U-511 - 1st War Patrol

Translation by Jerry Mason with the help of Manfred Staab and Andi Forster

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Ships Attacked
Date	KTB Time	Position	Ship	Tons	Nationality	Convoy
28 Aug 42	06.29	17°45'N, 74°51'W	ESSO ARUBA (damaged)	8,773	United States	TAW-15
28 Aug 42	06.29	17°45'N, 74°51'W	ROTTERDAM	8,968	Netherlands	TAW-15
28 Aug 42	06.29	17°45'N, 74°51'W	SAN FABIAN	13,031	British	TAW-15
			Total = 30,772
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  g  s  t  a  g  e  b  u  c  h -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- of U-boat " 5  1 1  " -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
			Commander        :	Kapitänleutnant  S  t  e  i  n  h  o  f  f
			Beginning            :	8 December 1941.
			Ending                :	29 September 1942.
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			Distribution        :     Oberkommando der Kriegsmarine Copy No. 1 and 2 Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote     "      " 3 2. Admiral der Unterseeboote     "      " 4 10. Unterseebootsflottille     "      " 5 27 U.-Fl. for 2. U.L.D. and 25. U.-Fl.     "      " 6 A.Gru.-Front, Kptlt. Jebsen, for 26. U.-Fl., 1. U.L.D.                                              and  24. U.-Fl.     "      " 7
			Enclosures        :     1 track chart with 2 sketches to Copy No. 1, 3, 4 and 5. 2 Torpedo firing reports  "      "      " 3, 4 and 5. 1 Excerpt of the Radio Log  "      "      " 3, 4, and 5. 11 Barograph strips  "      "      " 3.
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		08.12.41	Deutsche Werft,	Commissioning "U-511".
			Hamburg-Finkenwärder
		09.12.41 to	Hamburg	Own training and testing on the Elbe.
		18.12.41
		19.12.41 to		Transit via Kiel to Stettin.
		21.12.41
		21.12.41 to	Stettin	Fitting out of the boat and Christmas vacation.
		27.12.41
		28.12.41 to		Transit to Kiel.
		17.04.42		UAK - Testing and training of the crew during the downtime due to ice conditions.
		18.04.42 to		Transit via Swinemünde to Hela for AGRU-Front training.
		29.04.42
		30.04.42 to	Gotenhafen	TEK - testing.
		02.05.42
		03.05.42	Danzig Bay	Transit to Danzig.
		04.05.42	Danzig	Training in port.
		05.05.42	Danzig Bay	UAG I - testing.
		06.05.42		Transit to Pillau for the 26. U.-Fl.
		06.05.42 to		Torpedo firing with the 26. U.-Fl.
		13.05.42
		14.05.42 to		Transit to Danzig.
		19.05.42		Training in port and simulated tactics training.
		20.05.42 to
		29.05 42	Baltic	Tactics training.
		30.05.42	Bornholm	Sound trials in Rönne.  Transit to Stettin.
		31.05.42 to		At the disposal of the Heeresversuchsanstalt Peenemünde [Army Research Center, Peenemünde], installation and testing of special equipment [rockets].
		05.06.42		Transit to Kiel.
		06.06.42 to		Transit to Hamburg.
		07.07.42		Shipyard period.
		08.07.42 to		Sea trials on the Elbe, final adjustments and overhaul.
		11.07.42		Provision and torpedo loading.
		12.07.42 to		Transfer to Kiel.  Demagnetizing.
		13.07.42		Completion of arming, DF calibration and compass compensation.  Final trim testing.
		14.07.42 and
		15.07.42		Fuel oil exchange.
		16.07.42
		07.00	Kiel	Departed Kiel in accordance with Outbound Orders.
			W 1, Sea 1, few clouds, 10/10, 1018 mb, medium-high ceiling
		10.00		Transit under escort by Sperrbrecher through the Great Belt.
		18.50		Escort changeover.
		17.07.42

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		17.07.42	Kattegat
		00.00	W 1, Sea 1, 7/10, Vis. medium, 1012 mb, medium-high ceiling
		15.00		Entered Kristiansand South.  Refuelling.
		18.07.42	Kristiansand South
		06.00		Departed Kristiansand South in accordance with Outbound Orders under escort by NS-02 and NS-27.
		08.00	SE 1, Sea 2, murky, 9/10, 1010 mb, Vis. bad, medium-high ceiling
		12.00		Day's run:  168 nm.
		16.58		As a result of fog released from convoy.  Set off to the NW at GF from own U-boat hunting area.
		19.07.42	Northern North Sea
		00.00	AN 2947
			NNW 5, Sea 6, overcast, 1015 mb, changing visibility, low pressure area clouds
		04.00	AN 2395
		08.00	AN 2326
		09.50	AF 8779	Crash dive for aircraft, type not determined, 2-motored.
		10.50	AF 8779	Surfaced.  Continued transit.  Because of oil trace continued transit at HF to draw from the fuel oil ballast tanks. Following that oil trace is eliminated.
		12.00	AF 8776	Day's run:  188 nm.
		16.00	AF 8742
		20.00	AF 7696
		20.07.42	Northern North Sea
		00.00	AF 7638
			WSW 1, Sea 1, 9/10, occasional rain showers, 1015 mb, Vis. medium, medium-high ceiling
		04.00	AF 7391
		08.00	AF 7326
		12.00	AF 4976	Day's run:  202 nm.
		16.00	AF 4893
		19.40	AF 4881	Crash dive for aircraft, type was not determined.  2-motored.
		20.00	AF 4873
		21.07.42	North of the Faroes
		00.00	AF 4781
			NW 1, Sea 2, murky, 9/10, 1015 mb, Vis. changing, low hanging clouds
		04.00	AE 6981
		07.45	AE 6891	Drifting mine sighted.  Dived for aircraft, type not determined. 2-motored.  Continued transit submerged.
		12.00		Day's run:  257 nm.

