Radio Messages heard directly from other boats
  
     
  Serial Number 69 encoding error.  1 April 07.30 hours "N 1". For 7. U.Flottille request ensure that shipyard conference and torpedo and munitions offload take place despite arrival on Wednesday.  
                                                                                         - Thurmann -  
     
  Request Radio Beacon Group 2  
                                                                                         - Rostin -  
     
  Intend to put the boat on the bottom at L 2 at 07.00 hours.  Request agreement.   
                                                                                         - Poske -  
     
  To 1. U.Flottille.  Require 2 tugs in harbor due to rudder damage.  
                                                                                         - Degen -  
     
  Question entry route.  Position naval square BF 5726  
                                                                                         - U-560 -  
     
  To 3. U.Flottille.  Position P 1, question escort?  
                                                                                         - U-569 -  
     
  From Flachsenberg.  
  1.  Situation CA 98, and 99, DC 31 and 32 as Schuch reported.  
  2.  Sank:  CA 6995, tanker 8000 GRT.  CA 6997, freighter 6000 GRT.  Both on course for "Halifax".  Total 35200 GRT.  
  3.  Return transit CA 9899.  Naval squares,  50 cbm, 1 Ato.  
  4.  W 4, Sea 3, cloudy, Vis. good, 1025 mb, steady.  
     
  Two steamers, one destroyer square YZ 6398, northerly course, low speed.  NW 7, 1000 mb, heavy W-Swell, changing visibility in showers, no weapons use possible.  
                                                                                         - Scholtz -  
     
  Convoy in naval square CF 1392, northerly course, speed 6 knots, several steamers and destroyers.  
                                                                                         - Scholtz -  
     
  Position naval square AM 1619.  Route Rotterdam no patrolling.  ENE 6, Sea 6, rain, 919 mb, missing Serial Nos. 284, 288, 300, 213.  
                                                                                         - Wilamowitz -  
     
  Sank:  4 April naval square DC 72 one 4000 tons.  5 April naval square DO 74 one 6000 tons.  Both auxiliary warships or transports.  Heavy air located south of "Mona".  Since 6 April no traffic.  Intend 8 April "Windward".  
                                                                                         - Kölle -  
     
  1.)  7 April square AY 99 heavy air, aircraft bombs.  2.)  Reported tanker type and length like "SHEHERAZADE" estimated 13000 GRT, with that a total of 35000 GRT.  
  3.)  Square RO 5931, 45 cbm, 3 + 1 torpedoes, return transit.  
  4.)  Damage by aircraft bombs and depth charges:  Inner furl tank 2 and forward trim tank leak, four battery cells and KDB out of service.  
  5.)  For shipyard:  Require four new batteries, again an Atlas receiver for the GHG out of service since January.  
  6.) WSW 1, Sea 3, 1019 falling, +22°C, overcast, Vis. good.  
  7.)  Serial No. 245 from 31 March missing.
                                                                                         - Östermann -  
     
  Still have 104 cbm fuel oil on board.  
                                                                                         - Zimmermann -  
     
     
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  My Short Signal from yesterday is incorrectly confirmed, must mean:  square AM 2715.  
                                                                                         - U-590 -  
     
  Short Signal:  My position is square BE 3185  
                                                                                         - U-590 -  
     
  Short Signal:  Positioned off return harbor in 36 hours.  
     
  Short Signal:  Still have 95 cbm fuel oil on board.  
                                                                                         - U-201 -  
     
  Naval square DE 5584 convoy 5 to 10 vessels and two escorts noted. Course south, Speed up to 10 knots.  
                                                                                         - Lerche -  
     
  Short Signal:  Still have 99 cbm fuel oil.  
                                                                                         - Heinicke -  
     
  In the square reported by "Schuck" (31 March) additionally heavy traffic intersection.  Just now "POINT BRAVA" sunk with last weapons.  Boiler and trucks as over deck cargo from "Norfolk" for "Destrellan".  Total 11 ships of 79649 GRT.  Square NW 8179, steady high pressure weather, 65 cbm.  
                                                                                         - Hardegen -  
     
  Square LX 0637 large freighter with destroyer, SW-course, medium speed.  NW 7, 2/10, Sea 7, Vis. clear, 1016 mb.  
                                                                                         - Mützelburg -  
     
  Short Signal:  DF 11, still have 194 cbm fuel oil.  
     
