U-505 - 4th War Patrol

Translation by Jerry Mason with the help of Ken Dunn and Andi Forster

Departed	Date	Arrived	Date	Days at Sea
Lorient	4 October 1942	Lorient	12 December 1942	70

 

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Ships Attacked
Date	KTB Time	Position	Ship	Tons	Nationality	Convoy
07 Nov 42	00.16	10°27'N, 9°57'W	OCEAN JUSTICE	7,173	British
			Total = 7,173
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
			"  U-505  "
			4th War patrol
			Beginning:  25.08.1942
			Ending:      12.12.1942
			Kommandant:  Oberleutnant z. See  Z  s  c  h  e  c  h
			Only D. G. Z. and naval squares
			War patrol under Operations Order 53
			Distribution:
				2 x O.K.M.
				1 x B.d.U.
				1 x 2.A.d.U-Boote
				1 x 2. U-Fl.
				1 x 27. U-Fl.
				1 x Agru-Front
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		25.08 - 03.10.42		Idle period Lorient.
		04.10.42
		18.00	SE 1-2, overcast, misty, 1020 mb, Sea 1	Departed on 4th war patrol.
		19.45		Point Luzie 2, escort ended.
		21.00 - 21.37		Test dive.
		05.10.42
		00.00	BF 5520
			SE 1-2, overcast, misty, 1016 mb, Sea 1, heavy marine phosphorescence
		04.00	BF 5492
			Light rain
		07.34	BF 5473	Dived to proceed submerged at depth A -40 meters.
		08.00	BF 5472
		12.00	BF 5471	Day's run:  150 nm, 13 nm.
		16.00	BF 4692
		20.00	BF 4691
		20.57	BF 4691	Surfaced.
			NE 2-3, overcast, 1022 mb, Sea 2, medium marine phosphorescence
		06.10.42
		00.00	BF 4672
			NW 4, overcast, 1022 mb, Sea 3-4
		04.00	BF 4583
		07.30	BF 4573	Dived to proceed submerged.
		08.00	BF 4573

	Sun and Moon Data 04.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 05.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 06.10.42

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		06.10.42
		12.00	BF 4571	Day's run: Carryover   150 nm  13 nm
				5./6.10                              85  "        34  "
				Total:               235           47 nm.
		16.00	BF 4493
		20.00	BF 4492
		21.12	BF 4491	Surfaced.
		22.23	BF 4483	Received search detection, 169 cm, horizontally polarized.
				Crash dive!
		22.52	BF 4483	Surfaced.
		23.55	BF 4482	Received search detection, 169 cm, horizontally polarized.
				Crash dive!
				Detection onset was sudden and strong.
				Belief: same aircraft on return flight.
		07.10.42
		00.00	BF 4481
		00.45	BF 4481	Surfaced.  Zigzags to the SW.
		04.00	BF 4477
			NE 2, overcast, misty, 1026 mb, Sea 1-2
		07.40	BE 6929	Dived to proceed submerged.
		08.00	BE 6929
		12.00	BE 6928	Day's run: Carryover   235 nm  47 nm
				6./7.10                              78   "        32   "
				Total:               313            79 nm.
		16.00	BE 6928
		20.00	BE 6919
		21.10	BE 6819	Surfaced.
		23.43	BE 6838	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				New objective for U-505 is naval square ED 99.
		08.10.42
		00.00	BE 6838
			NNW 3-4, overcast, 1029 mb, Sea 3
		04.00	BE 6827

	Sun and Moon Data 06.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 07.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 08.10.42

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		08.10.42
		07.55	BE 6739	Short signal sent on alternate frequency Norddeich:
				My position is BE 67.
		08.00	BE 6739	Dived to proceed submerged due to diesel repairs.
			NNW 3-4, overcast, 1029 mb, Sea 3
		12.00	BE 6738	Day's run: Carryover   313 nm  79 nm
				7./8.10                             82   "        26   "
				Total:              395          105 nm.
		16.00	BE 6737
		20.00	BE 6729
		20.15	BE 6729	A detonation in the distance.  Nothing seen at periscope depth.  Very faint vague propeller sounds in the west.
		21.55	BE 6728	Surfaced.
				Course to new objective square.
		23.40	BE 6749	Incoming Radio Message:
				Bülow reports:  12.30 hours BE 8622 convoy of 6-10 steamers 3 destroyers.  Course 20°.  Speed 8 knots.
				Have no contact.
				By plotting the detonation at 20.15 hours comes from this convoy.  Am now positioned 50 nm to the south of the convoy.  Did not operate, because the starboard diesel is still not in service and the convoy is located in BE.
		09.10.42
		00.00	BE 6748
			NNW 1-2, overcast, 1030 mb, Sea 1-2
		04.00	BE 9117
		08.00	BE 8622
			NW 2, overcast, 1038 mb, Sea 1-2
		12.00	BE 8674	Day's run: Carryover   395 nm  105 nm
				8./9.10                            158  "          21  "
				Total:               553          126 nm.
		16.00	BE 8856
			E 2, overcast, 1034 mb, Sea 1-2
		20.00	BE 8887

	Sun and Moon Data 08.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 09.10.42

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		09.10.42
		22.57	CF 3117	Because there was no confirmation of the short signal, and in accordance with new Radio Message order of B.d.U., re-sent position short signal on alternate Norddeich frequency.
				My position was BE 88.
				The reported position was shifted a little bit, because there was no suitable group in the short signal book for the actual location.
		10.10.42
		00.00	CF 2336
			ESE 1-2, overcast, 1033 mb, Sea 1
		00.02	CF 2336	Received short signal confirmation from B.d.U.
		04.00	CF 2386
		08.00	CF 2618
			SE 1-2, overcast, 1032 mb, Sea 1
		10.00	CF 2621	Switched to Ireland Circuit.
		10.00 - 11.28	CF 2621	Test dive with deep dive test to depth A +40 meters.
		12.00	CF 2592	Day's run: Carryover   553 nm  126 nm
				9./10.10                          182  "            3   "
				Total:               735          129 nm.
		16.00	CF 2819
			NE 1, overcast, 1031 mb, Sea 1
		20.00	CF 2793
		11.10.42
		00.00	CF 5126
			NE 1-2, overcast, 1030 mb, Sea 1
		04.00	CF 5157
		08.00	CF 5411
			E 1-2, cloudy, 1031 mb, Sea 1
		09.59	CF 5414	Shadow bearing 260°T.  Determined to be a three-masted schooner on course 60°.  Maneuvered ahead.
		11.00	CF 5415	Dived and observed in the periscope.

	Sun and Moon Data 09.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 10.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 11.10.42

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		11.10.42
		11.22	CF 5415	Surfaced.  Target angle 120°, range = 3000 meters.
				Sailing vessel immediately sets Portuguese flag.  Name not noted.  Because examination would presumably be time-consuming, course to Portugal appropriate for wind conditions, afterwards set off to the SE.
				As deck cargo supposedly bales of cork.
		12.00	CF 5418	Day's run: Carryover   735 nm  129 nm
				10./11.10                        199  "           7   "
				Total:               934          136 nm.
		16.00	CF 4693
			E 1-2, cloudy, 1031 mb, Sea 1
		20.00	CF 4935
		12.10.42
		00.00	CF 4982
			NE 1-2, cloudy, 1032 mb, Sea 1
		04.00	CF 7324
		08.00	CF 7372
			NE 1-2, cloudy, 1032 mb, Sea 1-2
		12.00	CF 7539	Day's run: Carryover   934 nm  136 nm
				11./12.10                        185  "           -   "
				Total:             1119          136 nm.
		13.30 - 14.05	CF 7563	Test dive.
		16.00	CF 7591
			ENE 1-2, cloudy, 1031 mb, Sea 1-2
		20.00	CF 7825
		13.10.42
		00.00	CF 7872
			NEbyE 2, cloudy, 1032 mb, Sea 1-2
		04.00	DG 3231
		08.00	DG 3243
			NEbyE 2, cloudy, 1032 mb, Sea 1-2
		12.00	DG 3169	Day's run: Carryover   1119 nm  136 nm
				12./13.10                          183  "           4   "
				Total:               1302           140 nm.

	Sun and Moon Data 11.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 12.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 13.10.42

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		13.10.42
		12.45 - 13.10	DG 3192	Test dive.
		16.00	DG 3128
			ENE 1-2, cloudy, 1026 mb, Sea 1-2
		20.00	DG 3414
		14.10.42
		00.00	DG 2653
			ENE 1, cloudy, 1022 mb, Sea 0-1
		04.00	DG 2672
		08.00	DG 2831
			ENE 1, overcast, rain, 1021 mb, Sea 0-1, heavy marine phosphorescence, thunderstorms
		12.00	DG 2843	Day's run: Carryover   1302 nm  140 nm
				13./14.10                          181  "           3   "
				Total:               1483           143 nm.
		13.00 - 13.28	DG 2845	Test dive.
		16.00	DG 2769
			SSW 1-2, overcast, 1022 mb, Sea 1
		20.00	DG 2785
		xx.x0	DG 2787	Incoming Radio Message:
				. . . .  3)  On 15 October at 08.00 hours Zschech switch to America II Circuit. . . . . . . . .
		15.10.42
		00.00	DG 5114
			SW 1-2, overcast, 1025 mb, Sea 1-2
		04.00	DG 4361
		08.00	DG 7373	Switched to America II Circuit.
			S 1-2, overcast, rain, 1024 mb, Sea 1-2

	Sun and Moon Data 13.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 14.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 15.10.42

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		15.10.42
		12.00	DG 4534	Day's run: Carryover   1483 nm  143 nm
				14./15.10                          183  "            3   "
				Total:               1666           146 nm.
		12.46 - 13.20	DG 4529	Test dive.
		16.00	DG 4554
			SSW 3-4, overcast, rain, 1025 mb, Sea 2-3
		20.00	DG 4493
		16.10.42
		00.00	DG 4723
			SSW 2, overcast, 1021 mb, Sea 1
		04.00	DG 4743
		08.00	DF 6969
			SSW 1-2, overcast, 1024 mb, Sea 1
		12.00	DF 6988	Day's run: Carryover   1666 nm  146 nm
				15./16.10                          163  "            4   "
				Total:               1829           150 nm.
		13.23 - 14.06	DF 9323	Test dive.
		16.00	DF 9316
			SSE 2-3, overcast, 1023.5 mb, Sea 2
		20.00	DF 9265
		17.10.42
		00.00	DF 9283
			S 2, overcast, 1021 mb, Sea 1-2
		04.00	DF 9279
		08.00	DF 9439
			S 2, overcast, 1020.5 mb, Sea 1-2
		12.00	DF 9457	Day's run: Carryover   1829 nm  150 nm
				16./17.10                          158  "            2   "
				Total:               1987           152 nm.