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		21.07.42	North of the Faroes
		13.30	AE 6885	Surfaced.  Continued transit.
				2 drifting mines sighted.
		16.00	AE 9215
		20.00	AE 9183
		22.07.42	Northwest of the Faroes
		00.00	AE 9411
			NNW 1, Sea 1, few clouds, 6/10, 1010 mb, Vis. very good, medium-high ceiling
		08.00	AE 8911
		12.00	AE 8858	Day's run:  219 nm.
		16.00	AM 1116
		16.50	AM 1115	Crash dive for aircraft, type not determined.
		18.20	AM 1115	Surfaced.
		18.40	AM 1118	Crash dive for aircraft.  Type "Bristol-Blendheim".  Proceeded submerged.
		22.50	AL 3263	Surfaced.
			Forced to submerge several times by aircraft, therefore continued transit submerged. Continuous airborne reconnaissance day and night.  Aircraft remain a long time over the diving location.  Strong Asdic sounds were heard whose bearing did not change.  Propeller sounds were not heard.  Here it is  believed the aircraft must use noise buoys which are thrown and send out these sounds for 15 minutes.  In 2 hours 1-3 of this type of buoy were repeatedly thrown, bearings were taken on these perfectly and their direction did not change.  No escorts were detected.
		23.07.42	North Atlantic
		00.00	AL 3265
			NE 2, Sea 1, overcast, 1008 mb, Vis. changing, medium-high ceiling, low-hanging dark cloud banks
		07.55	AL 3267	Surfaced.  Ran off at high speed from the area of very active air reconnaissance and to charge.
			Radio Message:  Rudloff reports by short signal: Convoy of 5 steamers naval square AE 8812 westerly course.  Because of the strong airborne reconnaissance ran off on old course. Aircraft fly all over a line connecting Rockall-Iceland.
		10.09	AL 3421	Crash dive for aircraft.  Type not determined.  Proceeded submerged.
		12.00		Day's run:  153 nm.
		14.30	AL 3416	Surfaced.  Continued transit on the surface.
			Ran off on old course with both engines at HF for charging batteries and air flasks.
		16.00	AL 3441
		19.00		Radio Message:  "Operate on Rudloff convoy".
		21.00		Radio Message:  "Steinhoff continue outbound transit."
		20.00	AL 3388
		23.30		Radio Message:  "Steinhoff make for naval square 90 of the naval square east of DC.
		24.07.42	North Atlantic
		00.00	AL 3511
			SW 1, Sea 1, 7/10, 1007 mb, Vis. good, medium-high ceiling

	Sun and Moon Data 21.07.42
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		24.07.42	North Atlantic
		04.00	AL 2653
		08.00	AL 2673
		12.00	AL 2733	Day's run:  163 nm.
		16.00	AL 2725
		20.00	AL 2742
		25.07.42	North Atlantic
		00.00	AL 1868
			NW 4, Sea 4, 6/10, 1006 mb, Vis. medium, medium-high ceiling
		04.00	AL 1889
		08.00	AL 0119
		12.00	AL 0147	Day's run:  170 nm.
		16.00	AL 4137
		20.00	AL 4146
		26.07.42	North Atlantic
		00.00	AK 4146
			E 1, Sea 1, 5/10, 1011 mb, Vis. very good
		04.00	AK 6616
		08.00	AK 6565
		12.00	AK 6587	Day's run:  170 nm.
		16.00	AK 6814
		20.00	AK 6756
		27.07.42	North Atlantic
		00.00	AK 6778
			SE 1, Sea 1, slight swell, overcast murky, Vis. changing, medium-high ceiling
		04.00	AK 8377
		08.00	AK 8373
		12.00	AK 8537	Day's run:  195 nm.
		16.00	AK 8551
		20.00	AK 8571
		28.07.42	North Atlantic
		04.00	AK 8734
			ENE 1, Sea 1, 8/10, 1018 mb, Vis. good
		08.00	AK 8754
		12.00	BD 1233	Day's run:  191 nm.
		16.00	BD 1255
		20.00	BD 1277
		29.07.42	North Atlantic
		00.00	BD 1453
			E 2, Sea 2, overcast, 1021 mb, Vis. good
		04.00	BD 1453
		08.00	BC 3939
		12.00	BC 3983	Day's run:  206 nm.
		16.00	BC 6313
		20.00	BC 6345
		30.07.42	North Atlantic
		00.00	BC 6298
			W 2, Sea 1, overcast, 1020 mb, Vis. very good

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		30.07.42	North Atlantic
		04.00	BC 6317	Radio Message:  "Convoy square AK 5975 from Lemke."
		07.00		Radio Message:  "Convoy square AK 5977 SW-course, 10 knots."
				Came about and am operating on Lemke convoy.
		08.30		Radio Message:  "Convoy out of sight square AK 8232 Lemke."
		08.40		Radio Message:  "Fechner has contact square AK 8234."
		09.00	BC 3925
			W 1, Sea 0, 9/10, slight swell, 1020 mb, Vis. good
		09.30		Radio Message:  "Fechner am driven off."
		12.00	BC 3636	Day's run:  307 nm.
		16.00	BD 1172
		19.02		Radio Message:  "Convoy AK 8438."
		20.22		Radio Message:  "Convoy AK 8486, 230°, 8-10 knots."
		20.00	BD 1135
		22.00		Radio Message:  "Convoy square AK 8486."
		23.15		Radio Message:  "Convoy square AK 8488, 11 knots, 230°."
		31.07.42	North Atlantic
		00.06	AK 7989	Radio Message:  "Convoy square AK 8721, 230°, 11 knots."
			WNW 2, Sea 2, 9/10, 1021 mb, Vis. good
		00.30	Reached intercept point on the convoy line of advance, running on course 40° opposite to convoy course.  Because convoy was not yet sighted by 20.00 hours, continued searching on courses 250° and 200°, because bearing marks received lay between 340° and 270° and the convoy is on a southwesterly course.  Convoy has probably run past to the west of us.
		01.00		Radio Message:  "Convoy square AK 8716, 230°."
		02.05	Continued search on course 180°, because the convoy is running on a southerly course.
		02.10		Radio Message:  "Convoy square AK 8741, 10 knots, 220°."
		03.40	By bearings from the contact keeper the position of the convoy is in a westerly direction.  Came to course 205° to continue searching.
		04.25	BD 1254	Convoy in sight bearing 270°.  Hold contact on 2 destroyers.
		04.46		Radio Message:  "Hold contact on convoy square BD 1254."
		05.00	BD 1257	Convoy bears 310°, distance 4000-8000 meters.
			Destroyers turn towards.  Am forced off.  Cloud cover breaks up, so that I am positioned in the bright moonlight.  Maneuvering ahead to get out of moonlit sector.  You can see 2 destroyers ahead, there were 2 on the port side and 2 astern to port.  Close screen.  Approximately 8 to 10 big steamers.  Visibility quickly becomes bad.  Contact broken.  To regain contact attempt to maneuver ahead towards 270°.  Run into a destroyer bearing 270°, target angle 0°, high speed.  Own U-boat bearing 0°, 6000 to 8000 meters distant.
		08.28	BD 1514	Crash dive for destroyer bearing 270°.
			Sound prosecution, 6 hours of depth charges.  No failures.  Locating.  Sudden appearance of the destroyers allows us to assume radar-detection.  Depth charges are sometimes well placed, but above the boat.  In 6 hours 104 depth charges.  Boat takes on a lot of water at deep depths and can be held only with HF.  Must repeatedly pump out by all means without taking into consideration the sounds made during the depth charge series.  In the upper deck a loud rattle.  Because of the other boat which also dived and the strong self-noise no Bolde were used.  The destroyers ran off.