  1.)  40 cbm in 100 minutes, with this set up and clearing away tin one hour.  Provisions for 6 days in 2 hours taken over by line, because rubber boat was lost.  During supply Sea 4, medium Swell (wind limit).  
  2.)  Lessons learned:  rubber boat is too delicate, was damaged.  Towing gear can not be put under strain, it slips out too easily.  Caution approaching tanker, it steers and maneuvers badly at low speed.  Wilamowitz suggests that boats be equipped with manifold elbow brace, compressed air hose in accordance with Instructions Paragraph A.  Bearing signals for meeting time:  Supplying boats 15, 30 and 45 minutes.  U-tanker 20, 40 and 60 minutes, only one supply per day.  
  3.)  Inventory of tanker:  Fuel oil 460 cbm for transfer, 130 cbm own.  Provisions 60 days for transfer, 50 days own.  
  4.)  Schultze at tanker, Cremer not yet.  155 cbm, 14 + 3 torpedoes, naval square CC 7312, W 3, +23°C, 1004 mb steady, 3/10.  
                                                                                         - Scholtz -  
     
  Short Signal:  My position is DE 9366.  
                                                                                         - Würdemann -  
     
  Short Signal:  Still have 183 cbm fuel on board.  
                                                                                         - Würdemann -  
     
  Short Signal:  My position is square CE 1261  
                                                                                         - Hoffmann -  
     
  Position naval square CC 6836, 115 cbm, request attack area large square west of "JS".  
                                                                                         - [illegible]-
     
     
     
     
 
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  U-98 supplied.  Both due to seas not supplied with fuel oil.  Supply of Schulte and Möhlmann delayed at least a day.  Position naval square 7379 east of naval square NY.  WSW 4, Sea 4, clear, 1013 mb.  
                                                                                         - Wilamowitz -  
     
  1.)  35 cbm and provisions for 12 days taken over.  The same as Scholtz.  During supply Sea 3, medium Swell.  
  2.)  Boats to be supplied must have seven meter long towing pendant on board.  
  3.)  With tanker are:  "Cremer", "Suhren", "Schulte", "Möhlmann".  "Cremer" and "Suhren" have taken provisions.  Schulte has not been supplied has only 56 cbm remaining.  Last meeting completed without bearing signals.  
  4.)  125 cbm all torpedoes.  Naval square CC 7472, E to N 2, Sea 1, +18°C, 1022 mb steady, 2-10/10 overcast.  
                                                                                         - Wilhelm Schulze -  
     
  Steamer naval square CA 5596, course 320°, 16 knots  
                                                                                         - Uphoff -  
     
  Naval square CE 9586, 129 cbm, Sea 4, rain, 1015 mb falling.  
                                                                                         - Suhren -  
     
  Positioned since 19 April in ordered operations area AC 9899 and south there from.  No traffic, light air, no sea patrol observed.  Request freedom to maneuver to the coast and supply for return transit.  Position DC 65.  All naval squares.  56 cbm, 10 torpedoes, NNW 3, Sea 3, 1013 mb rising, Vis. good  
                                                                                         - U-402 -  
     
  In GT 05, 06, 14 light traffic, no air.  In GT 33 no traffic.  Going to naval square DO 70.  On 25 April on freighter in GT 04 perfectly heard pistol failure at range 1000 meters.  119 cbm, 9 torpedoes, E 4, Sea 3, rain, 1012 mb, CT 0630.  
                                                                                         - Kals -  
     