	Sun and Moon Data 15.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 16.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 17.10.42

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		17.10.42
		12.25	DF 9457	Smoke feather in sight bearing 270°T.
			Rain showers	Maneuvered ahead.  Determined to be a tanker.
		15.21	DF 9429	Dived and looked in the periscope.
				Spanish tanker "ZOROZZA".  Proper neutrality markings.  Name also on large banner on the bridge facing.  Base course:  65°, speed 8.5 knots.  Tanker was not reported by radio message.
		16.00	DF 9429
			SSW 2, overcast, 1021 mb, Sea 2, rain showers
		17.26	DF 9429	Surfaced, tanker out of sight.
		20.00	DF 9454
		18.10.42
		00.00	DF 9475
			SSW 2, overcast, 1021 mb, Sea 1-2
		04.00	DF 8932
		08.00	DF 8952
			SSW 2, overcast, 1021 mb, Sea 1-2
		12.00	DF 8972	Day's run: Carryover   1987 nm  152 nm
				17./18.10                          161  "            8   "
				Total:               2148           160 nm.
		13.33 - 13.48	DF 8974	Test dive.
		16.00	DR 2322
			SW 1, overcast, 1021.5 mb, Sea 1
		20.00	DR 2341
		19.10.42
		00.00	DR 2283
			SW 1, overcast, 1021 mb, Sea 1
		04.00	DR 2512

	Sun and Moon Data 17.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 18.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 19.10.42

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		19.10.42
		08.00	DR 2453
			x x, overcast, 1021 mb, Sea 1
		12.00	DR 2475	Day's run: Carryover   2148 nm  160 nm
				18./19.10                          182  "            1   "
				Total:               2330           161 nm.
		xx.xx - xx.xx	DR 1699	Test dive.
		16.00	DR 1934
			Wind calm, cloudy, 1022 mb, Sea -
		20.00	DR 1945
		20.10.42
		00.00	DR 1897
			x x, overcast, 1023 mb, Sea 0-1
		04.00	DR 4218
		08.00	DR 4191
			x x, overcast, 1021.5 mb, Sea 0-1
		12.00	DR 4422	Day's run: Carryover   2330 nm  161 nm
				19./20.10                          182  "            2   "
				Total:               2512           163 nm.
		xx.xx	DR 4421	Incoming Radio Message:
				To Zschech:  1)  If old Engineering Officer will disembark, immediately report position, otherwise "no" by short signal.
				2)  Auffermann course north.
		xx.xx	DR 4424	Short signal sent on alternate Norddeich frequency:
				My position is DR 41.
		xx.xx - xx.xx	DR 4119	Test dive.
		16.00	DQ 6666
			x x, overcast, 1022.5 mb, Sea 1-2
		xx.xx	DQ 6667	Because acknowledgement was not received, sent short signal again on America II:
				"My position is DQ 66".

	Sun and Moon Data 19.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 20.10.42

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		20.10.42
		19.06	DQ 6683	Short signal acknowledgement by B.d.U. received.  Non encoding of the signature letters was not noticed during transmission.  Reason for error:  incorrect copy of the radio group column.
		20.00	DQ 6685
		21.26	DQ 6687	Incoming Radio Message:
				Auffermann and Zschech meet to transfer Engineering Officer from 22 October at 20.00 hours in naval square EF 3590.  Auffermann send bearing signals if necessary and report execution.
		21.10.42
		00.00	DQ 6914
			ESE 1-2, cloudy, 1025 mb, Sea 1
		04.00	DQ 6893
		08.00	DQ 9317
			SE 2, overcast, 1025 mb, Sea 1-2
		09.20	DQ 9341	Incoming Radio Message:
				. . . .
				2.)  Zschech after discharging Engineering Officer proceed southward to EF 90., then by long legs to the west in sea area around ED 99, beware of enemy air.
		12.00	DQ 9347	Day's run: Carryover   2512 nm  163 nm
				20./21.10                          179  "            1   "
				Total:               2691           164 nm.
		14.03 - 14.57	DQ 9377	Test dive.
		16.00	DQ 9641
			E 2, cloudy, 1024 mb, Sea 1-2
		20.00	DQ 9674

	Sun and Moon Data 20.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 21.10.42

	- 12 -
		22.10.42
		00.00	DQ 9917
			ENE 2, cloudy, 1022 mb, Sea 1-2
		04.00	DQ 9971
		08.00	EF 3317
			ENE 2, cloudy, 1022 mb, Sea 2-3
		12.00	EF 3371	Day's run: Carryover   2691 nm  164 nm
				21./22.10                          165  "            3   "
				Total:               2856           167 nm.
		16.00	EF 3538
			ENE 3-4, cloudy, 1021 mb, Sea 3
		19.20	EF 3595	U-boat in sight bearing 150°T, visual recognition signals exchanged:  U-514.
		19.42 - 20.20	EF 3595	Transferred Kptlt. (Ing.) Förster.
		20.58	EF 3595	U-514 out of sight.
		21.03 - 21.28	EF 3598	Test dive.
		23.14	EF 3838	Incoming Radio Message:
				Engineering Officer Zschech taken in at meeting point.  Trade wind weather 4.
				Auffermann.
		23.10.42
		00.00	EF 3862
			ENE 3-4, cloudy, 1022 mb, Sea 3
		04.00	EF 3889
		08.00	EF 6251
			ENE 2, cloudy, 1019 mb, Sea 1-2
		12.00	EF 6276	Day's run: Carryover   2856 nm  167 nm
				22./23.10                          173  "            1   "
				Total:               3029           168 nm.
		13.45 - 14.35	EF 6516	Test dive.
		16.00	EF 6542
			NE 2, cloudy, 1019 mb, Sea 1-2

	Sun and Moon Data 22.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 23.10.42

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		23.10.42
		20.00	EF 6571
		24.10.42
		00.00	EF 6841
			NE 2, cloudy, 1019 mb, Sea 1
		04.00	EF 6877
		08.00	EF 9169
			NE 1-2, cloudy, 1018.5 mb, Sea 1
		12.00	EF 9436	Day's run: Carryover   3029 nm  168 nm
				23./24.10                          178  "            2   "
				Total:               3207           170 nm.
		14.41 - 15.20	EF 9466	Test dive.
		16.00	EF 9469
			NE 1-2, overcast, 1018.5 mb, Sea 1
		20.00	EF 9736
		25.10.42
		00.00	EF 9793
			ENE 1, overcast, 1017 mb, Sea 0-1
		04.00	EF 9766
		08.00	EF 9489
			ENE 1-2, overcast, 1018 mb, Sea 1
		12.00	EF 9453	Day's run: Carryover   3207 nm  170 nm
				24./25.10                          172  "            2   "
				Total:               3379           172 nm.
		16.00	EF 9179
			ENE 2, overcast, 1019.5 mb, Sea 1
		16.04 - 16.39	EF 9176	Test dive.
		20.00	EF 9145

	Sun and Moon Data 23.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 24.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 25.10.42

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		26.10.42
		00.00	EF 5995	Operating on the course given by Radio Message concerning the "CITY OF FLINT".  (Via EF 97, EF 82, EE 55 for ED 98).  Position and courses of steamers sunk in the vicinity by neighboring boats also lie roughly on this route.
			E 1-2, overcast, 1018.5 mb, Sea 1, summer lightening, Vis. very good
		04.00	EF 8316
		08.00	EF 8264
			Wind calm, overcast, 1017 mb, Sea 0
		12.00	EF 8275	Day's run: Carryover   3379 nm  172 nm
				25./26.10                         200  "            2   "
				Total:              3579           174 nm.
		16.00	EF 8431
			Wind calm, cloudy, 1019.5 mb, Sea 1
		17.28 - 17.42	EF 8189	Test dive
		20.00	EF 8155
		27.10.42
		00.00	EF 5779
			NNE 1-2, cloudy, 1017.5 mb, Sea 1
		04.00	EF 5744
		08.00	EF 4689
			ENE 1, cloudy, 1017.5 mb, Sea 0-1
		12.00	EF 4996	Day's run: Carryover   3579 nm  174 nm
				26./27.10                         172  "            1   "
				Total:              3751           175 nm.
		16.00	EF 4864
			ENE 1-2, overcast, 1020 mb, Sea 1
		17.47 - 18.08	EF 4859	Test dive.
		20.00	EF 4884

	Sun and Moon Data 26.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 27.10.42

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		28.10.42
		00.00	EF 4889
			ESE 1-2, overcast, 1017 mb, Sea 1
		04.00	EF 4898
		08.00	EF 4978
			SEbyE 2, overcast, 1018 mb, Sea 1-2
		12.00	EF 7325	Day's run: Carryover   3751 nm  175 nm
				27./28.10                         143  "            1   "
				Total:              3894           176 nm.
		16.00	EF 7365
			ENE 3-4, overcast, 1019 mb, Sea 2-3
		18.26 - 18.45	EF 7393	Test dive.
		20.00	EF 7394
		29.10.42
		00.00	EF 7621
			E 2-3, overcast, 1017.5 mb, Sea 2
		04.00	EF 7539
		08.00	EF 7559
			E 1-2, overcast, 1017.5 mb, Sea 1-2
		12.00	EF 7575	Day's run: Carryover   3894 nm  176 nm
				28./29.10                         154  "            1   "
				Total:              4048 nm      177 nm.
		16.00	EF 7498
			ESE 3, overcast, 1020 mb, Sea 2
		16.57 - 17.22	EF 7497	Test dive.
		20.00	EF 7481

	Sun and Moon Data 28.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 29.10.42

