U-562 - 3rd War Patrol

Translation by Jerry Mason with help from Andi Forster

Departed	Date	Arrived	Date	Days at Sea
Brest	11 September 1941	Brest	15 October 1941	35

 

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Ships Attacked
Date	KTB Time	Position	Ship	Tons	Nationality	Convoy
22 Sep 41	02.44	61°15'N, 34°22.5'W	ERNA III	1,590	British	ON-16
2 Oct 41	06.52	57°57'N, 33°36'W	EMPIRE WAVE	7,463	British	ON-19
			Total = 9,053
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.

 

This KTB uses the depth notation "depth T = xx meters"  Under this scheme, the actual depth was twice the depth given after T = so for example, if the KTB entry read "depth T = 50 meters, the actual depth was 100 meters.  This was intended to hide the actual depth for security purposes. This notation was used from about January 1940 to December 1941.  In these KTBs, depths written without using "T =", for example "dived to depth 35 meters" were not so disguised.

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			K  r  i  e  g  s  t  a  g  e  b  u  c  h
				"U  562"
			Kommandant:  Oberleutnant z.S.  Hamm
				Beginning:     3. 9.41.
				Concluding  :  15.10.41.
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		03.09.41
		20.10		Boat shifted with the assistance of a tug from the Artillery Crane to the Wolves' Bunker (Berth 16 b).
		21.00		Made fast Wolves' Bunker
		04.09.41
		09.00		Unloaded torpedoes.
		05.09.41
		09.40		With the assistance of a tug shifted to the loading station.
		10.00		Made fast loading station.
				Munitions offload.
		06.09.41
		10.05		With the assistance of a tug shifted to Berth 16 b.
		10.25		Made fast Berth 16 b.
		07.09.41		Service by Sunday Service Plan.
		08.09.41		Work service.
		09.09.41		Work service.
		10.09.41
		08.00		Torpedoes, ammunition, fuel and water loaded.
		11.09.41
		08.20		Cast off Berth 16 b.
		09.24		Dove in the Roadstead for trim test.
		10.13		Surfaced.
				Afterwards radio direction finder calibration.
		12.07		Crash dive for training.
		12.12		Surfaced.
		12.44		Made fast Berth I.
		18.37		Departed for remote patrol.
		19.07		Dove in the Roadstead to test the G.H.G.
		19.24		Surfaced.
				G.H.G. out of service.
		21.10		Listening gear in service again.

Sun and Moon Data 11.09.41

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		11.09.41
		21.16		Taken in convoy by Sperrbrecher.
		21.47		Passed the gap in the net barrier.
		22.45		Passed B 1.
		23.40		Escort ended.
				Course 278°, both ahead GF.
		12.09.41
		00.51		Passed Point 30.
				Course 282°, ahead 2 x HF.
		02.45		Passed Point Rippe.
				Course 282°.
		04.00	BF 2757 center-right	Course 282°, ahead 2 x HF.
			West of Brest
			NW 2, Sea 2, lightly cloudy, Vis. 2-3 nm, moonshine
		07.33	NW 2, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. moderate	Dived for sailing vessel.
		08.00	BF 1953 lower edge left	Course 282°, KF  depth T = 15 meters. [actually depth 50 meters]
		09.00		Surfaced.
		09.04		Dived for sailing vessel, that suddenly appeared in the haze far out.
		11.36		Course 250°.  Day's run:  Surfaced    =   140 nm
				Submerged =    8 nm
		12.00	BF 1952 lower-center	Course 250°, KF, depth T = 15 meters. [30 meters]
				Morning training service, tightness testing to depth T = 50 meters [100 meters] and fire control training.
		13.30		Surfaced.
				Steered evasion course for a sailing vessel.
		14.02		Course 270°, LF.
		16.00	BF 1944 center-right
			NE 2, Sea 2, lightly cloudy, Vis. changing, 3-6 nm
		16.41		Crash dive for aircraft.  Type not distinguished.
		17.30		Surfaced.
		18.01		Crash dive for Sunderland.  Range 5000 meters, altitude 600 meters, course 0°.
		18.12		Course 270°.
		18.32		Surfaced.
		18.54		Evasion course for sailing vessel.
				Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 216°T, 7 nm.
		18.56		Course 340°.
		19.02		Course 30°, ahead HF, sailing vessel was put astern.