  1.)  27 supply completed without bearing signals.  Took over 36 cbm, 7 day's provisions.  
  2.)  Inventory "Wilamowitz":  For transfer:  205 cbm, 30 day's provisions.  Own:  115 cbm, 30 day's provisions.  Giving [to other boats] own inventory is not possible because the boat is too heavy.  
  3.)  Going to naval square CC 7158, 135 cbm.  
  4.)  NE 5, Sea 4, high Swell, Vis. changing 4-10 nm, 1018 mb rising.  
  3.)  Request temporary operations area.  
                                                                                         - Borchert -  
     
  Naval square CB 9164, steamer with illuminated Swiss markings.  Course 100°.  Question Attack?  Began return transit.  
                                                                                         - Uphoff -  
     
 [29 Apr] Square FH 03, 14 medium independents, course 300°, heavy air and sea patrol, 01 and 04 up to now no traffic. 8 torpedoes, 64 cbm, E 3, Sea 3, 1038 mb, overcast.  
                                                                                         - Schröter -  
     
  Short Signal:  My position is square ED 98.  
                                                                                         - Zapp -  
     
  Meeting [illegible few words] naval square CC 8155.  
                                                                                         - Wilamowitz -  
     
     
     
     
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  Forster reports:  
  1.) Since 21 April from square DC 20 via square DD 18 to square CA 90 no traffic. Square DD 1891 close reconnaissance by flying boat, a patrol boat sighted. On 29 April there no lighthouses at night.  
  2.) By depth charges in shallow water starboard regulating tank upper manhole cover 30 cm tear. Direction finder and Echolot out of service, starboard diesel due to damaged propeller blade only operable up to 2 x HF.  
  3.) Reported successes: 10 April "EMPIRE LIGHTENING" square CB 6788 course 190°. 20 April freight motor vessel "STWAI" with surname, length 150 meters, 13 knots, square DC 2694 course 150°. On 20 April square CA 9892 "AGRA" course 150°.  
  4.) Position square CA 96. All naval squares. Return transit due to provisions. 56 cbm. Still 6 torpedoes, bright as day moonlit night. High pressure weather.  
     
  Kr Kr  
  Several steamers naval square CE 1143, westerly course.  
                                                                                         - Heinicke -  
     
  Kr Kr  
  Naval square CE 1155, 7 troop transports with heavy escort, course 80°, medium speed.  
                                                                                         - Heinicke -  
     
  From Heinicke:  
  The reported convoy consists of:  One aircraft carrier, one battleship, four destroyers, 7 large passenger steamers, among them "MOUNT VERNON", "WEST POINT".  No torpedoes.  Port diesel out of service, contact holding not possible.  Positioned in shooting position.  
     
  Enemy located by last sound bearing square CB 1170, port diesel again in service, in pursuit.  
                                                                                         - Heinicke -  
     
  1 and 2 May heavy traffic square CE 11, east to west, west to east, in part escorted.  Medium to heavy air.  1 May U-boat course E square 3361 own doubtful.  Concerning hit on escort must mean:  Hit possible.  Indication:  Detonation after 6.5 minutes.  Shooting range 5000 meters overlapping target of 4 steamers.  One steamer settled astern and was escorted by destroyers.  Due to bad visibility no further observations.  
                                                                                         - Heinicke -  
     
  Sunk:  1 May 20.46 hours EO 2121 "PARNAHYBA" armed, grey-green camouflage, no flag, course 332° no zig zags.  After torpedoing name and home port "Rio" determined small on bow and stern, otherwise no neutrality markings.  Last April BE 8226 "ATHEL EMPRESS" course 245°.  All naval square.  
                                                                                         - Wattenberg -  
     
  Just now naval square DC 1591 patrol yacht "CYTHERA" 850 tons sunk.  Course 180°, speed 13 knots.  2 prisoners taken, return transit due to provisions, 44 cbm, 2 + 1 torpedoes, steady high pressure weather.  Request Pallice.  
                                                                                         - U-402 -  
     