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		30.10.42
		00.00	EF 7444
			ENE 2, overcast, 1019.5 mb, Sea 1-2
		04.00	EE 9653
		08.00	EE 9615
			ENE 2-3, overcast, 1018 mb, Sea 2
		12.00	EE 9532	Day's run: Carryover   4048 nm  177 nm
				29./30.10                         145  "            1   "
				Total:              4193           178 nm.
		16.00	EE 9288
			ENE 3-4, overcast, 1017 mb, Sea 2-3
		16.52 - 17.16	EE 9287	Test dive.
		20.00	EE 9254
		31.10.42
		00.00	EE 9213
			ENE 2-3, overcast, rain, 1018 mb, Sea 2
		01.31 - 01.46	EE 6879	Dived to listen.
		02.57 - 03.10	EE 6873	Dived to listen.
		04.00	EE 6849
		08.00	EE 6815
			E 3-4, overcast, 1017 mb, Sea 3
		12.00	EE 6579	Day's run: Carryover   4193 nm  178 nm
				30./31.10                          143  "            3   "
				Total:              4336           181 nm.
		16.00	EE 6517
			ENE 3-4, overcast, 1019 mb, Sea 3
		20.00	EE 6462

	Sun and Moon Data 30.10.42
	Sun and Moon Data 31.10.42

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		01.11.42
		00.00	EE 6458
			E 1-2, overcast, 1019 mb, Sea 1
		02.05 - 02.22	EE 6476	Dived to listen.  Every time without success, apparently bad sound conditions.
		03.15	EE 6478	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				To boats at ED 99 [Trinidad].
				1)  During the new moon period go closer to the focal point.  If traffic is stopped in the previous area, undertake advance to the SW up to coast.
				2)  . . . . . . . .
			I am advancing via Barbados to Trinidad.  Because an advance to the SW takes longer than an advance around Barbados, I continue to the W.
		03.53	EE 6467	Light bearing 260°T, about 15 nm off.  A neutral with Spanish insignia, in accordance with Radio Message announcement and silhouette is probably "CABO DE HORNOS".  Base course 50°, speed 15 knots.
		04.00	EE 6478
		05.35	EE 5933	Steamer out of sight.
		08.00	EE 5953
			ESE 2, overcast, 1018 mb, Sea 1-2
		12.00	EE 5972	Day's run: Carryover   4336 nm  181 nm
				31./1.11                            157  "            1   "
				Total:               4493           182 nm.
		16.00	EE 5881
			ENE 1, overcast, 1020 mb, Sea 1
		20.00	EE 5791
		02.11.42
		00.00	EE 5747
			E 1-2, overcast, 1018 mb, Sea 1
		00.33 - 00.53	EE 4969	Test dive.

	Sun and Moon Data 01.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 02.11.42

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		02.11.42
		03.00  old D.G.Z. [German Legal Time]		In accordance with Radio Message order set clocks back 1 hour.
			EE 4965
		04.00  new D.G.Z.
			EE 4991
		08.00	EE 4985
			E 2-3, cloudy, 1018.5 mb, Sea 2
		12.00	EE 4944	Day's run: Carryover   4493 nm  182 nm
				1./2.11                             179   "           1   "
				Total:              4672           183 nm.
		16.00	EE 4829
			ESE 2-3, overcast, rain, 1019 mb, Sea 2
		16.09	EE 4828	Dived, because the visibility is about 50 meters.
			Heavy rain	While proceeding submerged constantly went to periscope depth.  Cloudburst lasted approximately 3-1/2 hours.
		19.48	EE 4819	Surfaced.
		20.00	EE 4813
		22.14	EE 4499	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				3)  Zschech and Ibbekken report situation.
			Intend to pass through the sea area around Barbados and report only then, because, for the time being, I have not found anything different than the other boats here.
		23.25	EE 4498	Lighthouse bearing 180°T from the identifier:  "Harrison Point" on the northern tip of Barbados.  Burning as in peacetime and in the clear air the light can be seen as far as 45 nm.
		23.35	EE 4498	Strong light below the horizon, probably search lights, but not from aircraft.
		03.11.42
		00.00	EE 4732
			ESE 2-3, overcast, patchy rain showers, 1018 mb, Sea 1-2

	Sun and Moon Data 02.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 03.11.42

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		03.11.42
		04.00	EE 4792	Nothing can be distinguished against the dark background from about 8 nm off the northern end of the island.  Several other lights are still lit.  The searchlight in the west repeats itself about every half an hour since the first sighting, it is probably an elevated floodlight which illuminates the pass between Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent (distance approximately 80 nm).  The light is very strong.
		04.12	EE 4792	Incoming Radio Message:
				02.45 hours naval square ED 9424 270°, 8 knots.
				Lassen.
			Am positioned 200 nm to starboard astern the convoy.  Operation hopeless.
		08.00	EE 4776	I will remain surfaced by day between St. Vincent and Barbados.
			E 2, overcast, rain, 1018 mb, Sea 1-2
		12.00	EE 4776	Day's run: Carryover   4672 nm  183 nm
				2./3.11                             174   "           8   "
				Total:              4846           191 nm.
		16.00	EE 4779
			E 2, overcast, 1017 mb, Sea 1-2
		20.00	EE 7113
		04.11.42
		00.00	EE 7124
			SW 2, overcast, 1016 mb, Sea 1-2, rain showers
		00.13	EE 7124	Incoming Radio Message:
				. . . . . . . .
				3)  Zschech and Hermann make short situation report.
		00.48 - 01.05	EE 7122	Test dive, at the same time all around listening.
		03.32	EE 7123	Shadow to starboard, approaching slowly from astern.   Patrol vessel, ran off.  Locating not observed.
		04.00	EE 7122
		05.30	EE 7152	Outgoing short signal on U-boat Coastal Circuit:
				My position is EE 71.  Nothing found to date.
				U-505.

	Sun and Moon Data 03.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 04.11.42

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		04.11.42
		08.00	EE 7186
			x 1-2, overcast, rain, 1016, Sea 1-2, high NE-swell
		xx.xx	EE 7431	Incoming Radio Message:
				Short signal . . . . . . . . 05.30 hours from Costal Circuit not resolved, send [again].
		xx.xx	EE 7438	Fishing vessel bearing 65°T.  Very small.
		12.00	EE 7438	Day's run: Carryover   4846 nm  191 nm
				3./4.11                             192   "           1   "
				Total:              5038           192 nm.
		xx.xx	EE 7463	Aircraft bearing 120°T.
				Crash dive!
				Large flying boat, out of the sun range = 4000 meters, 20°.  Locating not observed.
		xx.xx	EE 7463	Surfaced.
		xx.xx	EE 7463	Detection on 169 cm.
				Crash dive!
				Horizontally polarized, medium frequency, weakly searching, then slowly growing stronger.
		16.00	EE 7541
		xx.xx	EE 7545	Surfaced.
		xx.xx	EE 7548	Dived to get away from the evening detection.  In so doing, continuously back and forth at periscope depth.
		20.00	EE 7549
		xx.xx	EE 7573	Surfaced.
		xx.xx	EE 7573	Incoming Radio Message:
				. . . .
				3)  Zschech.  Report situation.
		05.11.42
		00.00	EE 7576
			x 2-3, overcast, 1016 mb, Sea 2-3

	Sun and Moon Data 04.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 05.11.42

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		05.11.42
		00.16	EE 7575	Outgoing short signal on Ireland Circuit:
				My position is EE 77.
				U-505.
		01.12	EE 7578	Incoming short signal confirmation by headquarters.
		04.00	EE 7814
		08.00	EE 7795
			SSE 2-3, overcast, 1016 mb, Sea 1-2
		09.19	EE 7793	Detection on 169 cm.
				Crash dive!
				Horizontally polarized, medium frequency, abruptly, growing louder quite quickly.
		09.53	EE 7793	Surfaced.
		10.03	EE 7769	Detection on 169 cm.
				Crash dive!
				Horizontally polarized, medium frequency, volume up and down, then quickly growing louder.
				Probably the aircraft from 09.19 hours on return flight.
		10.20	EE 7769	Surfaced.
		12.00	EE 7848	Day's run: Carryover   5038 nm  192 nm
				4./5.11                             109   "         20  "
				Total:              5147           212 nm.
		14.03	EE 7842	Detection on 169 cm.
				Crash dive!
				Horizontally polarized, about 4000 cycles per second, initially searching then direct.
		16.00	EE 7818
		16.43	EE 7818	Surfaced.
		20.00	EE 7577
		06.11.42
		00.00	EE 7731
			NW 3, overcast, misty, heavy marine phosphorescence, 1015 mb, Sea 2
		04.00	EE 7752
		08.00	EE 7788
			SE 1-2, overcast, rain, 1017 mb, Sea 1

	Sun and Moon Data 05.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 06.11.42

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		06.11.42
		08.30	EE 7789	Detection on 169 cm.
				Crash dive!
				Horizontally polarized, low frequency, light searching, growing heavy, then direct.
		11.11	EO 1123	Surfaced.
		12.00	EO 1126	Day's run: Carryover   5147 nm  212 nm
				5./6.11                             133   "         11  "
				Total:              5280           223 nm.
		13.30	EO 1156	Detection on 169 cm.
				Crash dive!
				Horizontally polarized, low frequency, initially searching, then direct.
		15.00	EO 1155	Surfaced.
				While blowing with starboard diesel forecastle lightly cuts under
		15.43 - 15.55	EO 1155	Therefore, dived briefly again.  While blowing out exactly the same phenomenon.
		16.00	EO 1155
			ESE 3-4, overcast, rain, 1016 mb, Sea 2-3
		18.13 - 18.26	EO 1182	Again dived.  Now everything is normal while blowing with the port diesel.
		20.00	EO 1183
		20.45	EO 1194	Smoke feather bearing 35°T, 16 nm distant.
				Maneuvered ahead.
		22.24	EO 1156	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U. concerning traffic east of the main harbor.
				Smoke trail comes from a freighter.  Maneuvered ahead at high speed from astern position.  Flanking according to the basic rule of constantly keeping the enemy in sight because I can get to him that much faster.
		07.11.42
		00.00	EO 1122
			ESE 2-3, overcast, 1016 mb, Sea 2

	Sun and Moon Data 06.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 07.11.42