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		31.07.42
		16.40	BD 1513	Surfaced, all clear.  Running on course 200° to search for the convoy.
		17.00	BD 1513	Radio Message:  "From Thurmann:  Searching  from 240° - 270°"
		20.00	BD 1547
		22.15		Radio Message:  "From Fechner:  2 destroyers course west."
			Orders:  Group Pirat.  Patrol line 01.08.42 14.00 hours U-511 BC 6411.
				Radio Message:  "From Control:  Steinhoff and Reichenbach exchange positions in patrol line.
		01.08.42	North Atlantic
		00.00	BC 3939
			SSW 3, Sea 3, 6/10, occasional haze, 1019 mb, Vis. changing
		04.00	BC 3959
		08.00	BC 6238
		12.00	BC 6525	Day's run:  196 nm.
		16.30	BC 6576	Crash dive for destroyer bearing 90°, emerged from the haze
			at high speed, target angle 0°.  Radar pursuit.  From sound bearings must have been 2 destroyers (70° and 290°).  From plotting the convoy must be positioned approximately 40-50 nm more to the west.  Suppose that the sudden appearance of these destroyers indicates a U-boat hunting group with radar which combs the sea area behind the convoy.
		20.45	BC 6575	Surfaced, fog, in pursuit.
		21.00		Test dive.  Fresh detection at 250° and 180°.  After surfacing set off to the SE.
		21.30		Radio Message:  "To Control:  1 destroyer square BC 6584, westerly course, forced to submerge."
		22.22		Radio Message:  "Group Pirat:  Search for convoy broken off.  Steinhoff make for square DO 50."
		02.08.42	North Atlantic
		00.00	BC 6813
			NW 3, Sea 3-4, occasional dust rain, 1005 mb, Vis. bad
		04.00	BC 6842
		08.00	BC 6792
		10.29		Radio Message:  "Operate on Topp convoy."
		11.07		Radio Message:  "Convoy position, square BC 5955."
				Radio Message:  "All boats formerly in Group Wolf and Pirat operate on Topp convoy.  Go!"
		12.00	BC 6779	Day's run:  235 nm.
				Radio Message:  "Convoy square BC 5978, 240°, 8 knots."
		12.24		Radio Message:  "Convoy square BC 5995, Topp."
		12.40		Radio Message:  "Convoy square BC 50, Topp."
		13.25		Radio Message:  "Convoy square BC 5971, Kessler watch for bearing signals."
		14.37		Radio Message:  "Convoy square BC 5892, Kessler."
		15.53		Radio Message:  "Convoy square BC 5891, Kessler."
		16.30		Radio Message:  "Was driven off, Kessler."
		16.35		Radio Message:  "From Topp:  visibility is deteriorating."
		17.00	BC 8324	Radio Message:  "Convoy square BC 8223."
		19.41	BC 8234	Radio Message:  "Convoy square BC 8213, 270°, Topp."
		22.00		Radio Message:  "Convoy square BC 5799, 275°, Topp."

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		02.08.42
		22.18		Radio Message:  "Convoy square BC 5887, 250°, 8 knots.  Rodler."
		22.26		Radio Message:  "Convoy square BC 5798, astern to port Thurmann."
		23.25		Radio Message:  "Convoy square BC 5797
				square BC 5795, Lemke lost contact."
		03.08.42	North Atlantic
		00.51	BC 8215	Radio Message:  "Convoy square BC 5788."
			SW 2, Sea 2, 6/10, 1015 mb, very dark, Vis. bad	Convoy must come into sight by 02.00 hours.
		02.56		Radio Message:  "Continue to search for the Topp convoy even if contact is broken.  Boats which have contact report immediately."
		03.20	Star shells sighted bearing 260°-310°.  Am positioned in the bright light directly aft of the convoy.  Distance 4000-6000 meters.  Set off to the ESE.  When the shooting of star shells subsided, pursued on course 290°.
		03.30		Radio Message:  "Thurmann, contact lost square 5772, star shells fired and depth charges."
		03.47		Radio Message:  From Topp:  Convoy steers NW-course square BC 4969."
		04.30 -	BC 8113	Once again star shell firing.  Depth charge detonations closeby.
		05.20	2 U-boat hunting groups.  2 groups each with 2 destroyers, with star shells and depth charges bearing 260°-270° and 290°-320°.  Set off to the SE and swung south to get to the south of the U-boat hunting area.  Visibility is getting bad.
		05.20		Radio Message:  "From Topp:  Convoy position square BC 5777."
		06.03		Radio Message:  "From Topp:  Last position of convoy square 4969,  Fog."
		06.25		Radio Message:  "From Lemke:  Send bearing signals."
		06.27		Radio Message:  "From Bopst:  square BC 5744 fog.  Not pursuing because of weather.  Standing by."
		08.00	BC 8151
		11.00		Radio Message:  "From Control:  Break off operation against Topp-convoy.  Steinhoff etc.  Make for [objective] ordered in Radio Message of 1 August paragraphs 2 and 3.
		12.00	BC 8185	Day's run:  269 nm.
		16.00	BC 8428
		20.00	BC 8484
		04.08.42	North Atlantic
		00.00	BC 8715
			N 1, Sea 1, overcast, 1012 mb, heavy swell, Vis. good
		01.07		Radio Message:  "Weather report:  44°N, 47°W, N 1, 8/10, medium swell, 23°, 1012 mb, steady."
		04.00	BC 7969
		08.00	CC 3223
		12.00	CC 3246	Day's run:  174 nm.
		16.15	CC 3199	Radio Message:  "From Kessler:  Enemy in sight square BC 2998."
				Did not operate because of the large range.
		20.00	CC 3437
		05.08.42	North Atlantic
		00.00	CC 3482
			WSW 2, Sea 2, hazy, 2/10, 1012 mb, Vis. bad