  Kr Kr  
  Motorship 3-4000 tons.  VK 2882, course 330°, 15 knots.  Continued transit to attack area.  
                                                                                         - Heinicke -  
     
     
     
     
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  CA 50 no air protection outside the 200 meter line, much fog.  On 1 May square 5364 "SCHODACK" torpedoed.  Return transit due to provisions.  Square 9273, 1 stern torpedo, 52 cbm, SSW 4, Vis. 7 knots, 1025 mb, 21°C, am missing Serial No. 284 of 30 April.  
                                                                                         - U-136 -  
     
  8 April DF 4231 miss on freighter, course 340°.  14 April 9619 miss on tanker course 190°. "CORINTHIAN" 10.  16 April 9454 tanker 120°.  17 April 8617 "RIEDTMANN" course 285°.  26 April 4793 Type "GLENIFER"course 300°.  28 April 8694 miss on tanker course 270°.  29 April "HARRY G SEIDEL" 8996, course 90°.  
  2 May 9645 "SANDAR"course 70°.  3 May "GEO WAMCKNIGHT" 9839 torpedoed amidships, broken back, artillery defense after shoot, course 205°.  All naval square ED.  Out of torpedoes return transit.  Total:  49679 GRT.  Naval square EE 7328, 67 cbm.  
                                                                                         - Zapp -  
     
  Am at meeting point.  Request bearing signals.  NW 2, Sea 2, Swell, 1019 mb, Vis. low.  
                                                                                         - Wilamowitz -  
     
  Kr Kr  
  Coast Guard vessel, naval square ED 1816, course 165°, 11 knots.  
                                                                                         - Gräf -  
     
  Abandoned meeting point due to heavy air and aircraft bombs.  Patient fever 39°C, wound festers, at the moment no blood poisoning.  
                                                                                         - Schacht -  
     
  Kr Kr  
  Naval square EC 6337, 7000 tons, course 279°, 14 knots straight course.  
                                                                                         - Gräf -  
     
  Short Signal:  My position is square BC 8244  
                                                                                         - Schultze -  
     
  Short Signal:  My position is DS 9915  
                                                                                         - Bauer -  
     
  From Achilles:  
  Position naval square ET 7358.  
     
  From Zapp:  "Hartenstein" met, all settled.  Steamer sighting:  8 May EE 3925, course SE, EF 1434, course SW, 59 cbm, DQ 59 all naval squares.  
     
  Convoy square AV 9364, course 30°, low speed.  
                                                                                         - Bauer -  
     
  1.)  Off South Pass 15.00 - 17.00 hours three small steamers in 30 meters, course 50° and 230° up to 80 nm.  East there from nights on the 200-meter line no traffic, 1 steamer in 50 meters.  
  2.)  Mississippi lighthouses are illuminated as in peacetime.  South Pass 100°T, in 100 meters ret white barrel buoy with spar.  
  3.)  Off Mississippi frequent mist, no horizon.  Then aircraft are difficult to see.  Dirty water offers good cover at periscope depth and bad sound conditions and heavily changing water specific gravity.  
  4.)  Southwest Pass nights no traffic.  Surveillance by 2 PC boats.  On the first dawn a large group of in and outbound steamers and tankers, all of large tonnage.  Then entire day of independents.  East and west traffic bends shortly after jetty.   
     
     
     
     
 
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  First dawn group escorted by mine searcher.  Otherwise aircraft surveillance of main shipping route.  
  5.)  12 May square DA 9347 fully loaded modern large tanker of minimum 10000 GRT left exploding.  
  6.)  Meeting point with Würdemann settled.  
                                                                                         - Schacht -  
     
  1.)  7 to 10 May WN 71 to 69 no traffic, no surveillance.  
  2.)  9 May WN 6991 destroyer PORTER Class course 120°.  No attack possibility.  
  3.)  11 May to 13 May from WN 7991 via 2210 to 2629 also by day under the coast no traffic, no surveillance.  
  4.)  All lighthouses as in peacetime.  
  5.)  All torpedoes, 95 cbm, Trade Wind weather.  
  6.)  Intend to operate in WN 80 and eastward on suspected South America traffic there.  
                                                                                         - Hoffmann -  
     