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		07.11.42
		00.09	EO 1122	Fan shot from tubes I and II:
				Eto, depth 3 and 4 meters, target angle 90°, speed 12 knots, range = 1500 meters, missed, it turned out afterwards, as a result of too sharp a target angle.
				Immediately turned for a 2nd approach.
		00.16	EO 1122	Fan shot from tubes III and IV:
				Eto, depth 2 meters, target angle 100°, speed 11 knots, range = 2000.
		00.19	EO 1122	1st Hit:  at aim point forward mast.  Running time:  2 minutes 37 seconds.
				2nd Hit:  between bridge and smoke stack.  Running time:  2 minutes 42 seconds.
				Both mast high explosion columns, dark, no fire, lights on deck.  Sets out boat. Steamer is immediately down by the bow.  The stern rises out.  Steamer sinks.  Has not transmitted on 600 or 24 meters.
				Estimated size:  5500 GRT.
				Modern appearance, 5 hatches.
				Base course 320°, speed 11 knots.  Sinking, abandoned, and ran off.
		03.30	EO 1165	Received message on Lassen convoy.
				Operation broken off, because there were no further reports for 9 hours.
		04.00	EO 1168
		06.20 - 06.43	EO 1433	Test dive.
		07.55	EO 1433	Dived for the early reconnaissance.
		08.00	EO 1433
		08.05	EO 1433	Sound bearing, motor sounds bearing 160°T.
		08.10	EO 1433	Surfaced and searched.  Because there were no findings,
		09.25	EO 1514	dived.  No further sound bearings.  Remained submerged.
		11.00	EO 1514	Surfaced.
		12.00	EO 1517	Day's run: Carryover   5280 nm  228 nm
				6./7.11                             134   "         20  "
				Total:              5414           248 nm.
		12.20	EO 1517	Aircraft bearing 90°T.
				Crash dive!
				Flying boat, course 0°, over 10000 meters distant.
		13.01	EO 1517	Surfaced.
		13.25	EO 1515	Smoke feather bearing 40°T.
				Maneuvered ahead.

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		07.11.42
		13.48	EO 1515	Detection on 169 cm.
				Crash dive!
				Horizontally polarized, medium frequency, direct.  Since no diesel ventilation could be run while maneuvering ahead, supply air had to be taken to cool the Fu.M.B.
				Disadvantages:
				1)  Less effective.
				2)  As in this case, search detections were not heard due to ventilator sounds.
		14.20	EO 1515	Surfaced.  Smoke feather is still in sight.  Continued maneuver ahead.  Steamer makes many large zigzags.
		14.44	EO 1515	Detection on 169 cm.
				Crash dive!
				Horizontally polarized, medium frequency, abrupt and quite loud.
		15.22	EO 1512	Surfaced.
		16.00	EO 1274
			E 2, overcast, 1018 mb, Sea 1-2
		16.19	EO 1274	Dived to attack on the general course line.  At the same time the steamer came in sight.
		16.45	EO 1274	A flying boat is sighted.  Constantly flew in circles around the steamer.  After 1/2 hour flew off to the SE.
				Steamer zigzags completely arbitrarily and unmethodically.
		18.23	EO 1274	Fan shot from tube V and VI:
				Eto, depth 2 meters, target angle 80°, speed 12 knots.
				Missed.
				1 minute after taking the shot the steamer zigzagged away about 50°, when just 5 minutes before he had zigzagged towards 30°.  Probably random zigzags.  Torpedoes were heard to run perfectly.
				Because of following position a 2nd approach is still possible.
				Appearance of steamer:
				Freighter with 2 goal masts and apparently a raised bowsprit.
				Base course 320°, 12 knots.
				After another 2-3 minutes the steamer had target angle 180°, later zigzags away sharply to starboard.
		20.00	EO 1275

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		07.11.42
		20.02	EO 1278	Surfaced.
		20.12	EO 1278	Detection on 169 cm.
				Crash dive!
				Horizontally polarized, medium frequency, searching, direct, then disappeared, then stronger, direct.
		20.43	EO 1278	Surfaced.
		20.57	EO 1278	Aircraft bearing 120°T.
				Crash dive!
				Range = 10000 meters, course 0°.
		22.07	EO 1278	Surfaced.
		08.11.42
		00.00	EO 1524
			E 2-3, cloudy, 1017 mb, Sea 2
		04.00	EO 1649
		04.05 - 04.21	EO 1649	Test dive.
				Port negative buoyancy tank out of service, because the packing of the flood valve is probably not holding tight.
		08.00	EO 1675
			Calm, light swell, cloudy, 1016 mb
		11.22	EO 1677	Aircraft bearing 140°T.
				Crash dive!
				Approaching, range = 12000 meters.
		12.00	EO 1678	Day's run: Carryover   5414 nm  248 nm
				7./8.11                             108   "         22  "
				Total:              5522           270 nm.
		14.47	EO 1677	Surfaced.
		16.00	EO 1676
			E 1-2, clear, 1016 mb, Sea 1
		16.31	EO 1684	Detection at 169 cm.
				Crash dive!
				Horizontally polarized, low frequency, searching.
		17.27	EO 1684	Surfaced.
		20.00	EO 1673

	Sun and Moon Data 07.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 08.11.42

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		09.11.42
		00.00	EO 1591
			S 2, cloudy, 1016 mb, Sea 1-2
		00.55	EO 1591	Dived to repair the Fu.M.B.
		01.58	EO 1591	Surfaced.
		02.24	EO 1567	Dived, because the Fu.M.B. is not completely in service.
		04.00	EO 1567
		04.36	EO 1565	Surfaced.
		07.11	EO 1536	Dived to get away from my morning detection.
		08.00	EO 1533
		12.00	EO 1377	Day's run: Carryover   5522 nm  270 nm
				8./9.11                               99   "         21  "
				Total:              5621           291 nm.
		12.13	EO 1377	Surfaced.
		13.56	EO 1377	Detection at 169 cm.
				Crash dive!
				Horizontally polarized, 4000 cycles per second, initially searching, then direct.
		16.00	EO 1296
		16.36	EO 1296	Surfaced.
		19.55	EO 1526	Detection at 169 cm.
				Crash dive!
				Horizontally polarized, 4000 cycles per second, initially searching, then direct.
		20.00	EO 1526
		21.21	EO 1526	Surfaced.
		21.27	EO 1526	Detection at 168 cm.
				Crash dive!
				Horizontally polarized, medium frequency, searching and direct also still very weak.
		22.03	EO 1522	Surfaced.
		10.11.42
		00.00	EO 1524
			E 2, cloudless, 1018 mb, Sea 1-2

	Sun and Moon Data 09.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 10.11.42

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		10.11.42
		01.55	EO 1542	Detection at 141 - 142 cm.
				Crash dive!
				As a result of an order transmission error, the fact that the location was not on the normal wavelength was not relayed in time.   From observations, warships locate on this wavelength.
		02.00	EO 1542	Immediately surfaced.
				Before the crash dive nothing was seen, submerged propeller sounds were heard, on surfacing a shadow bearing 270°T type corvette or patrol vessel.  Ran off at high speed. Blew partly with air.
		02.01	EO 1542	Still receive one detection each on 144 and 138 cm.  The very first one strongest.  Everything horizontally polarized.
				138 cm = high     )
				142 cm = medium)   Tone
				144 cm = low      )
		02.30		138 cm no further observations.
		02.40		144 cm no further observations.
		02.50 04.00	EO 1529	142 cm only still searching, finally nothing more.  Apparently a patrol vessel group along the 200-meter line.  Increased the distance at 13-14 knots.
		07.10	EO 1283	Dived before the expected morning detection and to top up the battery.
		08.00	EO 1283
		11.42	EO 1259	Surfaced.
		12.00	EO 1256	Day's run: Carryover   5621 nm  291 nm
				9./10.11                           109   "         21  "
				Total:              5730           312 nm.
		15.14	EO 1252	From 90°T, port, astern, a twin-engined land-based aircraft flying close above the surface of the water, brightly painted.
				Was first perceived by the bridge watch at a range = about 500 meters.  Flew over the boat, from port astern and released a string of bombs.
				(From the 2nd Watch Officer's statement 4-5 bombs, estimated at about 50 kilograms, one detonated beside the 3.7 cm canon in the port upper deck.  Heavy, dull detonation and smoke cloud.
				Perception in the boat at the detonation: most believed that the aircraft bomb was further abeam in the water.
				Failures (initially discovered!):
				1.)  2nd Watch Officer and 1watch stander wounded, apparently seriously.
				2.)  Leak in the pressure hull in the diesel room.
				3.)  Port diesel out of service.
				All automatic weapons on the bridge readied and with starboard diesel at AK ran off on course 70°.  Tower cladding and the entire upper deck amidships a perfect shambles. 3.7 cm disappeared without a trace.

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		10.11.42
		15.14	EO 1252	Four stern torpedo storage canisters bent and punctured.  A tail piece from an Ato is missing.  Both exterior exhaust valves cannot be moved.  Main ballast and reserve fuel oil tank 3 port and fuel oil tank A port are leaking.  The port diesel cooling water intake is open.  Initially it is sealed from the outside with leak stuffing material.  However, it cannot be fixed from the inside and therefore, will be blind flanged from the outside shortly before dusk.
				Initially the port diesel is completely out of service.  A large dent in the pressure hull has crushed pipes inside the pressure hull.  Starboard diesel is in service, the aftermost (inner) exhaust gas valve cannot be closed because of deformation of the E-motor bulkhead.
				2nd Watch Officer and a watch stander wounded by fragments and severe bruises, probably both have multiple broken ribs.  Bridge leading seaman and the other watch stander somewhat dazed by shock effect, because both were thrown about.
				It was determined later that the aircraft was brought down by its own bombs.
				Evidence:
				1.)  Explosion and, in addition, flash ahead to starboard on the water.
				2.)  Aircraft parts in large numbers on deck, equipment pieces, glass etc.
				3.)  1st Watch Officer and the 2nd watch stander have similarly seen apparently bleeding people with life jackets in the water.
		16.00	EO 1226	One diesel AK, the other E-motor assisting drives the boat at 10.7 knots.
			SE 1-2, clear, altogether few clouds, 1020 mb, Sea 1
				For 1 hour strong oil trace as a result of the port bunker emptying on its own.  Because exhaust gas temperatures had become too high (610°C), slowly reduced from 435 RPM to 415 RPM, in the course of this exhaust gas temperature 580°C.  Reason, probably high air temperature and water temperature.
		19.30	EE 7976	Flying boat bearing 160°T, course 90°, distance over 10000 meters.  Put astern, boat was not sighted despite flat sea and AK.
		20.00	EE 7973	Driving behind the flying boat.
		20.43	EE 7957	Flying boat bearing 90°T, course 230°, range over 13000 meters.  Boat again unsighted, with the highest speed continually kept flying boat astern.  Apparently the same aircraft on return flight.