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		05.08.42
		04.00	CC 3715
		08.00	CC 2968
		12.00	CC 5323	Day's run:  176 nm.
		16.00	CC 5346
		20.00	CC 5299
		06.08.42	North Atlantic
		00.00	CC 5537
			SW 3, Sea 3, murky, occasional rain showers, 9/10, 1018 mb, Vis. changing
		04.00	CC 5559
		08.00	CC 5587
		12.00	CC 5819	Day's run:  144 nm.
		16.00	CC 5874
		20.00	CC 5799
		07.08.42	North Atlantic
		00.00	CC 8153
			SSW 2, Sea 2, 6/10, 1019 mb, Vis. medium
		04.00	CC 8181
		08.00	CC 8412
		12.00	CC 7666	Day's run:  134 nm.
		16.00	CC 7686
		20.00	CC 7924
		08.08.42	North Atlantic
		00.00	CC 7947
			SSW 4, Sea 3, few clouds, 3/10, 1022 mb, Vis. good
		04.00	DE 1132
		08.00	DE 1156
		12.00	DE 1179	Day's run:  156 nm.
		16.00	DE 1441
		20.00	DD 3695
		09.08.42	North Atlantic
		00.00	DD 3928
			SW 2, Sea 1, few clouds, 3/10, 1026 mb, Vis. good
		04.00	DD 3973
		08.00	DD 6311
		12.00	DD 6224	Day's run:  178 nm.
		16.00	DD 6275
		20.00	DD 6466
		10.08.42	North Atlantic
		00.00	DD 6497
			ESE 1, Sea 1, few clouds, 3/10, 1024 mb, Vis. good
		04.00	DD 6751
		08.00	DD 6775
		10.13		Radio Message:  "Thurmann, Steinhoff, Engelmann, make for square DN 84.  More to follow."
		12.00	DD 8377	Day's run:  185 nm.
		16.00	DD 8349
		20.00	DD 8295

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		11.08.42	North Atlantic
		00.00	DD 8524
			E 1, Sea 2, few clouds, 4/10, 1024 mb, Vis. very good
		04.00	DD 8544
		08.00	DD 8488
		12.00	DD 8714	Day's run:  178 nm.
		15.45		Radio Message:  "1.  Broken Ju-compressor head, stage 2 and 3 repaired, conditionally ready for action.  Request resupply.
				2.)  Trade wind 3, naval square DD 8717, 115 cbm."
		16.00	DD 7939
		20.00	DD 7958
		12.08.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DD 7978
			E 2, Sea 3, few clouds, isolated rain showers, 5/10, 1022 mb, Vis. very good
		04.00	DO 2224
		08.00	DO 2165
		12.00	DO 2168	Day's run:  178 nm.
		16.00	DO 2273
		20.00	DO 2292
		13.08.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DO 2381
			ESE 2, Sea 2, few clouds, 4/10, 1021 mb, Vis. very good
		04.00	DO 2393
		08.00	DO 3182
		12.00	DO 3271	Day's run:  158 nm.
		16.00	DO 3282
		20.00	DO 3371
		14.08.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DO 3357	Supply from Wolfbauer.  Took over 1 Ju-compressor and small amount of provisions.  Masch.Mt. Schwäke detached due to digestive troubles.
			ENE 3, Sea 2, few clouds, 6/10, isolated rain showers, 1021 mb, Vis. very good
		02.30	Atlantic
			DO 3357	Set off from the supplier on course 250°.
		04.00	DO 3293
		08.00	DO 3281
		12.00	DO 3426	Day's run:  169 nm.
		16.00	DO 3441
		20.00	DO 2658
		15.08.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DO 2595
			NE 1, Sea 1, few clouds, 4/10, 1018 mb, Vis. very good
		04.00	DO 2812
		08.00	DO 2726
		12.00	DO 2744	Day's run:  194 nm.
				Radio Message:  "Because of low fuel situation
			and presumed east-west traffic to and from Kingston, Neitzel tanker, Senkel convoy, request operations area square ED 30.  Trade winds 2, 1018 mb.  All torpedoes, 105 cbm."

	Sun and Moon Data 11.08.42
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	Sun and Moon Data 13.08.42
	Sun and Moon Data 14.08.42
	Sun and Moon Data 15.08.42

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		15.08.42
				Radio Message:  "To Steinhoff:  As attack area occupy
			EC 10.  Supply is planned in naval square DE 40.  Consume fuel accordingly.""
		16.00	DO 1981
		20.00	DO 1977
		16.08.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DO 4238
			S 1-2, Sea 1, few clouds, 2/10, 1015 mb, Vis. very good
		04.00	DO 4281
		08.00	DO 4433
		12.00	DO 4481	Day's run:  196 nm.
		16.00	DO 6933
		20.00	DN 6955
		17.08.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DN 6899
			SE 2, Sea 2, few clouds, 5/10, 1017 mb, Vis. medium
		04.00	DN 9225
		08.00	DN 6872
		09.30		Radio Message:  "Convoy in sight square DN 7895, 30°,
			8 knots, 15 steamers, medium screen."  Operating on reported convoy.  Went via the "Caicos-Passage" because of uncertain navigation fix.
		11.28		Radio Message:  "Short signal:  Operating on convoy to the west.  My position is square DN 92.
		12.00	DN 6716	Day's run:  276 nm.
		16.00	DN 5832
		19.30	After 12 hours no more contact keeper reports have come, operation broken off.  Position "Caicos Passage".  During a test dive it is determined that the G.H.G. has failed.  The K.D.B. had failed right at the beginning of the patrol after the first depth charge attack.  Remained in place for repair of the malfunction.  G.H.G. is again ready after 2 hours. - Continued transit.
		20.00	DN 5831	Radio Message:   "From Thurmann:  convoy position 23.00
			hours square DN 7571, W-course, 8 knots, continuous air."
			Did not operate because of the large range.  (300 nm away)
		18.08.42	Atlantic
		04.00	DN 5852
			ESE 2, Sea 2, few clouds, 6/10, 1020 mb, Vis. good
		08.00	DN 5876
		12.00	DN 8228	Day's run:  192 nm.
		16.00	DN 8283
		20.00	DN 8275
		24.00
		19.08.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DN 8158
			E 2, Sea 2, few clouds, 3/10, 1017 mb, Vis. very good
		04.00	DN 8415
		08.00	DN 7692
		12.00	DN 7928	Day's run:  187 nm.
		13.40	DN 7955	Crash dive for aircraft:  Type Douglas bomber (land).
		14.50	DN 7955	Surfaced.