  Was forced off to the north by destroyers.  No contact on convoy.  
                                                                                         - Achilles -  
     
  10.00 hours naval square CC 2326, three smokestack passenger vessel, course 65°, high speed.  W 6, high seas, 1019 mb, +6°C.  
                                                                                         - Schultze -  
     
  Destroyer last 13.00 hours naval square DT 4195, suspected to be starboard forward remote escort.  4156, Course 207°.  
                                                                                         - Achilles -  
     
  Convoy naval square DT 4185.  Was forced off to the west by a destroyer.  
                                                                                         - Bauer -  
     
  Convoy 4112, northerly course.  Position 1775.  
                                                                                         - Achilles -  
     
  Kr Kr  
  Large steamer with destroyer, general course 180°, 16 knots.  Zig zag course.  Naval square DN 5214.  
                                                                                         - Scholtz -  
     
  17.00 hours large passenger steamer from "Trinidad", course 330°, 12 knots.  With it 2 destroyers and air.  
                                                                                         - Piening -  
     
  7 May to 12 May naval square CA to DC 36 except for reported convoy no traffic.  Outside the 200 meter line no surveillance, between 20 and 200 meters single destroyers, patrol vessels, red pointed buoys:  35°00'N, 75°29'W, 34°52'N, 75°31'W, 34°52'N, 75°47W.  One patrol vessel sank, going to VT 20 via UU 10, high pressure weather, 95 cbm.  
                                                                                         - Krech -  
     
  Naval square DM 2643 tanker with dimmed lanterns and no distinguished color markings on the stern torpedoed.  As tanker burned, apparently green-white-red colors on a signboard.  Course 0°, fully loaded with light oil.  In his vicinity a patrol vessel of the "ARGO" Class was noted.  Size about 5000 tons.  
                                                                                         - Suhren -  
     
     
     
     
                                         Radio Messages heard directly from other boats                      Page VII  
     
  Because reconnaissance pursuit on the basis of enemy course 330° is without success, operating on enemy course 30° under the assumption that last position of the convoy was actually naval square DS 3934. Own position 3176.  
                                                                                         - Bauer -  
     
  Position naval square BC 3993, can not reach square BD 3198 until 21.00 hours.  
                                                                                         - Dieterichs -  
     
  From Schacht:  
  1.)  13 May to DA 9194 day 3 miss on "GULF PRINCE", range 300 meters.  During attack noticed, torpedoes out maneuvered.  First torpedo surface runner, the others not observed.  25 minutes later air at the location for all passing steamers.  14 May square DA 9171 night 3 misses in 2 attacks on "EASTERN SUN".  Certain data.  Range 500-800 meters.  One exact amidships under run, one surface runner, one circle runner.  All G 7 A.  After first approach was shot at with stern cannon.  Pursuit abandoned, because artillery firing and to service the last torpedo again.  
  2.)  At Ship Shoal in 20-30 meters regular day traffic, night with misty weather nothing seen.  Southwest of Ship Shoal Buoy fishing fleet.  
  3.)  Ship Shoal lighthouse and buoy not seen in misty weather.  
  4.)  Still 110 cbm.  
  5.)  SSW 2, 1010 mb, +25°C.  
  6.)  Patient is doing well, +38°C.  
  7.)  To now 8 steamers of 45854 GRT.  
     
  (Continuation of Serial No. 225)  
  2.)  My focal point is disguised square 20 of the large square east of KM.  Still four torpedoes, 125 cbm.  Situation conforms to situation report.  Three times air, no times sea.  
     
  From Schacht:  
  On board "AMAPALA" following zig zag scheme found:  Course changing every 5 minutes:  
                                               0, 20, 10, 0, 350, 340,  
                                               0, 340, 350, 0, 10, 20,  
                                               0, 340, 350, 0, 10, 20,  
                                               0, 20, 10, 0, 350, 340, then again from the top.  
     
