. | ||||
Sun and Moon Data 09.08.44 | |
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Sun and Moon Data 11.08.44 | |
Sun and Moon Data 12.08.44 |
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12.08.44 | Sassenfjorden | ||||
20.00 | ÄG 7852 | ||||
SE 2, Sea 1, cloudy, 1012 mb | |||||
23.10 | Reconnaissance patrol disembarked at Kapp Bjørset. | ||||
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13.08.44 | Bellsund | Since the rubber boat of the reconnaissance patrol went even further to the north under the coast and also reserve provisions were stowed on land, submerged during this time. | |||
00.00 | ÄG 7835 | ||||
SWbyS 1-2, Sea 1, blue sky, 1012 mb | |||||
04.00 | ÄG 7835 | ||||
SbyE 1, Sea 1, blue sky | |||||
07.20 | Rubber boat on board, departed for Bellsund. | ||||
07.28 | Outgoing Radio Message (Officer-Only): F.d.U. for Ast Oslo from Herrle: Longyearbyen successful, no Americans, air base unusable, Norwegian anti-aircraft troops. | ||||
08.00 | ÄG 7838 | ||||
S 1, Sea 1, blue sky, 1013 mb | |||||
09.55 | Passed Kapp Martin. | ||||
Intend to overhaul the huts in Recherchefjorden and Calypsobyen. | |||||
Calypsobyen and 2 other shanties at Maria Theresiatoppen abandoned. | |||||
12.00 | Day's run: Surfaced 68 nm | ||||
Submerged 15 nm | |||||
83 nm | |||||
23.50 | At anchor Van Muydenbukta. | ||||
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14.08.44 | Van Muydenbukta | Lying at anchor, main ballast tank 1 and 5 flooded. | |||
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15.08.44 | Van Muydenbukta | ||||
07.05 | Ju 88 flew past, course 0°. | ||||
Lying at anchor. | |||||
Sun and Moon Data 12.08.44 | |
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15.08.44 | Van Muydenbukta | ||||
11.50 | Weighed anchor intending to explore Van Mijenfjorden. | ||||
14.00 | Off Camp Morton huts completely cleared and abandoned. | ||||
13.48 | Incoming Radio Message: Herrle from F.d.U. Weather aircraft Ju 88 flight 15 August morning Eisfjord, not completely viewed, nothing in particular. | ||||
17.05 | At anchor Kaldbukta. Hut on the east side of the bay is a military survival depot. Provisions and military clothing found. Set hut on fire. | ||||
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16.08.44 | Van Mijenfjorden | At anchor at Kaldbukta. | |||
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17.08.44 | Van Mijenfjorden | ||||
09.60 | Weighed anchor. | ||||
10.20 | Other huts at Lågneset recognized as survival depots and set on fire. | ||||
12.50 | Anchored off Sveagruva. Large intact group of huts with supply depot and approximately 30, in part two story houses.