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		11.11.42
		00.00	EE 7963
			E 1-2, cloudy, 1019 mb, Sea 1
		04.00	EE 8487	During the night worked to make the boat ready to submerge.  The starboard inner exhaust gas valve is closed with great difficulty.
		06.17	EE 8485	Diving test in calm.  Proceeded submerged at depth A -40 meters, so that I would not be vulnerable as a result of a failed crash dive during the observed reconnaissance times.
		08.00	EE 8486
		12.00	EE 8486	Day's run: Carryover   5730 nm  312 nm
				10./11.11                          161   "           9  "
				Total:              5891           321 nm.
		16.00	EE 8491	While proceeding at periscope depth discovered many oil leaks in the wake.
		20.00	EE 8492
		22.03	EE 8469	Surfaced.
				Proceeding with starboard diesel 2 x HF, diesel-electric, port E-motor 160 RPM.
		12.11.42
		00.00	EE 8518
			E 1, cloudy, 1018 mb, small seas
		00.24	EE 8519	Sent situation report on America II Circuit:
				Aircraft bombs, again limited readiness to submerge, naval square EE 8468, course 50°, 10 knots.  Doctor's help urgently needed, submerged by day.
				Zschech
				Message concerning bomb hit only now delivered to:
				1.)  reduce danger of direction finding
				2.)  the extent of the damage could be more exactly determined now
				3.)  an earlier delivery could not have improved the situation of the boat.
				Condition of the wounded appeared very serious, doctor's help absolutely necessary.  Additionally: "Submerged by day" used because of Radio Message reception.
		02.38	EE 8289	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				1.)  Zschech:  Nearest doctor with Engelmann in ED 90, another doctor with Vowe in EH 60.  [Vowe] can only run to meet from 13 November.

	Sun and Moon Data 11.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 12.11.42

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		12.11.42
			EE 8289	Report immediately type of injuries, furthermore, whether much-delayed meeting still appears necessary.
				2.)  Engelmann:  Suggest meeting point with Zschech.
				3.)  . . . .
				4.)  Naval square.
			EE 8292                                   The condition of the wounded is better while proceeding on the surface.  Nevertheless, due to the condition of the boat I intend to remain submerged for one more day, especially since U-67 reported aircraft bombs earlier from EE 85.  Believe that a meeting with Vowe is more favorable, because supply for repair is possible at the same time.  In addition, a meeting with Engelmann would force him to move from this operations area unnecessarily.  His appearance would also take a few days.  The first priority is to leave the air threatened area as quickly as possible.  The internal injuries of the wounded cannot be determined by laymen.
			EE 8292	Attempt to send a Radio Message on Ireland circuit:
				Meeting Vowe in spite of delay more favorable because of the condition of the boat.  2 men with splitters in the head or back, heavy bruises, likely broken ribs.  Pulse, temperature, breathing normal.
				Zschech
				The boat was not heard.
			EE 8269	Same attempted on America II Circuit.  As before the boat was unheard.
			EE 8344	Sent the Radio Message on America II Circuit.
				Headquarters heard (volume 2-3), then asks for some groups.  Because communication was delayed, headquarters has obviously received the first 17 groups (the Radio Message had 46 groups, the first part contained the suggestion concerning Vowe), communication is broken off by the boat because of the activity of foreign interferers and because of the length of the communication.  The radio repeater does not answer.   Because the boat must soon dive again and I suppose that the most important part of the Radio Message, namely the beginning, will be deciphered because of the difficulties with the Radio Message delivery on all circuits (Coastal Circuit could not be heard) the radio message was not sent one more time.
			EE 8327	Dived to proceed submerged at depth A -40 meters.
		08.00	EE 8327
		12.00	EE 8325	Day's run: Carryover   5891 nm  321 nm
				11./12.11                          110   "         22   "
				Total:              6001           343 nm.
		16.00	EE 8323

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		12.11.42
		20.00	EE 8323	Condition of the wounded:
				1.)  2nd Watch Officer:  while submerged sometimes very severe difficulty breathing, fever dreams.  The prognosis is still unclear.
				2.)  Bridge watchstander:  semi consciousness ended, likely a severe concussion.  Head injury turned out to be slight.
				3.)  The other bridge watchstanders: severe shock, almost deaf in both ears.  Many have burns and small splinters all over the body.
		22.05	EE 8323	Surfaced.  Range is now 350 nm from Trinidad.
		13.11.42
		00.00	EE 5993
			E 1, cloudy, 1018 mb, slight seas
		01.45	EF 6746	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				To Zschech:
				Make for naval square EH 60.  Submit ordered report.
			Suppose that the first part of my Radio Message of yesterday was deciphered correctly by headquarters.  Meanwhile, Engelmann reported his location from the area of Aruba, therefore medical help from him is out of the question.
		04.00	EF 6726
		05.26	EF 6732	Sent Radio Message on America II Circuit:
				2nd Watch Officer severe chest bruise, broken ribs, lung injury, blood expectoration, pulse 140, medium fever, without morphine in severe pain and difficulty breathing, supply for two days, question what to do afterwards. Ob.Gefr. Lüngen chest bruises, improving.  7 November, EO 1122, freighter, course 320°, 5500 GRT left sinking.  10 November by day 12.52 hours land-based aircraft, above water bomb at the after canon.  Not ready for crash dive.  Port diesel totally out of service.  Aircraft also brought down.  Naval square EE 8326, certain of 70 cbm.    Zschech.
				Exact fuel condition cannot yet be determined, because the condition of main ballast and reserve fuel oil tank IV port is not clear.
		08.00	EF 6549
			ENE 1-2, cloudy, 1018 mb, Sea 1

	Sun and Moon Data 12.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 13.11.42

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		13.11.42
		08.11	EF 6557	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				1.)  Zschech immediately go to Vowe towards naval square EH 40.  More to follow.
				2.)  Schuch immediately report position.
		12.00	EF 6566	Day's run: Carryover   6001 nm  343 nm
				12./13.11                          151   "         15   "
				Total:              6152           358 nm.
		12.21	EF 6566	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				Schuch position naval square EE 6684.  Signal volume 2/3.
		14.18	EF 6654	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				To Zschech.
				Schuch located EE 6680.  Suggest meeting point to get morphine.  Naval squares.
		15.40	EF 6656	Incoming Radio Message from 2.U.-Flottille:
				U-505 treatment for 2nd Watch Officer:
				1.)  Cold, damp breast compress, absolutely quiet position, good nutrition.
				2.)  After morphine consumption three tablets anti-neuralgic and three phenobarbital daily.
				3.)  Morphine delivery from Schuch intended.
				2.U.-Flottille
		16.00	EF 6664
			NE 1-2, cloudy, 1018 mb, small seas
		16.39	EF 6667	Sent Radio Message on America II Circuit:
				Position from 18.15 hours in naval square EE 6685.
				Zschech.
		17.57	EF 6683	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				To Zschech.
				Schuch arriving an hour later.
		18.20	EF 6685	U-boat in sight bearing 145°T.
				Visual recognition signals exchanged:  U-154.
		18.40-19.20	EF 6685	Within earshot.  Schuch delivers 20 ampoules of morphine.
		20.00	EF 6686	U-154 out of sight.
		14.11.42
		00.00	EF 4485
			NE 2-3, overcast, 1018 mb, Sea 2

	Sun and Moon Data 13.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 14.11.42

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		14.11.42
		00.43 and	EF 4494	Sent Radio Message on Ireland Circuit:
		01.10		1.)  Morphine transfer executed.  Successes Schuch:  8 November, freighter 6000 GRT, course 300°, in EE 5193.  9 November, freighter 7000 GRT, course 240°, in 5386 sunk.
				2.)  Condition of 2nd Watch Officer better, pulse 100 both low fever.
				3.)  Full moon time EF 90 to EE 4770 nothing.  4795 [lighthouse] burns as in peacetime.  7123 patrol vessels. Passage ED 6970 floodlights half-hourly.
				4.)  Inbound traffic main harbor by day EO 1510 and 1120.  Day double miss on freighter 320° in 1274 random zigzag.
				5.)  Air 08.00-10.00, 13.30-16.30, 19.30-21.30 hours with radar.  In between flying boats, probably without radar.  Night no air.
				6.)  Detection:  horizontally polarized on 169 cm, 13 times.  Sea once in EE 1542 at night from 3 patrol vessels simultaneously on 138, 142, 144 cm horizontally polarized one of them sighted.
				7.)  Day's run 250 nm.  All naval squares.  Zschech.
			Detailed message about air situation sent, because observations were made every day at the same time.
		04.00	EF 4576
		04.38	EF 4584	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				Radio Message 2013/13/197 not decoded.  Check.  Serial number settled.
				This is the Radio Message sent by U-505 at 01.10 hours.  Reason:  coding mistakes by the boat, identity groups from the day before had been used in the coding.
		08.00	EF 4675
			NE 2-3, cloudy, 1015 mb, Sea 2
		08.49	EF 4676	Sent Radio Message on Ireland Circuit:
				Radio Message 2013/13/197 had message key fsjq.
				Zschech.
		11.23	EF 4694	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				After language key applied Radio Message 20.13 from Zschech decoded.
		12.00	EF 4695	Day's run: Carryover   6152 nm  358 nm
				13./14.11                          250   "           -   "
				Total:              6402           358 nm.
		16.00	EF 5484	The rough sea has increased and strikes exactly on the damaged port side.  The port aft upper deck torpedo canister is completely loose, attachments do not hold, the canister bangs against the elbow of the port exhaust gas line, where it passes through the pressure hull.
			NE 3, overcast, 1017 mb, Sea 2-3