  From Würdemann:  
  1.)  Situation like Schacht.  
  2.)  13 May square DA 9536 loaded normal tanker 6000 tons sunk.  14 May loaded tanker 7000 tons square DA 9534 left as a torch.  Sinking certain.  Both tankers course west.  
     
  From Piening:  
  Situation:  4 days off north entrance to the harbor.  First days heavy morning traffic in and outbound on route for "Mona", "Barbados" and "Testigos".  Last days except for coastal passenger vessel no traffic.  Route through "Boca Buena Vios" no night traffic.  Heavy inattentive, slow air from two hours after sunrise to two hours before sunset, at the same time back and forth reconnaissance to "Giedada".   
                                                                                         (continued Serial No. 220)  
     
  Just now naval square CD 5156 freighter 10000 tons, course north, type "PERSEUS" sunk.  Serial No. 297 of 13 May missing.  
                                                                                         - Prätorius -  
     
     
     
     
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  From Würdemann:  
  16 May square DA 9521 in a short time span:  
  1.  Two miss on tanker "DAYLIGHT"at long range.  
  2.  On old 8000 ton tanker hit in fore ship.  Slight effect, ran off in shallow water.  
  3.  Modern tanker of 9000 tons sunk.  All three tankers unloaded on westerly course.  17 May in DA 9561 loaded tanker of 7000 tons sunk, course 110°.  Still 3 + 4 Atos.  110 cbm.  Missing Serial Nos.:  74, 93, 96, 97, of 13 May.  31-33, 35, 37, 38, 40-44 of 14 May.  Receiver enabled 03.30 to 12.00 hours America.  
     
  Short Signal:  
  No.  
                                                                                         - Gräf -  
     
  Short Signal:  
  My position is DM 26  
                                                                                         - Mannstein -  
     
  17 May morning naval square DM 1893, three steamers course east, one steamer course west.  After that U-boat warning transmitted.  2 and 1/2 hours later two hour depth charge pursuit.  Forced to submerge until darkness by air.  
     
  Piening from Rosenstiel:  
  Square EC 9664 at 17.00 hours tanker, one freighter, one Netherlands destroyer, course 140°, 10 knots.  Assume 20 May off "Trinidad".  
     
  1.)  Going to naval square DA 9822.  
  2.)  Position CA 3254.  
  3.)  Medium independent traffic off the main harbor in direction of BA 9963.  
  4.)  17 May two miss on small freighter CB 1145.  Impact heard.  
  5.)  49 cbm.  
  6.)  High pressure weather.  
                                                                                         - Borchert -  
     
  From Rosenstiel:  
  1.)  Sunk:  11 May square DP 46 "CAPE OF GOOD HOPE" with tanks, aircraft crates, sea mines, and munitions, course 155°, from "New York" for "Capetown".  
  2.)  Passed "Anegada" 13 May, "Sombrero" [lighthouse] extinguished, light air, no traffic.  
  3.)  Via square ED 48, EC 65 for "Curacao" nothing seen.  There nights no traffic.  18 May day reported convoy.  Could not get in position to shoot, did not pursue due to diesel breakdown.  Apparently traffic only at night under the coast.  Remaining in EC 96.  
  4.)  All naval square, 12 torpedoes, 156 cbm, steady Trade Wind weather.  
     
  To Flottille Doctor:  
  Matrosen Gefreiter Fischer jammed inguinal hernia, can not be forced back.  Swelling redness, 39°C fever, pain.  Treatment up to now: bed rest, cold compress.  Digestion regulation.  Question other diagnosis?  
                                                                                         - U-108 -  
     
  Naval square BE 6198, U-boat, recognition signal not answered, with surface vessel.  
                                                                                         - Schulte -  
     
  Radio Signal:
  Enemy convoy in sight CF 7385, convoy consists of 15 vessels, course 180°, speed 8 knots.  
                                                                                         - Witte -  
     
     
     