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14.30 | Outgoing Radio Message (Officer-Only): F.d.U. from Herrle: | ||||
Van Mijenfjorden large group of huts. Question destroying. | |||||
14.40 | [Note these were U-boat crewmen] | Assault troops ashore. | |||
17.25 | Incoming Radio Message (Officer-Only): F.d.U. to Herrle: | ||||
Destroy only if the works are unoccupied and boat remains unnoticed. Certain completion of main task is paramount. | |||||
Sun and Moon Data 15.08.44 | |
Sun and Moon Data 16.08.44 | |
Sun and Moon Data 17.08.44 |
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17.08.44 | Van Mijenfjorden | ||||
Installation is a larger extensive survival warehouse with machine gun platforms. Among other items, helmets for about 50 men, machine guns and military clothing were found. The houses were abandoned, some still decorated perfectly. Supply installations: large boiler house with 4 turbines, generators, boilers 3, and 2 additional motor units and loading dock blown up. Houses and offloading pier set on fire. | |||||
17.51 | Radio Message from Schneehuhn: | ||||
Pickup Russekeila. | |||||
23.35 | [U-boat crewmen] | Assault troops back. Weighed anchor. Headed for the exit of the fjord. | |||
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18.08.44 | Van Mijenfjorden | ||||
00.28 | At Camp Morton, close under the coast, about 100-ton size, R-boat similar to a cutter, heading east in sight. Turned towards it, manned anti-aircraft weapons. It stops at Camp Morton and part of the crew disembarks. | ||||
00.40 | Cutter opens fire with a machine gun mounted on the forecastle, caliber 2-3 cm, from 3000 meters range. These are well placed, but terminate immediately after the 3.7 cm cannon replies. | ||||
00.50 | Cutter shot on fire with 3.7 cm and 2 cm. Afterwards ran off. It burns out with several explosions heavily smoking. | ||||
03.02 | Passed Kapp Martin, heading to Russekeila to pick up the reconnaissance patrol. | ||||
04.00 | ÄG 7861 | ||||
SW 1-2, Sea 1, overcast, 1015 mb | |||||
06.34 | Passed Kapp Linné. | ||||
Sun and Moon Data 17.08.44 | |
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18.08.44 | Van Mijenfjorden | ||||
07.03 | Took the reconnaissance troops on board. | ||||
Intention: During the coming night take out the anti-aircraft emplacements at Revneset (Adventfjorden). The following is intended: assault troops will go ashore near the anti-aircraft emplacements, the boat will open fire at the appointed time from the sea to suppress operations [on the part of the enemy] and drive them into our own people. | |||||
08.00 | ÄG 5599 | Dived, to head for Kapp Alkhornet submerged. | |||
NbyW 2, Sea 1, overcast, 1015 mb | |||||
12.00 | ÄG 7598 | Day's run: Surfaced 66 nm | |||
NbyE 2, Sea 1, overcast, cloudy | Submerged 2.5 nm | ||||
68.5 nm | |||||
15.00 | ÄG 7595 | Surfaced and headed for Eisfjord close under the coast. | |||
16.00 | EbyS 2, Sea 1, cloudy, blue sky, 1015 mb | ||||
16.02 | Passed Kapp Alkhornet | ||||
17.41 | 11 nm off Adventfjorden dived and headed for it. | ||||
23.50 | Off anti-iaircraft emplacements Revneset and explored their position. | ||||
Headed for the debarking position further east behind Revneset. | |||||
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19.08.44 | Eisfjord | ||||
01.43 | Surfaced behind Revneset to debark the assault troops. Open fire arranged for 04.30 hours. | ||||
03.11 | Dived, headed for the anti-aircraft emplacements. | ||||
04.39 | Surfaced off the anti-aircraft emplacements, range 2000 meters, Opened fire from all barrels on the accommodation huts. Enemy shoots only about 3 shots with 4 cm Beauforts and then adjusted fire. 4 men flee towards Hiorthhamn, the | ||||
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19.08.44 | Eisfjord | ||||
04.39 | rest probably perished quickly in the flaming huts. | ||||
04.55 | A 4 cm anti-aircraft cannon at Longyearbyen begins to fire. Impacts lie too short. | ||||