Sun and Moon Data 14.11.42

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		14.11.42
		16.00		The explosion dislodged it, it beats around loosely and is held only by the muffler.
		20.00	EF 5492
		21.20	EF 5493	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				. . . . . . . .
				2.)  From 15 November at 08.00 hours switch:  . . . . . . . .  Zschech Africa Circuit  . . . . . . . .
		15.11.42
		00.00	EF 5581
			NE 2, cloudy, 1016 mb, Sea 2
		04.00	EF 5672
		08.00	EF 5693	Switched to Africa Circuit.
			ENE 2-3, cloudy, 1016 mb, Sea 2
		12.00	EF 6467	Day's run: Carryover   6402 nm  358 nm
				14./15.11                          200   "           -   "
				Total:              6602           358 nm.
		16.00	EF 6557	Because the seas do not subside, and the damage at sea on the afterdeck threatens to become greater, cruise speed is reduced.  The port aft upper deck canister is thrown overboard with its torpedo.  Difficult work, because the rails are completely unusable and for such cases we have only less useful equipment on board.
			ENE 2-3, cloudy, 1018 mb, Sea 2
		20.00	EF 6567
		20.17 - 21.05	EF 6568	Test dive.
		16.11.42
		00.00	EF 6644
			ENE 3, overcast, 1017 mb, Sea 2
		04.00	EF 6655
		08.00	EG 4444
			NEbyE 3-4, overcast, 1017 mb, Sea 2-3
		12.00	EG 4452	Day's run: Carryover   6602 nm  358 nm
				15./16.11                          134   "           2   "
				Total:              6736           360 nm.

	Sun and Moon Data 14.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 15.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 16.11.42

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		16.11.42
		16.00	EG 4463
			NEbyE 4-5, overcast, 1019 mb, Sea 4
		20.00	EG 4551
		17.11.42
		00.00	EG 4562
		00.37	EG 4538	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				Vowe wait at previous supply point EH 6555 for Zschech and Rigele.  Both boats report arrival, Zschech to add: condition of the boat, fuel situation and whether continued operation appears possible.
		04.00	EG 4619
		04.59	EG 4627	As ordered message sent on America II circuit:  Naval square EG 4539.  ENE 4-5, 1020 mb, Sea 4, day's run about 130 nm due to upper deck damage.  45 cbm, 8 Etos, Frames 25-30 dented 15 cm.  Both outer exhaust gas valves, radio direction finder, entire exhaust gases blowing installation permanently out of service.  Repair of port diesel will require at least 10 days with stopped engine.  Cooling water intake hull valve for the port exhaust gas valve chipped.  Limited readiness to dive up to A -40.  3.7 cm overboard.  Upper deck piping between the conning tower and the after hatch are torn.  4 after Atos certainly out of service.  Main ballast tanks 7 and 8 leak.  Port after main ballast and reserve fuel oil tanks (except for two) demolished.  Continued operations probably not possible.  Wounded are sedated.  Request Fu.M.B. antenna, from supplier 3 cooling water intake elbow engine manifolds, 2 thrust bearings for exhaust valve rocker arms, acetylene.  Zschech.
			Main ballast tank 8 shows heavy leaks at the diving plane bushings, it is too early to determine exactly [what is wrong with] main ballast tank 7.  Am continuing at this day's run, because the wounded are obviously beginning to recover, and so as not to further increase the already existing upper deck damage by sea pounding.
		08.00	EG 4638
			ENE 3-4, cloudy, 1019 mb, Sea 3
		12.00	EG 5419	Day's run: Carryover   6736 nm  360 nm
				16./17.11                          144   "           -   "
				Total:              6880          360 nm.
		14.22	EG 5428	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				1.)  Vowe deliver as much fuel to Rigele so that own economical return transit is assured and so that Zschech retains 25 cbm.
				2.)  Afterwards, Zschech and Vowe return transit.

	Sun and Moon Data 16.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 17.11.42

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		17.11.42
		16.00	EG 5437
			ENE 4, overcast, 1016 mb, Sea 3-4
		20.00	EG 5518	The second port aft upper deck canister thrown overboard with torpedo, because 1.) attachment points no longer exist and 2.) torpedo warhead had heavy damage.  Attempts to again use the manifold of the port exhaust gas piping in the pressure hull fail, mainly because of the weather.  Work on the port diesels continue inside.  Success and completion cannot be foreseen as of now.
		18.11.42
		00.00	EG 5537
			ESE 2-3, overcast, 1018 mb, Sea 2
		04.00	EG 5619
		08.00	EG 5639
			SE 2-3, cloudy, 1019 mb, Sea 2
		12.00	EG 6418	Day's run: Carryover   6880 nm  360 nm
				17./18.11                          153   "           -   "
				Total:              7033          360 nm.
		16.00	EG 6418
			ESE 1-2, cloudy, 1019 mb, Sea 1
		20.00	EG 6414
		19.11.42
		00.00	EG 6416
			ESE 1-2, cloudy, 1020 mb, Sea 1
		00.20 - 00.47	EG 6424	Test dive.
		00.59	EG 6424	Incoming Radio Message from Vowe:
				1.)  . . . . . . . .
				2.)  To Zschech how many days provisions are requested, so that rest of the provisions can be delivered to Rigele. . . . . . . Vowe
		01.37	EG 6425	Outgoing short signal on Africa Circuit:
				None.         U-505.
		02.35	EG 6434	Incoming short signal - confirmation by B.d.U.

	Sun and Moon Data 17.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 18.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 19.11.42

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		19.11.42
		08.00	EG 6516
			SEbyE 2, cloudy, 1019 mb, Sea 1
		12.00	EG 6535	Day's run: Carryover   7033 nm  360 nm
				18./19.11                          104   "           1  "
				Total:              7137          361 nm.
		16.00	EG 6621
			SEbyE 2-3, cloudy, 1019 mb, Sea 2
		20.00	EG 6633
		20.11.42
		00.00	EH 4425
			SEbyE 2, cloudy, 1018 mb, Sea 1-2
		04.00	EH 4511
		08.00	EH 4523
			SSE 2, overcast, 1019 mb, Sea 1
		11.40	EH 4615	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				Return harbor:  . . . . . . . .
				Lorient for Bargesten, Zschech.
		12.00	EH 4615	Day's run: Carryover   7137 nm  361 nm
				19./20.11                          168   "          -  "
				Total:              7305          361 nm.
		16.00	EH 4631
			E 2-3, cloudy, 1019.5 mb, Sea 2
		20.00	EH 5413
		22.25	EH 5425	Incoming Radio Message from Vowe:
				Rigele supplied with 55 plus 2 cbm, 15 day's provisions.  When will Zschech arrive?  NE 2-3, 1014 mb steady.
				Vowe.
		23.05	EH 5426	Outgoing short signal on Africa Circuit:
				On 22nd of the current month at the beginning of lightness.  U-505.
		23.34	EH 5426	Served as a radio repeater, it later turns out for U-177.  Headquarters understood.

	Sun and Moon Data 19.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 20.11.42

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		21.11.42
		00.00	EH 5434
			E 1-2, overcast, 1022 mb, Sea 1
		xx.x4	EH 5434	Incoming short signal confirmed by B.d.U.:
		xx.x3	EH 5514	Incoming Radio Message from Chef 2.U.Flottille:
				To U-505 for Lt.(Ing.) Altesellmeier.   Congratulations.  Flottillenchef.
		04.00	EH 5516
		08.00	EH 5536	Tonight U-boat sighting reports have come from two boats whose positions are near the supply point.  U-552 even sighted a surface runner.
			E 1-2, overcast, 1021 mb, Sea 1
		12.00	EH 5628	Day's run: Carryover   7305 nm  361 nm
				20./21.11                          172   "           -   "
				Total:              7477          361 nm.
		16.00	EH 6417
			E 1-2, overcast, 1020 mb, Sea 1
		20.00	EH 6418
		22.11.42
		00.00	EH 6461
			ENE 1, overcast, 1020 mb, Sea 0-1
		04.00	EH 6469
		08.00	EH 6554
			ENE 1-2, cloudy, 1021 mb, Sea 1
		xx.30	EH 6555	U-boat in sight bearing 90°T.  Visual recognition signals exchanged.  U-462, U-68, offset from them U-332.
		11.15-11.50	EH 6556	Fuel oil taken over from U-462.  Very favorable weather.  At the same time examination by the doctor from U-462.  Individual parts necessary for repair are delivered mostly by U-462, with help from U-68.  Some fresh provisions are taken over from U-462.  On the basis of medical examination 2nd Watch Officer is sent to U-462, in exchange, Leutnant z S.d. R. Knoke comes from U-462, Matr.Ob.Gefr. Lüngen remains aboard.  According to medical judgment, the state of health of the crew is very good.  No skin rashes as a result of continuous showers on the upper deck.
		12.00	EH 6556	Day's run: Carryover   7477 nm  361 nm
				21./22.11                          143   "          -  "
				Total:              7620          361 nm.
		16.00	EH 6566	U-68 has continued return transit.
			Calm, clear, 1020 mb, slight seas

	Sun and Moon Data 21.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 22.11.42

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		22.11.42
		16.53 - 17.27	EH 6556	Test dive.
		20.00	EH 6553	Supply ended.
		21.00	EH 6529	U-462 and U-332 out of sight.
		21.06	EH 6529	Incoming Radio Message from Vowe:
				Supply of Zschech completed.  Return transit begun.  Zschech reports:  65 cbm.  Intend diesel repairs in the next days.  Wind calm, 1022 mb.        Vowe.
		23.11.42
		00.00	EH 6279
			Calm, flat swells, cloudy, 1020 mb, slight seas
		04.00	EH 6162
		08.00	EH 3788
			Calm, cloudy, 1019 mb, slight seas
		12.00	EH 3742	Day's run: Carryover   7620 nm  361 nm
				22./23.11                          141   "          1  "
				Total:              7761          362 nm.
		16.00	EH 3718
			S 1, cloudy, 1021 mb, slight seas
		20.00	EH 3716	Port exhaust gas elbow piping, inserted again and bolted. Port muffler fixed.  Exhaust gas blowing installation for the starboard diesel is again in service.  Starboard exterior exhaust gas valve in service, does not stay completely tight.
		20.18	EH 3716	Mastheads bearing 340°T.
				With one diesel at GF the distance cannot be completely maintained.  Identified as a freighter of 5-6000 GRT.  General course 180°, 12 knots.  Steamer zigzags up to 30° to each side.  Data imprecise.  With the full moon no surface attack is possible.
		23.00	EH 3746	Dived.
				Because the starboard diesel ran at GF the entire time, when diving the starboard exhaust gas valve does not close completely.  Short blow, because water ran into the diesel. After the exhaust gas valve is closed, immediately dove again.  Water entry complicated and delayed depth control, by the time the boat was at periscope depth the steamer has already passed by and had a stern target angle.  Listening was not possible, because E-motors had to run at high speed.  Because steamer barely shows itself in the airborne search periscope,