	Sun and Moon Data 15.08.42
	Sun and Moon Data 16.08.42
	Sun and Moon Data 17.08.42
	Sun and Moon Data 18.08.42
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		19.08.42	Atlantic
		16.00	DN 7955
		20.00	DN 7893
		20.08.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	EC 1222
		04.00	EC 1255
		08.00	EC 1292
		12.00	EC 1623	Day's run:  163 nm.
		16.00	EC 1651
		17.55	EC 1658	Radio Message:   "Convoy in sight square EC 1656."
		18.10		Convoy in sight bearing 40°T.  Several smoke clouds.
			Forced off by destroyer.  Destroyer had a southeast course, thereby supposed an easterly steering convoy.  During pursuit on 90° and 0° courses a westerly course is determined.  Speed by plotting 12 knots.  Am positioned behind the convoy heading for Kingston (Jamaica).  Aiming for a night attack in EC 1410, possibly under water, because of the bright moonlight.  Because of the high speed day attack is not possible.  Convoy consists of 5-8 big steamers, among them a four-masted sailing ship.  Convoy must be gone around because of shoals to the north.
		20.00	EC 1655
		21.04		Radio Message:   "Convoy position EC 1641 W-course."
		21.34	EC 1623	Crash dive for aircraft bearing 50°T, type Consolidated.  Aircraft remained over the diving location.
			On surfacing the distance to the convoy has become approximately 28-30 nm.  After careful consideration approaching for attack is hopeless.  By then the convoy will be positioned too closely off Kingston. Operation broken off.  Gyro compass failed 2 times during the operation.
		23.45		Radio Message:   "Submerged for flying boat, contact lost,
			convoy position 21.30 hours naval square EC 1561, course west, 12 knots, 5-8 steamers.  Pursuit hopeless due to position.  Short signal at 22.20 square in error.  E 4, Sea 3-4, 12 mb, Vis good, 84 cbm.
			Intentions:  In the eastern edge of the operations area back and forth on north-south courses. While so doing, stay close off shore at night, to detect vessels heading for "Alta Velo".  Suppose with convoy's route to have detected a traffic line.  Await "Suhren" convoy here.
		21.08.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	EC 1651
			E 3, Sea 3, few clouds, 3/10, 1014 mb, Vis. very good
		04.00	EC 1651
		08.00	EC 1634
		12.00	EC 1656	Day's run:  128 nm.
				During a test dive vent valve No. 8 gets stuck.  It remains stiff.  Damage repaired by 22 August.
		16.00	EC 1685
		15.00		U-217 (Reichenbach) in sight bearing 120°T.  U-217
				By agreement U-217 takes over the north part of the reconnaissance line up to the coast.
		20.00	EC 1668
		22.08.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	EC 1633
			E 3, Sea 2, few clouds, 3/10, 1017 mb, Vis. very good

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		22.08.42
		04.00	EC 2176
		08.00	EC 1396	Aircraft bearing 240°T.  Consolidated.  Flying boat.  Course south.  Was not detected.
		12.00	EC 1638	Day's run:  148 nm.
		16.00	EC 1691
		15.30		Aircraft bearing 350°T.  Far off.  Consolidated.  Course E-NE turned away.
		20.00	EC 1926
		23.08.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	EC 1686
			E 2, Sea 2, few clouds, 3/10, 1017 mb, Vis. very good
		04.00	EC 1656
		08.00	EC 1661
		12.00	EC 1693	Day's run:  114 nm.
		16.00	EC 1666
		20.00	EC 1696
		24.08.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	EC 1666
			E 3, Sea 3, 9/10, rain, 1011 mb, Vis. medium
		04.00	EC 1636
		08.00	EC 2441
		12.00	EC 2447	Day's run:  97 nm.
		16.00	EC 2478	U-217 in sight on SE-course.  Going to ED lower right.
		20.00	EC 2715
		25.08.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	EC 2478
		04.00	EC 1935
		08.00	EC 1951
			E 2, Sea 2, overcast, 1013 mb, Vis. good
		10.36		Radio Message:   "Wattenberg situation report is called to the attention of boats west of naval square ED 98."
			Operating in an easterly direction towards ED northern third, on north-south traffic, that I suppose is in ED 10, 20 or 30.  Here it is  believed the Suhren convoy must have passed through the Mona or Anegada Passage.
		12.00	EC 1971	Day's run:  145 nm.
		16.00	EC 1953
		18.00		Radio Message:   "Going to ED northern third, 74 cbm, position ED 1933.  All naval squares.  Missing Serial No. 274 of 23 August."
		20.00	EC 2741
		21.24		Radio Message:   "Steinhoff remain in attack area."
			Intention:  Operate in eastern part of my attack area, to have more room, because near Navassa there is strong air and a constricted sea area.  Focal point:  monitoring of the Trinidad-Navassa and Curacao-Navassa course lines.
		26.08.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	EC 2751
			E 2, Sea 2, few clouds, 5/10, 1012 mb, Vis. very good