05.05 | Ceased fire, headed for embarkation place. | ||||
06.00 | Assault troops embarked. They had completely destroyed the battery, both cannons, a 4 cm Beaufort and a 1.2 cm burst open. Headed for the open sea. | ||||
West coast of Spitzbergen | |||||
07.35 | Passed Kapp Alkhornet, headed for Ny-Ålesund. | ||||
08.00 | ÄG 7595 | ||||
NNE 2, Sea 1-2, blue sky, cloudy, 1011 mb | |||||
12.00 | ÄG 7595 | Day's run: Surfaced 60 nm | |||
N 3, Sea 2, blue sky, cloudy, 1011 mb | Submerged 5 nm | ||||
65 nm | |||||
16.00 | ÄG 7277 | ||||
N 2-3, Sea 2, fog, overcast, 1013 mb | |||||
18.50 | At Ny-Ålesund. Settlement is abandoned. Stored there are about 100 sacks of white flour, large quantities of canned fish, technical spare parts, etc. London, [the settlement] across the sound, is also vacated. | ||||
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20.08.44 | West coast of Spitzbergen | ||||
03.08 | Departed Ny-Ålesund for Kapp Bjørset to take on the provisions abandoned there as a reserve by assault troops. | ||||
04.00 | ÄG 7287 | ||||
NE 2-3, Sea 2, cloudy, (rain), 1003 mb | |||||
05.15 | [Ast. = Abwehrstelle = local military intelligence center] | Outgoing Radio Message (Officer-Only): F.d.U. for Ast. Oslo from Herrle. | |||
Sun and Moon Data 19.08.44 | |
Sun and Moon Data 20.08.44 |
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20.08.44 | |||||
05.15 | Outgoing Radio Message (Officer-Only): F.d.U. for Ast. Oslo from Herrle. | ||||
Barentsburg unoccupied. Heerodden anti-aircraft, emplacements Revneset demolished by assault troops. Additionally for F.d.U. Van Mijenfjorden armed cutter demolished, Sveagruva destroyed. | |||||
11.25 | Incoming Radio Message: Group Trutz, Herrle from F.d.U.: | ||||
Weather aircraft reports 08.20 hours in AB 7857 1 cruiser, 3 destroyers, 2 corvettes course north, 20 knots. | |||||
12.00 | ÄG 7823 | Day's run: Surfaced 169 nm | |||
NW 1, Sea 1, cloudy, fog, 1002 mb | |||||
14.00 | Reached Kapp Bjørset, rubber boat ashore. | ||||
14.55 | Boat returns. Headed for Harsynodden (South Spitzbergen). | ||||
16.00 | ÄG 7829 | ||||
Calm, overcast, mist (rain), 1001 mb | |||||
19.37 | Incoming Radio Message: Herrle, Group Trutz from F.d.U.: | ||||
1) In AB 7850 reported cruiser formation may be heading for Spitzbergen or to screen a carrier. 2) Herrle inform Schneehuhn. | |||||
20.00 | ÄG 7897 | ||||
WbyS 2, Sea 1-2, blue shy, mist, 1003 mb | |||||
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21.08.44 | West coast of Spitzbergen | ||||
00.00 | AB 3273 | Transit to Harsynodden. | |||
W 4, Sea 3, overcast, mist, 1005 mb | |||||
04.00 | AB 3269 | ||||
NWbyW 4-5, Sea 3-4, overcast, 1005 mb | |||||
04.50 | Off Harsnynodden. | ||||
Sun and Moon Data 20.08.44 | |
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Because of strongly freshening wind and increasing Sea State a landing by rubber boat is not possible according to the assault troops this task was not completed. | |||||
05.05 | Departed for Bäreninsel [for site exploration at Ellahytta [a house on the southwest shore of Ella Lake Bjørnøya] | ||||
South of Spitzbergen | |||||
05.44 | Outgoing Radio Message: Main task completed, still Bäreninsel, request return transit via Hammerfest to pick up secret things and give over part of Schneehuhn equipment. | ||||
- Herrle - | |||||
08.00 | AB 3618 | ||||
NWbyW 5, Sea 4, overcast, cloudy, mist, 1008 mb | |||||
11.16 | Incoming Radio Message: Herrle, return transit Hammerfest, Narvik. No landing on Bäreninsel. Report passing 76°N. | ||||
- F.d.U. - | |||||
12.00 | AB 3922 | Day's run: Surfaced 259 nm | |||
WbyN 5, Sea 4, overcast, rain, 1010 mb | |||||
12.22 | Went to diesel-electric. 7 knots. | ||||
12.55 | Outgoing Radio Message: 76° Latitude. | ||||
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13.59 | Incoming Radio Message: 1) Pietsch report if convoy certain, the units counted, or whether yesterday's cruiser group is possible. 2) Herrle according to condition of boat and situation operation against convoy at own discretion. | ||||