     
 
Radio Messages sent from the boat
  
     
  Short Signal:  
  My position is BE 92.  
                                                                                         - U-333 -  
     
  39°N, 51°W, pressure falling, 986 mb, +16°C, SE 4-5, light rain, Vis. up to 5 nm, high SE-Swell.  
                                                                                         - U-333 -  
     
  To "Wilamowitz"  
  Position naval square CC 5743, gave bearing signals since 19.00 hours.  
                                                                                         - Cremer -  
     
  1.)  40 cbm on 23 April, provisions for 14 days on 22 April, transfer in Sea 5.  
  2.)  Towing pennant should be secured by a steel rope, since under strain the pendant slipps out.  By day in good weather supply is possible in as little as 2 hours.  
  3.)  125 cbm, all torpedoes.  Naval square CB 9916, steady 1020 mb, 17°C, E 3, overcast, Vis. 5 nm.  
                                                                                         - Cremer -  
     
  Tanker day two misses, pursued, submerged attack, in last all around sweep sighted and rammed.  Damaged clear to dive.  Conning tower cladding, UZO, direction finder, forward periscope, all net defectors except for port parted.  Bow bent.  Steady water intake during submerged cruise through conning tower.  Repairing.  Attempting to operate set off from the coast.  10 + 2 torpedoes.  DC 4561, steady 1000 mb, 18°C, E 2-3, bright moonlit night, Vis. very good, medium Swell.  
                                                                                         - Cremer -  
     
  Repairs completed, 3 torpedo tubes operable, boat clear for attack and diving up to 100 meters for short periods due to water intake.  Continuing transit in operations area.  Lying on the bottom not possible.  DC 4732, steady 1000 mb, 22°C, SSE 2-3, overcast, Vis. good, medium Swell.  
                                                                                         - Cremer -  
     
  Situation:  Square DB 92, 93, 95, 96 no traffic.  Bethel Shoal, St. Lucie Shoal heavy NS and SN traffic.  All lighthouses illuminated.  Destroyers patrol.  Bethel Shoal was rounded towards land.  By day heavy air surveillance by fast land-based aircraft.  6 May square 9763 at 06.00 hours tanker full perfect type "GULF PRIDE" 12500 tons, at 09.00 hours freighter 6000 tons, at 11.00 hours tanker full type "W.B. Walker" 10000 tons, Total 28500 tons sunk.  6 hour depth charge pursuit in 20-30 meters by three destroyers, located by sound gear.  Repairing watertight stern, main ballast tank 5 and 3 torn.  Boat is only conditionally ready to dive.  Delayed return transit necessary.  3 + 2 torpedoes.  All naval squares.  Am missing Serial Nos. 296, 05, 12, 16, of 5 May.  Square DB 9833.  Supplemental for La Pallice shipyard to shorten shipyard time:  1.)  Immediate preparation of a bridge cladding from breakwater up.  2.)  Completion of the forestem up to and including the level of the aft periscope bearing indicator. 3.)  Provision of air search periscope, radio direction finder and UZO.  
                                                                                         - Cremer -  
     
  Just now DC 6111 dimmed armed Sunday roast freighter 6000 tons sunk, course 330°, 11 knots.  Total 34500 GRT.  Naval squares, steady high pressure weather.  
                                                                                         - Cremer -  
     
  40°N, 40°W, falling, 1002 mb, 19°C, NW 7-8, 10/10, Vis. up to 5 nm, high MW-Swell.  
                                                                                         - Cremer -  
     
     
     
     
 
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  44°N, 15°W, falling, 1002 mb, 19°C, SW 3-4, light rain, Vis. 5 nm, medium-high SW-Swell  
                                                                                         - Cremer -  
     
  Naval square BF 7433 periscope sighted.  Not German.  
                                                                                         - Cremer -  
     
  Short Signal:  
  Positioned 48 hours off meeting point with escort.  
                                                                                         - Cremer -  
     
  Question entry route.  
                                                                                         - U-333 -  
     
  Entry route "Burggraf" not known.  Request detailed route description.  
                                                                                         - Cremer -  
     
  Request give route "Burggraf" at 23.00 hours.  
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Radio Messages addressed to the boat.
  