	Sun and Moon Data 22.08.42
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		26.08.42
		04.00	EC 2745
		08.00	EC 1956
		12.00	EC 1948	Day's run:  154 nm.
		16.00	EC 1862
		17.00		Radio Message:   "Steinhoff etc. begin return transit with 40 cbm.
		20.00	EC 1676
		20.08		Radio Message:   "To Steinhoff and Forster:  Free to maneuver in a circle within 300 nm of EB 3367.
		22.20	Aircraft bearing 320°T.  Probably a " Douglas B-18 ".
			Intention:  During the bright nights and low-level cloudy days back and forth across the observed convoy route.  During the dark nights operate close to Kingston-Navassa.
		27.08.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	EC 1684
			E 2, Sea 2, few clouds, 3/10, 1012 mb, Vis. very good
		00.25		Crash dive for flying boat bearing 105°T, type "Consolidated".
		01.00	EC 1681	Surfaced.
		04.00	EC 1683
		08.00	EC 1666
		12.00	EC 2419	Day's run:  121 nm.
		16.00	EC 2189
		20.00	EC 2438
		20.30		Radio Message:   "From Ites:  Convoy in sight, square EC 1927, 33°, slow speed, 1 flying boat."
				Operating on convoy.
		22.15		Radio Message:   "From Ites:  Convoy position ED 1912, 330°, 8 knots.  Have contact on flying boat and steamer behind the convoy."
		28.08.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.30		Radio Message:   "From Ites: Convoy position EC 1671, 340°, slow speed."
		04.00	EC 1624
		05.00	EC 1298	Bright flashes and flares bearing 140°T. and flashing light like
			anti-aircraft fire.  Aircraft searchlights.  Two detonations heard and a flash seen.  Advanced on thte fire magic.  Possibly a distraction.
		06.00	EC 1299	Dived to listen.  Moonlit, but milky sight.  Loud sounds bearing 100-120°. Surfaced immediately.
		06.15	EC 1299	Convoy came in sight in 90°T.
			Port side forward a modern destroyer with lit navigation lights.  Distance about 1500 meters.  Convoy consists of 12-13 steamers, size 7000-9000 GRT, many tankers.  In three colunms of 4, ahead a large tanker.  Screen ahead 3 destroyers, port aft a destroyer.  Surface attack despite the bright moonlight.  Pass about 1000 meters from the port forward destroyer toward the center of the convoy.  Three columns overlap heavily, about 1/3, a solid background.
		06.29	EC 1299	Four-fan on the front of the column.  Hard turn to port
			around the destroyer to show no wake and a two-fan on the large tanker.  Distance 1200-1500 meters.

	Sun and Moon Data 26.08.42
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		28.08.42
		06.31	EC 1299	Crash dive for approaching destroyer and because of night
			air.  During the dive 3 strong detonations, one a double detonation.  Probably the 4th torpedoe.  Then two bright sharp detonations.  Probably depth charges or aircraft bombs.  Light shock in the boat.  Afterwards 2 torpedo detonations with heavy shock.  Probably tanker blown into the in the air.  No other defense.
		07.00	EC 1299
			E 1, Sea 1, few clouds, 8/10, 1012 mb, Vis. changing
		07.50	EC 1599	Surfaced.  A destroyer with a sinking steamer bearing
			350°T, distance 3000-4000 meters.  1 destroyer each bearing 0° and 270°, distance 2000-3000 meters.  Set off to the south at slow speed.
		07.55	EC 1599	The two destroyers bearing 0° and 240° are a hunting
			group.  Continued to run off, reloaded.  Destroyers remained in position.
		08.30	Port diesel cylinder head is cracked.  Capable of only 12 knots.  The following malfunctions on diving, fine flooding vent makes a loud whistle like a factory whistle.  Bangs and knocking from the oil pressure pump.  Beating on the upper deck from loose deck planks.  Operation broken off for repair of the malfunctions.  Results of the attack 1 freighter with 8000 GRT on surfacing observed sinking.  3-4 steamers of approximately 22000-29000 GRT torpedoed including a tanker of 9000 GRT, sinking certain, 2-3 steamers likely sunk.
		11.30	EC 1645	Dived for aircraft bearing 60°T.  Fast approach from the cloud
			deck with set lights.  Searchlight.  Altitude 600-800 meters, descending rapidly.  Radar is certain.
		12.00	EC 1642
		16.00	EC 1679	Radio Message:   "1147 to 1642 submerged due to aircraft
			detection with searchlight.  Set off to repair damage.  Position square EC 1679.  Trade wind 3, 14 mb, +32°, 7/10, Cumulus, Vis. good."                    - U-511 -
		19.34	EC 1961	Crash dive for destroyer bearing 140°T.
			Sound pursuit by two destroyers.  A hunting group.
		21.50	EC 1938	Surfaced.  Because I was detected by destroyer hunting
			group, I will proceed to the NE corner of my operations area for repairs.  Am capable of 12 knots.
		29.08.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	EC 1938
			ESE 2, Sea 2, few clouds, 4/10, 1013 mb, Vis. very good
		04.00	EC 2479
		08.00	EC 2489
		12.00	EC 2499	Day's run:  165 nm.
		16.00	EC 2518
		18.47	EC 2278	Crash dive for aircraft bearing 225°T, altitude 2000 meters,
			nearly over the boat.  A biplane.
				Port cooling water pump failed.
		20.00	EC 2278
		19.08		Surfaced.
		30.08.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	EC 2518
			ESE 2, Sea 2, few clouds, 3/10, 1014 mb, Vis. very good

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		30.08.42
		03.00	EC 2542	Aircraft bearing 210°T, far off with searchlight.  By the
			searchlight movement, first on an easterly course then turned back on a westerly course.  Was probably not detected.  (Range too great.)
		07.55	EC 2512	Argentinean steamer sighted.  Correctly illuminated and
			marked.  Course 280°, 8 knots.  Left unchallenged.
		12.00	EC 2527	Day's run:  149 nm.
		16.00	EC 2553
		20.00	EC 2583
		31.08.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	EC 2586
			E 2, Sea 1, 7/10, isolated rain showers, 1014 mb, Vis. changing
		04.00	EC 2564
		08.00	EC 2534
		12.00	EC 2564	Day's run:  158 nm.
		12.05		Radio Message:   "Forster, Steinhoff, Folkers report situation."
		16.00	EC 2594
		20.00	EC 2829
		23.45		Radio Message:   "Windward-Navassa fast land-based air.  To the southeast light to heavy sea-based air, depending on
			traffic.  No sea patrol.  Night air to EC 27.  T convoy air radar certain.  Heavily changing convoy routes.  Except for Argentinians, no independents.  Nights moonlit, cloudless.  Days low Cumulus, partly cloudy, rain showers, otherwise good visibility, tradewind 3, Sea 4, steady, 1112 mb, 9 plus 8 torpedoes, 49 cbm.  Naval square EC 2884."
		01.09.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	EC 2882
			E 2, Sea 2-3, few clouds, 4/10, 1013 mb, Vis. very good
		04.00	EC 2851
		08.00	EC 2851
		10.15		Radio Message:   "1)  To Fechner and Steinhoff.  No
			spare parts from Pfeffer.  Transfer from Steinhoff  planned.  Suggested meeting place for this possibly in EC 50.  2) Steinhoff spare parts in accordance with Radio Message to Pfeffer of 31 August, confirm exact location and arrival time.  3) Fechner afterwards occupy operation area in accordance with situation reports of Markworth and Wattenberg.  4) Steinhoff start return transit with 30 cbm.
		12.00		Day's run:  138 nm.
		14.00		Radio Message:   "Delivery of pump parts is not possible.  Port cooling water pump damaged like Fechner."
		16.00	EC 2555
		18.35		Radio Message:   ". . . . Steinhoff free to maneuver
			according to fuel situation."  Delayed return transit via ED 30 to detect traffic east of the Lesser Antilles on course line Cape Town-New York.
		20.00	EC 2585
		02.09.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	EC 2823
			E 3, Sea 4, few clouds, 4/10, 1013 mb, Vis. medium