	Sun and Moon Data 22.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 23.11.42

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		23.11.42
		23.52	EH 3749	surfaced.  Because I cannot catch up with the steamer with one diesel, pursuit not taken.
				Steamer not reported by Radio Message, because the plotted data was too inaccurate.
		24.11.42
		00.00	EH 3749
			SSW 1, cloudy, 1020 mb, Sea 0-1
		00.45	EH 3773	Steamer out of sight.
		04.00	EH 3719
		08.00	EH 3473
			S 1, overcast, 1019 mb, Sea 0-1
		12.00	EH 3416	Day's run: Carryover   7761 nm  362 nm
				23./24.11                          123   "          3  "
				Total:              7884          365 nm.
		16.00	EH 3149
			S 1-2, cloudy, 1021 mb, Sea 1, flat swells
		20.00	EH 3119
		22.05	DS 9773	Shadow bearing 350°T.
				Identified as a freighter with goal masts, 6000 GRT.
				Maneuver ahead with one diesel again impossible.
				Plotted data:  Base course 140°, zigzags up to 30°, 12 knots.
				Attempt to attack before the moon completely rises, on the surface.
		22.30	DS 9776	Two-fan on tube V and VI:
				Eto, depth 3 meters, target angle 110°, speed 10 knots, range = 3000 meters.
				Miss due to large range or probable failure due to bomb damage.  Now moon rises above the horizon.  Steamer is positioned in the moonlight.  As it turned out while matching speed, the boat cannot get ahead because own speed is too low.  From experience, diving from high speed also bad.  That is why at all costs I try to stay on the surface as long as possible, in order to use all torpedoes because this is likely to be the last opportunity.
		22.59	DS 9776	Two-fan from tubes I and IV:
				Eto, depth 3 meters, target angle 120°, speed 10 knots, range = 3000 meters.
				Miss due to large shooting range.

	Sun and Moon Data 23.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 24.11.42

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		24.11.42
		23.05	DS 9776	Single shot from tube II:
				Eto, depth 3 meters, target angle 100°, speed 6 knots, range = 3000 meters.
				6 knots set as enemy speed, because a plotting mistake may be present, and higher driving speeds were covered by the two fan.
				Miss as a result of too great a shooting range.  I still want to make an attempt with an Eto whose gyroscope angle had been set previously in a fixed position by an operating error.
		23.55	DS 9779	Single shot from tube III:
				Eto, depth 3 meters, target angle 120° degrees, speed 12 knots, range = 4000 meters.
				Miss due to too great a shooting range.
				I now believe further torpedoes would be wasteful.
		25.11.42
		00.00	DS 9776
			SW 1-2, cloudy, 1020 mb, Sea 1
		00.14	DS 9779	While running off a sudden detonation.  Acceptance: the pistol fired at the end of the run distance at great depth.  Other additional possibility:  gyroscope failure as a result of operating error mentioned above, because detonation was estimated at 15-2000 meters abeam.
				Am certain it was a torpedo detonation, because the typical metallic sound and afterwards the rolling bang could be heard.
		00.45	EH 3121	Steamer out of sight,  reloaded.
		02.05	DS 9773	A new steamer in sight bearing 45°T.
				Because here exactly the same circumstances with the steamer are present as before (basic course and speed the same), I retreat again after a short time.
				Because apparently by chance a cluster of traffic exists here, I report the steamer sightings by Radio Message.
		04.00	DS 9748
		04.55-05.30	DS 9745	Test dive.
		05.32	DS 9745	Sent Radio Message on Africa Circuit:
				24 November, 00.45 hours, EH 3773, freighter, 12 knots, 160° to 200°, [due to] diving failure due to exhaust gas valve, [target] passed by.  25 November, 00.45, DS 9787, freighter, 12 knots.  Zigzags about 140°.  Bright night due to long range 2 two-fans and 2 single shots missed.  Attack on receding target from astern.  Maneuvering ahead with both steamers not possible with one diesel.  Last single

	Sun and Moon Data 24.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 25.11.42

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		25.11.42
		05.32		detonation after 19 minutes.  Failure partly due to aircraft bomb.  Just now in 9785 sighted a steamer on southerly course.  Naval squares.                    Zschech.
		08.00	DS 9714
			WNW 1-2, cloudy, 1021 mb, Sea 1, medium swell
		12.00	DS 9471	Day's run: Carryover   7884 nm  365 nm
				24./25.11                          150   "          2  "
				Total:              8034          367 nm.
		16.00	DS 9414
			WSW 1, cloudy, 1023 mb, Sea 1, flat swells
		20.00	DS 9144
		26.11.42
		00.00	DS 9111
			W 1, overcast, 1021 mb, Sea 0-1
		04.00	DS 6744
		08.00	DS 6477
			NbyE 2, overcast, 1022 mb, Sea 1-2
		12.00	DS 6441	Day's run: Carryover   8034 nm  367 nm
				25./26.11                          180   "          -  "
				Total:              8214          367 nm.
		16.00	DS 6178
			NE 2, cloudy, 1023 mb, Sea 2
		20.00	DS 6151
		27.11.42
		00.00	DS 3789
			NNE 1-2, overcast, 1025 mb, Sea 1, medium swells, marine phosphorescence
		04.00	DS 3762
		08.00	DS 3574
			NE 2, cloudy, 1022 mb, Sea 1-2
		12.00	DS 3545	Day's run: Carryover   8214 nm  367 nm
				26./27.11                          170   "          -  "
				Total:              8384          367 nm.

	Sun and Moon Data 25.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 26.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 27.11.42

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		27.11.42
		13.17	DS 3545	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				Day's run for Stiebler is 200 nm.  In transit to naval square EH 80.  Cable and patient transfer to Zschech as well as provisions delivery to Poske scheduled.
		16.00	DS 3545
			NNE 1-2, cloudy, 1025 mb, Sea 1
		20.00	DS 3545
		28.11.42
		00.00	DS 3288	Port diesel again in service.  Outer exhaust gas valve, blowing installation and several other installations cannot be repaired any more at sea.
			Calm, cloudy, 1025 mb, no Sea, marine phosphorescence
		04.00	DS 3266
		08.00	DS 3313
			NE 2, overcast, 1023 mb, Sea 1-2
		12.00	DG 8947	Day's run: Carryover   8384 nm  367 nm
				27./28.11                          130   "          -  "
				Total:              8514          367 nm.
		12.03	DG 8947	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				1.)  Lassen immediately report position, Zschech report position and day's run.  Stiebler afterwards suggest meeting point with Zschech. to give Fu.M.B. cable and syphilis patient. Report completion.
				2.)  . . . . . . . .
		13.30	DG 8948	Outgoing Radio Message on America I Circuit:
				Naval square DG 8947, course 50°, day's run 110 nm, smooth seas, trade wind weather, 1023.5 mb.      Zschech.
		16.00	DG 8943
			S 1, overcast, 1020 mb, Sea 0-1
		19.26 - 20.08	DG 8923	Test dive.
		20.00	DG 8923
		29.11.42
		00.00	DG 9471
			Calm, cloudy, 1020 mb, flat swells, slight sea
		04.00	DG 9427

	Sun and Moon Data 27.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 28.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 29.11.42

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		29.11.42
		08.00	DG 9197
			SSW 1-2, overcast, 1020 mb, Sea 1
		10.28	DG 9193	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				1.)  Stiebler immediately suggest meeting point with Zschech.  Circuit is Africa.
				2.)  . . . . . . . .
		12.00	DG 9247	Day's run: Carryover   8514 nm  367 nm
				28./29.11                          176   "          2   "
				Total:              8690          369 nm.
		14.58 - 15.56	DG 9242	Test dive.
		16.00	DG 9242
			S 2-3, cloudy, 1018 mb, Sea 2
		16.04	DG 9242	Incoming Radio Message from Stiebler:
				Suggest meeting Zschech 30 November at 10.00 hours in DG 9215.                 Stiebler.
		20.00	DG 9219
		30.11.42
		00.00	DG 9216
			S 2-3, overcast, 1019 mb, Sea 2
		04.00	DG 9212
		08.00	DG 9212
			S 2-3, overcast, thunderstorms, 1016 mb, Sea 2
		12.00	DG 9215	Day's run: Carryover   8690 nm  369 nm
				29./30.11                            45   "           2   "
				Total:              8735          371 nm.
		13.45	DG 9215	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				Stiebler send bearing signals for Zschech.
		14.10	DG 9215	Bearing signals from Stiebler received.
		14.38	DG 9215	Own bearing signals sent, because own direction finder is out of service (see report of 17 November)
		15.06	DG 9215	U-boat in sight bearing 275°T.  Visual recognition signals exchanged.  U-461.
		15.40-17.30	DG 9214	Took over Fu.M.B.-cross and syphilis patient from Stiebler.
		16.00	DG 9214
			SW 2-3, overcast, 1015 mb, Sea 2-3
		20.00	DG 6878

	Sun and Moon Data 29.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 30.11.42