- F.d.U. - | |||||
Given the very poor condition of the battery I decide not to operate on the convoy reported by Pietsch. | |||||
14.46 - 15.00 | AB 3956 | Test dive. | |||
16.00 | AB 3959 | ||||
W 5/6, Sea 4, cloudy, drizzle, overcast, 1013 mb | |||||
16.15 | AB 3959 | Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix 306T, 8 nm. | |||
Sun and Moon Data 21.08.44 |
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21.08.44 | South of Spitzbergen | ||||
19.30 | Passed the southern tip of Bäreninsel. | ||||
20.00 | AB 6322 | ||||
W 4-5, Sea 3-4, overcast, mist, 1015 mb | |||||
22.10 | Outgoing Radio Message: Position 30 hours off escort intake point. | ||||
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22.08.44 | South of Bäreninsel | ||||
00.00 | AB 6364 | ||||
W 4, Sea 3, overcast, 1015 mb | On return transit. | ||||
04.00 | AB 6399 | ||||
W 4, Sea 3, overcast, 1014 mb | |||||
08.00 | AC 4442 | ||||
WbyS 3, Sea 2, overcast, cloudy, (rain), 1014 mb | |||||
12.00 | AC 4484 | Day's run: Surfaced 171 nm | |||
WSW 3, Sea 2, cloudy, (passing showers), 1014 mb | Submerged 1 nm | ||||
172 nm | |||||
16.00 | AC 4729 | ||||
SWbyS 3, Sea 2, cloudy, blue sky, 1014 mb | |||||
20.00 | AC 7139 | ||||
SSW 3-4, Sea 3, cloudy, mist, (rain), 1013 mb | |||||
23.05 | Because up to now there has been no Radio Message concerning escort from U-boat base Hammerfest, | ||||
Outgoing Radio Message: Position 4 hours off objective point. | |||||
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23.08.44 | North of Ingøy | ||||
00.00 | AC 7248 | Up to now no orders concerning convoy intake, therefore set off to sea again. | |||
SW 2, Sea 2, cloudy, passing showers, 1012 mb | |||||
02.00 | Headed for SR I. | ||||
03.05 | Convoy intake at SR I | ||||
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23.08.44 | North of Ingøy | ||||
Remaining distance: Surfaced 117 nm | |||||
Spitzbergen Fjords: Surfaced 216 nm | |||||
Submerged 68 nm | |||||
total Surfaced 1315 nm | |||||
total Submerged 36 nm | |||||
total 1752 nm | |||||
Of this Surfaced 1648 nm | |||||
Submerged 104 nm | |||||
06.30 | Made fast in Hammerfest alongside "BLACK WATCH". | ||||
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24.08.44 | Hammerfest | ||||
15.50 - 17.30 | Aircraft alarm. Dived off Hammerfest. | ||||
Afterwards anchored off the net barrier "BLACK WATCH". | |||||
21.40 | Weighed anchor, got underway. | ||||
22.25 | Convoy intake at Håja, transit behind escort to Tromsø | ||||
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07.15 | Tromsø | Released escort. | |||
07.58 | Pilot on board for transit to Lödingen. Continued transit. | ||||
09.53 | Incoming Radio Message: Herrle from F.d.U.: Do not interrupt relocation transit, come to Narvik without stopping. From Lödingen switch to base frequency 479 kHz and check in. | ||||
15.50 | At Harstadt | Aircraft! Approaching from directly astern out of the haze, did not respond to Recognition Signal. First turns after opening fore at range = 4000 meters, shoots Recognition Signal and was identified as a Ju 52. | |||
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25.08.44 | |||||
19.00 | Lödingen | Disembarked pilot, switched to base frequency. | |||
19.08 | Outgoing Radio Message: Passed Lödingen. Herrle. | ||||
22.00 | Entered Narvik, made fast alongside "STELLA POLARIS". | ||||
This patrol went according to plan, also for the purposes of the embarked assault troops. The attitude of the crew was positive despite the additional troops and narrow space conditions. | |||||
On board 26.8.44. | |||||
Oberleutnant zur See and Kommandant. | |||||
Enclosure to U-307's KTB - click on the text at left to proceed to the document | |
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Comments of the "F.d.U. Norwegen" |
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