	Sun and Moon Data 30.08.42
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		02.09.42
		04.00	EC 2914
		08.00	EC 2924
		12.00	EC 2934	Day's run:  132 nm.
		16.00	EC 2963
		20.00	EC 3742
		03.09.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	EC 3736
			E 2, Sea 3, few clouds, 4/10, 1013 mb, Vis. very good
		04.00	EC 3818
		08.00	EC 3829
		12.00	EC 3914	Day's run:  114 nm.
		16.00	EC 3913
		20.00	EC 3931
		04.09.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	ED 1712
			ESE 2, Sea 2, few clouds, 3/10, 1015 mb, Vis. good
		04.00	ED 1497
		08.00	ED 1578
		12.00	ED 1823	Day's run:  135 nm.
		16.00	ED 1914
		20.00	ED 1924
		05.09.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	ED 2724
			E 1, Sea 1-2, few clouds, 3/10, 1016 mb, Vis. good
		04.00	ED 2735
		08.00	ED 2824
		12.00	ED 2831	Day's run:  141 nm.
		16.00	ED 2912
		20.00	ED 2935
		06.09.42	Caribbean Sea
		00.00	ED 3728
			E 2, Sea 2-3, few clouds, 7/10, 1017 mb, Vis. good
		04.00	ED 3827
		08.00	ED 3912
		12.00	ED 3681	Day's run:  186 nm.
		16.00	ED 3651
		20.00	ED 3387
		07.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	ED 3345
		04.00	ED 3237
		08.00	DO 9894
		12.00	DO 9852	Day's run:  160 nm.
		16.00	DO 9885
		20.00	DO 3228

	Sun and Moon Data 02.09.42
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		08.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DO 3242
			E 1-2, Sea 2, few clouds, 6/10, 1018 mb, Vis. very good
		04.00	DO 3135
		08.00	DO 9789
		12.00	DO 9753	Day's run:  161 nm.
		11.50		Radio Message:   " On route from EC 28 via ED 14 and 38 to 32 nothing seen.  High pressure weather, 28 cbm."
		15.05		Smoke cloud in sight bearing 260°T.  A large tanker is
			detected in the periscope.  Shifting towards 240°.  Hunted.  Distance approximately 18 nm.  Lost from sight at 16.40 hours.  Pursuit broken off, because it is hopeless in the Anegada Passage.
		16.00	DO 9741
		16.45		Radio Message:   "Naval tanker, U.S.A. type "Bravos"
			hunted in vain to naval square DO 8969.  Small zig-zags about 220°, 16 knots.
		20.00	DO 9711
		21.34		Radio Message:   "Steinhoff return transit via naval square DF 40."
		09.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DO 9473
			ENE 2-3, Sea 3, few clouds, 6/10, isolated rain showers, 1017 mb, Vis. good
		04.00	DO 9459
		08.00	DO 9541
		12.00	DO 9524	Day's run:  153 nm.
		16.00	DO 9293
		20.00	DO 9354
		10.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DO 9336
			ENE 2-3, Sea 3, few clouds, 9/10, 1019 mb, isolated rain showers, Vis. good
		04.00	DP 4787
		08.00	DP 4793
		12.00	DP 4851	Day's run:  165 nm.
		16.00	DP 4836
		20.00	DP 4687
		11.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DP 4668
			E 2, Sea 2, few clouds, 2/10, 1020 mb, Vis. good
		04.00	DP 5451
		08.00	DP 5433
		12.00	DP 5282	Day's run:  172 nm.
		16.00	DP 5341
		20.00	DP 5325
		12.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DP 2996
			ENE 1, Sea 1, few clouds, 4/10, light swell, hazy, 1019 mb, Vis. bad
		04.00	DP 3755
		08.00	DP 3739
		12.00	DP 3822	Day's run:  180 nm.
		16.00	DP 3672
		20.00	DP 3656

	Sun and Moon Data 08.09.42
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		13.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DP 3639
		04.00	DQ 1188
		08.00	DQ 1169	Radio Message:   "To Steinhoff :  Make for Markworth
			supply point.  Immediately report if and when arrival there is possible.  Supply Steinhoff from Schnorr."
		12.00	DQ 1252	Day's run:  173 nm.
		13.34		Radio Message:   "Reach Markworth supply point at dawn
			on 17 September.  West 1, Sea 1, 7/10, Cumulonimbus, +34°, 1015 mb, steady, 15 cbm, naval square DQ 1247.  Starboard cooling water pump has failed.  Port cooling water pump repaired, again operable.  Auxiliary cooling water pump half power."
		16.00	DQ 1313
		20.00	DE 8972
		14.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DE 8952
			NNW 1, Sea 0, light swell, few clouds, 4/10, 1020 mb, Vis. very good
		04.00	DE 9473
		08.00	DE 9473
		12.00	DE 9464	Day's run:  194 nm.
		16.00	DE 9438
		20.00	DE 9279
		15.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DE 9268
			N 1, Sea 1, few clouds, 3/10, 1020 mb, Vis. very good
		04.00	DE 9318
		08.00	DE 9323
		12.00	DE 6993	Day's run:  175 nm.
		16.00	DF 4737
		20.00	DF 4577
		16.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DF 4554
			ENE 0-1, Sea 0, few clouds, 6/10, 1023 mb, Vis. very good
		04.00	DF 4537
		08.00	DF 4377
		12.00	DF 4381	Day's run:  195 nm.
		16.00	DF 4359
		20.00	DF 4382
		17.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DF 2785
			SW 1, Sea 1, few clouds, 8/10, 1018 mb, Vis. very good
		04.00	DF 2785
		08.00	DF 2765
		12.00	DF 2767	Day's run:  160 nm.
		16.00	DF 2761	Supply boat Schnorr reached.  U-Liebe in sight.  61.8 cbm fuel and small amount of provisions transferred.
		20.00	DF 2763
		23.40		Supply ended.
				Return transit.
		18.09.42