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		30.11.42
		20.10	DG 6878	Incoming Radio Message from Stiebler:
				Transfer of cross and invalid to Zschech completed.  Stiebler.
		20.13	DG 6878	U-461 out of sight.
		22.57	DG 6851	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				1.)  Stiebler switch to America II Circuit on 1 December at 08.00 hours, Zschech Ireland.
				2.)  . . . . . . . .
		01.12.42
		00.00	DG 6827
			SW 2, overcast, 1017 mb, Sea 2
		04.00	DG 6583
		08.00	DG 6537	Shifted to Ireland Circuit.
			W 3-4, overcast, 1015 mb, Sea 3
		12.00	DG 6292	Day's run: Carryover   8735 nm  371 nm
				30.11/1.12                        140   "           -   "
				Total:              8875          371 nm.
		16.00	DG 6239
			NW 4, overcast, 1014 mb, Sea 3-4
		20.00	DG 3971
		02.12.42
		00.00	DG 3918
			NW 3, cloudy, 1016 mb, Sea 2-3
		02.09	DG 3913	Dived to repair main blowing piping.
		04.00	DG 3679
		08.00	DG 3676
			NW 2, overcast, 1017 mb, Sea 3-4
		09.11	DG 3676	Surfaced.
		12.00	DG 3654	Day's run: Carryover   8875 nm  371 nm
				1./2.12                              132   "         14   "
				Total:              9007          385 nm.
		16.00	DG 3388
			SW 4, Sea 3-4, overcast, 1018 mb
		20.00	DG 3329

	Sun and Moon Data 30.11.42
	Sun and Moon Data 01.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 02.12.42

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		03.12.42
		00.00	CF 7892
			W 4, Sea 3-4, overcast, 1017.5 mb
		04.00	CF 7914
		08.00	CF 7646
			W 4, cloudy, 1020 mb, Sea 3-4
		12.00	CF 7388	Day's run: Carryover   9007 nm  385 nm
				2./3.12                              204   "          -    "
				Total:              9211          385 nm.
		16.00	CF 7329
			WNW 5-6, overcast, 1018 mb, Sea 4-5
		18.14 - 18.57	CF 7331	Test dive.
		20.00	CF 4994
		04.12.42
		00.00	CF 4963
			WNW 4, overcast, 1018 mb, Sea 4-5
		04.00	CF 5475
		08.00	CF 5443
			NW 4-5, cloudy, 1018 mb, Sea 4
		10.56	CF 5188	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				Zschech, Kremser and Wissmann today by 16.00 hours report weather.
		12.00	CF 5185	Day's run: Carryover   9211 nm  385 nm
				3./4.12                              176   "          2    "
				Total:              9387          387 nm.
		13.48	CF 5159	Outgoing weather short signal on Ireland Circuit:
				40°N, 21°W, steady, 1022 mb, plus 18°C, fair weather cumulous, N 3-4, Vis. over 10 nm, slight swells.     U-505.
				Was repeated by headquarters.
		16.00	CF 5137
			NNW 4-5, overcast, 1020 mb, Sea 3-4
		18.00 - 18.50	CF 5132	Test dive.
		19.26	CF 2798	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				1.)  . . . . . . . .
				2.)  Circuits on 5 November at 08.00 hours:  Zschech Coastal Circuit.
		20.00	CF 2796

	Sun and Moon Data 03.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 04.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 08.12.42

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		05.12.42
		00.00	CF 2842
			NNW 4-5, overcast, 1019 mb, Sea 4
		04.00	CF 2587
		08.00	CF 2556
			NNW 4-5, overcast, 1019 mb, Sea 4
		08.56	CF 2537	Dived to proceed submerged at depth A -50 meters.
				At depth greater than A -50 meters the dent in the pressure hull begins to bend inwards.  Now begin to proceed submerged by day to avoid surprise by aircraft.
		12.00	CF 2532	Day's run: Carryover   9387 nm  387 nm
				4./5.12                              151   "        11    "
				Total:              9538          398 nm.
		16.00	CF 2374
		19.30	CF 2347	Surfaced.
		20.00	CF 2345
		06.12.42
		00.00	BE 8877
			SW 1, cloudy, 1024 mb, Sea 1
		04.00	BE 8855
		08.00	BE 8677
			SSW 2, overcast, 1027 mb, Sea 1-2
		08.34	BE 8675	Dived to proceed submerged.
		12.00	BE 8673	Day's run: Carryover   9538 nm  398 nm
				5./6.12                              144   "        38    "
				Total:              9682          436 nm.
		16.00	BE 8657
		18.52	BE 8655	Surfaced.
		20.00	BE 8683
		07.12.42
		00.00	BE 9416
			SW 2, overcast, 1027 mb, Sea 1-2, medium marine phosphorescence
		04.00	BE 9196

	Sun and Moon Data 05.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 06.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 07.12.42

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		07.12.42
		08.00	BE 9255
			SW 1-2, overcast, 1029 mb, Sea 1
		08.20	BE 9256	Dived to proceed submerged.
		12.00	BE 9264	Day's run: Carryover   9682 nm  436 nm
				6./7.12                              144   "        34   "
				Total:              9826          470 nm.
		16.00	BE 9263
		18.40	BE 9342	Surfaced.
		20.00	BE 9319
		08.12.42
		00.00	BE 6999
			SW 2, cloudy, 1031 mb, Sea 1-2, heavy marine phosphorescence, heavy swells from the SW
		04.00	BF 4759
		07.58	BF 4842	Dived to proceed submerged.
		08.00	BF 4842
		12.00	BF 4827	Day's run: Carryover   9826 nm  470 nm
				7./8.12                              141   "        35   "
				Total:              9967          505 nm.
		16.00	BF 4826
		18.29	BF 4826	Surfaced.
		19.55	BF 4833	Outgoing short signal on Coastal Circuit:
				Positioned 36 hours off meeting point with escort.
				U-505.
		20.00	BF 4833
		21.01	BF 4677	Incoming short signal - confirmation.
		09.12.42
		00.00	BF 4682
			SSW 5-6, overcast, 1030 mb, Sea 5, marine phosphorescence
		04.00	BF 5442
		06.15	BF 5453	Detection on 172 cm (inexact).
				Crash dive!
				Horizontally polarized, search detection.

	Sun and Moon Data 07.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 08.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 09.12.42

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		09.12.42
		08.00	BF 5461
		12.00	BF 5462	Day's run: Carryover   9967 nm  505 nm
				8./9.12                              116   "        46   "
				Total:            10083          551 nm.
		16.00	BF 5463
		18.22	BF 4541	Surfaced.
		18.29	BF 4541	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U. concerning outbound vessel.
		20.00	BF 5517	The last navigation fix was taken in the evening of 7 December.  Since then no further lines of position could be obtained.  Because the dead reckoning position is too inaccurate, and direction finder is out of service, I will wait one more day.
		10.12.42
		00.00	BF 5438
			SSW 6-7, overcast, 1020 mb, Sea 5-6
		00.21	BF 5438	Outgoing short signal on Ireland Circuit:
				Will be positioned off return harbor in 30 hours.
				U-505.
		00.23	BF 5438	Dived.
		04.00	BF 5438
		08.00	BF 5437
		12.00	BF 5437	Day's run: Carryover   10083 nm  551 nm
				9./10.12                                45   "        36    "
				Total:              10128          587 nm.
		16.00	BF 5429
		18.02	BF 5429	Surfaced.
		18.37	BF 5453	Incoming short signal - confirmation.
				Because I am now 3 days without a navigation fix, the weather comes from a direction which is very rare and my direction finder is out of service, I request an external bearing.
		19.29	BF 5461	Outgoing Radio Message on Coastal Circuit:
				SSD will give bearing signals on Max Sophie at 21.30 hours.  Request position.                          Zschech.
		20.00	BF 5461
		21.30	BF 5461	Sent bearing signals.
		22.01	BF 5438	Escort announcement by 2.U.Flottille.
		22.14	BF 5438	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				Zschech
				Send bearing signals at 22.30 and 22.50 hours each 5 minutes on Karl Otto.  Position follows.

	Sun and Moon Data 09.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 10.12.42

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		10.12.42
		22.30 and 22.50	BF 5438	Bearing signals sent as ordered.
		23.38	BF 5438	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				To Zschech
				Position from bearings BF 5432.  Accuracy about 10 nm.  To check transmit again at 00.10 and 00.30 hours for 3 minutes on 3800 Khz.
				Position is inaccurate, because from sounding more than 200 meters water depth sounded.
		11.12.42
		00.00	BF 5438
			SSW 7, overcast, 1003 mb, Sea 6
		00.10	BF 5438	Sent bearing signals as ordered.
		00.26	BF 5438	Incoming Radio Message from B.d.U.:
				Zschech
				Send bearing signals at 00.45 hours for 3 minutes on 384 Khz
		00.45	BF 5462	Sent bearing signals as ordered.
		02.xx		[text obscured]
		03.xx		[text obscured]
		04.0x		[text obscured]
		04.4x		[text obscured]
		07.58		[text obscured]

	Sun and Moon Data 10.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 11.12.42

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		11.12.42
		08.00	BF 5468
		12.00	BF 5492	Day's run: Carryover   10128 nm  587 nm
				11./12.12                              40   "         21   "
				Total:              10168           608 nm.
		16.00	BF 5571
		20.00	BF 5549
		12.12.42
		00.00	BF 5549
		00.06	BF 5549	Surfaced.
		00.46	BF 5547	Incoming new escort announcement by 2.U.Flottille.
		04.00	BF 5534
		05.17	BF 5533	Incoming short signal - confirmation.
		08.00	BF 6175	Taken in convoy.
		10.40		Entered Lorient.
				Carryover:                  10168 nm  608 nm
				11./12.12                              82    "        18   "
				Total:              10250           626 nm
				Total distance:  10876 nm
				Successes:  1 steamer 5500 GRT.

	Sun and Moon Data 11.12.42
	Sun and Moon Data 12.12.42

 

	Enclosures to U-505's KTB - click on the text at left to proceed to the document
ChartA	Track chart covering entire war patrol                4 October to 12 December 1942
ChartB	Track chart covering the operations area           2 to 10 November 1942

 

	Comments of the Befehlshabers der Unterseeboote
	on the Kriegstagebuch of "U-505" from 25.8. - 12.12.1942.
	The operation had to be broken off prematurely in an operations area with great success opportunities due to severe aircraft bomb damage.
	The tenacity and toughness of the Kommandanten, who tried to attack with the badly damaged boat, must be particularly highlighted.
	The aircraft attack took place by surprise, without any previous locating being detected. The Fu.M.B. must in no way lead to the vigilance of the bridge lookout becoming lax.
		For the Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
		- The Chief of the Operations Department -

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