     
  Cremer reports his position from naval square BE 92.  
     
  1.)  "Zimmermann", "Forstner", "Scholtz" 6 April between 01.00 and 05.00 report weather.  "Scholtz" also at last give radio direction signals.  Signature for radio direction signals is ZT.  
  2.)  "Heinicke", "Cremer", "Scholtz", "Schulze Wilhelm": on 6 April 08.00 switch to Greenland Circuit.  At the same time "Liebe" and "Mohr" switch to Ireland Circuit.  
     
  To "Cremer"  
  Head for square IR 90.  Supply from tanker intended.  
     
  To U-333  
  For Obermaschinist "Heber", healthy girl arrived.  Mother and child are well.  
                                                                                         - 3. U. Flottille -  
     
  1.)  "Wilamowitz", "Scholz":  On 18 April 14.00 hours be in naval square 5555 of the large square east of disguised square QR to supply.  30 cbm, 7-14 day's provisions.  
  2.)  "Wilamowitz" and "Cremer":  On 19 April at 16.00 be in naval square 5743 of the same square.  35 cbm, up to 14 day's provisions.  
  3.)  More to follow.  Report immediately if position can not be reached.  
     
  1.)  "Borchert", "Suhren", "Cremer", "Mützelburg":  tomorrow report weather between 01.00 and 05.00.  
  2.)  On 18 April at 08.00 hours "Borchert" go to Greenland Circuit.  
     
  Attack areas:  
  1.)  "Schröder" and "Heinicke":  VH 70, 80, 00, 10.  
  2.)  "Cremer" naval square 90 of the large square west of disguised square UU and south there from up to the latitude of naval square 53 of the next square to the south.  
  3.)  "U-98" naval square 60 of the large square west of disguised square UU.  "Bleichrodt" is positioned here.  
     
  "Cremer"  
  After repairs report to which depth boat is clear to dive.  
     
  To "Cremer"  
  Free to maneuver according to the capability of the boat.  
     
  1.)  Report from "Gräf" was unnecessary.  
  2.)  Following Serial Nos. for "Cremer" are settled.  
     
  To "Cremer"  
  Bravo.  
                                                                                         - Befehlshaber -  
     
  1.)  Contrary to previous orders, return harbor for U-402 is Nazaire.  
  2.)  Return harbors are:  Brest for "Schnee", "Schug", "U-582".  Lorient: for "Bleichrodt".  Nazaire for "Schröter".  Pallice for "Cremer".  
     
  1.)  "Schröter", "Schug", "Cremer" tomorrow between 01.00 and 05.00 hours report weather.  
  2.)  "Schug" on 18 May at 08.00 hours switch to Ireland Circuit.
     
  "Bleichrodt", "Zapp", "Schröter", report weather on 19 May between 01.00 and 05.00 hours.  "Cremer" and "Zapp" on 19 May at 08.00 hours switch to Ireland Circuit.  
     
     
     
     
     
     
 
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  1.)  "Bülow", "Cremer" and "Kals" report weather between 01.00 and 05.00 hours.  
  2.)  "Ites" and "Müller-Edwards" report fuel by Short Signal.  
     
  "Cremer" on 26 May at 05.00 be at meeting point with escort.  
     
  To U-333  
  Escort positioned on 26 May 07.00 hours P 1, one patrol boat positioned P 36.  
     
  Entry route for "Cremer" is as ordered for Burggraf.  
     
  To "Cremer"  
  1.)  Proceed from naval square BF 9281 to Point 36 of Route Rosa.  From here on Route Rosa to Point 35e, from here to P 1.  
  2.)  If the boat is so far north that entry via route in accordance with paragraph 1 can not be reached in time, enter via Route Uhunest.  In this case report "Yes" by Short Signal.