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		18.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DF 2815
			SW 1-2, Sea 2, 9/10, 1011 mb, Vis. good
		04.00	DF 2589
		08.00	DF 2647
		12.00	DF 2651	Day's run:  159 nm.
		16.00	DF 2399
		20.00	DF 3181
		19.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	DF 3164
			SW 4, Sea 4-5, few clouds, 7/10, 1012 mb, Vis. medium
		04.00	DF 3218
		08.00	DF 3231
		12.00	CE 7774	Day's run:  182 nm.
		16.00	CE 7797
		20.00	CE 7874
		20.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	CE 7858
			ESE 4-5, Sea 5, few clouds, 8/10, 1018 mb, Vis. good
		04.00	CE 7863
		08.00	CE 7924
		12.00	CE 7695	Day's run:  173 nm.
		16.00	CE 8449
		20.00	CE 8461
		21.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	CE 8513
			SE 2, Sea 2, few clouds, 6/10, 1021 mb, Vis. good
		04.00	CE 8286
		08.00	CE 8347
		12.00	CE 8328	Day's run:  176 nm.
		16.00	CE 8335
		20.00	CE 6773
		22.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	CE 6844
			SSE 1-2, Sea 1, few clouds, 1030 mb, 3/10, Vis. very good
		04.00	CE 6831
		08.00	CE 6682
		12.00	CF 4541	Day's run:  203 nm.
		16.00	CF 4525
		20.00	CF 4297
		23.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	CF 4372
			NW 1, Sea 0, few clouds, 5/10, isolated rain showers, 1028 mb, Vis. good
		04.00	CF 4364
		08.00	CF 5115
		12.00	CF 2797	Day's run:  189 nm.
		16.00	CF 2848
		20.00	CF 2862

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		23.09.42
		21.45		Vessel sighted bearing 90°, course 45°, 5 knots by plotting.
			Vessel had set masthead light that shone to the side, but not in the direction of traffic; as well as at the stern a half light (like an illuminated wheel-house).  Vessel was avoided, because it was suspicious (believed to be a U-boat trap).
		24.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	CF 2688
			NNW 3-4, Sea 3, overcast, 1018 mb, Vis. good
		04.00	CF 3451
		08.00	CF 3284
		12.00	CF 3319	Day's run:  231 nm.
		16.00	BE 9788
		20.00	BE 9849
		21.53		Dived to proceed submerged.
		25.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	BE 9914
			N 4-5, Sea 4-5, few clouds, 6/10, isolated rain showers, 1015 mb, Vis. good
		02.00	BE 9914	Proceeded submerged.
		02.43		Surfaced.
		03.15		Dived to proceed submerged.
		04.00	BE 9915	Proceeded submerged.
		08.00	BE 9685
		08.18		Surfaced.
		13.45		Dived.        Day's run:  267 nm.
		14.00	BE 7448	Proceeded submerged.
		16.30		Surfaced.
		17.45		Dived.
		18.00	BF 7452	Proceeded submerged.
		21.15		Surfaced.
		22.05		Dived to proceed submerged.
		26.09.42	Atlantic
		00.00	BF 7461
			NW 4-5, Sea 5, 6/10, 1017 mb, Vis. good
		02.00	BF 7462	Proceeded submerged.
		02.15		Surfaced.
		02.30		Dived.
		06.00	BF 7463	Proceeded submerged.
		07.45		Surfaced.
		12.00	BF 7551	Day's run:  114 nm.
		16.00	BF 7645
		17.45	BF 7664	Crash dive for aircraft bearing 0°T, 2-motored, descending,
			altitude 1000 meters, range 6000-7000 meters.
		20.00	BF 7664
		22.00	BF 8442	Proceeded submerged.

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		27.09.42	Bay of Biscay
		02.00	BF 8427	Proceeded submerged.
		06.00	BF 8429	Proceeded submerged.
		08.15		Surfaced.
		12.00	BF 8434	Day's run:  135 nm.
			WNW 3, Sea 3, overcast, rain showers, Vis. changing, 1015 mb
		13.20		Dived to proceed submerged.
		18.00	BF 8286	Proceeded submerged.
		18.55		Surfaced.
		19.00	BF 8283	Crash dive for aircraft.  2-motored.  Descending from 310°.  Range 10000 meters, under the cloud deck.
		22.00	BF 8291	Proceeded submerged.
		28.09.42	Bay of Biscay
		02.00	BF 8268	Proceeded submerged.
		03.08		Surfaced.
		03.09		Radio Message:   "Position 36 hours from harbor entry.  My position is BF 83."
		03.10		Dived.
		06.00	BF 8266	Proceeded submerged.
		08.55		Surfaced.
		12.00	BF 5886	Day's run:  86 nm.
			WSW 2, Sea 2, overcast, 1004 mb, Vis. good
		16.00	BF 5855	Dived.
		20.00	BF 5828	Proceeded submerged.
		29.09.42	Bay of Biscay
		00.00	BF 5825
		04.00	BF 5588
		09.00		Surfaced.
		xx.00	BF 5583
			W 2-3, Sea 3, few clouds, 4/10, 999 mb, Vis. very good
		12.00		Day's run:  110 nm.
		14.00		Crash dive for aircraft bearing 70°T,  3 aircraft, 2-motored.
		14.20		Surfaced.
		15.20		Taken under escort.
		17.05		Made fast Lorient.
				Day's run:  115 nm.
				(Kaptlt. and Kommandant)

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