	Sun and Moon Data 11.09.41
	Sun and Moon Data 12.09.41

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		12.09.41
		19.09		Course 340°.
		19.15		LF.
		19.23		Course 270°.
		20.00	Exit of the Channel
			BF 1853 center-right
			NbyE 2, Sea 2, lightly cloudy, Vis. medium to good
		24.00	BF 1811 lower-left
			NbyE 2, Sea 2, changing cloudiness, Vis. medium
		13.09.41
		01.24		Short Signal to B.d.U. in BF 18.
		02.42		Course 180°  )
		02.45		Course 250°  )  Avoidance maneuver for lighted fishing vessels.
		02.48		Course 270°  )
		03.24	Exit of the Channel	Course 305°.
		04.00	BF 1458 upper-left corner
			Wind 0, Sea 0, cloudy, Vis. greatly changing
		04.09		Course 0°     )
		04.10		Course 40°   ) Avoidance maneuver for fishing vessels,
		04.16		Course 0°     ) some lighted, some not.
		04.25		Course 305°
		05.00		Course 350°  Avoidance maneuver for fishing vessel.
		05.16		Course 205°
		07.27		Course 220°
		07.29		Course 200°  HF evasion course for two sailing vessels.
		07.33		Course 180°  GF.
		08.00	Exit of the Channel
			BE 3666 lower-center
			NbyW 2, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. bad (heavy haze)
		09.00		Sailing vessel in the haze bearing 270°, 6 nm away.  Turned away to port.
		09.05		Test dive.
		10.27		Surfaced.  Course 305°.
		10.41		Sailing vessel, evasion course.
		11.25		Dived for 3 sailing vessels, ahead to port and starboard.  To avoid had to go too far to the east therefore dove.

	Sun and Moon Data 12.09.41
	Sun and Moon Data 13.09.41

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		13.09.41	Southwest of Ireland
		12.00	BE 3691 center	Course 305°.  Day's run:  Surfaced    =   189 nm
			NE 2, Sea 2, lightly cloudy, Vis. 3 nm, misty	Submerged =    6 nm
		14.40		Surfaced, course 0°, HF.
				Sailing vessel still seen.
		15.07		Course 270°.
		15.20		Course 270°.
				Dived for 11 fishing vessels, that lie across the entire horizon.
		15.22		Course 325°, KF, depth T = 15 meters. [30 meters]
		16.00	Southwest of Ireland.
			BE 3656 lower-left
			NE 1, Sea 0, lightly cloudy, Vis. 6 nm
		18.56	BE 3655 lower-center	Surfaced, steered evasion courses for sailing vessels.
		20.00	BE 3651 lower-center
			NNE 2, Sea 2, lightly cloudy, misty, Vis. 7 nm
		20.10		Course 305°, HF.
		21.45		LF  Radio Message from B.d.U. (1814/13/158)
				New objective for "U-562" square AK 37.
		24.00	BE 3285 lower-center
			NbyE 2, Sea 1, few clouds, Vis. good
		14.09.41	North Atlantic
		04.00	BE 3243 lower-left
			NbyE 1-2, Sea 1, lightly cloudy, Vis. medium to good
		08.00	AM 7789 lower edge right
			Wind calm, Sea 0-1, misty, Vis. 2-3 nm
		12.00	AM 7744 lower-left	Course 308°.  Day's run:  Surfaced    =   177 nm
				Submerged =    11 nm
		13.30	AL 9962 upper-center	Course 180°, starboard diesel LF.
		13.55		Bearing signal from "U-558":  112°T, AM 7882.
		14.08		Bearing signal from B.d.U.:  Square AL 9963, 94°T.  Because the bearing signals lie so far apart, I accept that apparently the reciprocal bearing was taken from "U-558".  By this the convoy must be in AM 7763.  Condor aircraft reported an outbound convoy.  Therefore came to southerly search course.

	Sun and Moon Data 13.09.41
	Sun and Moon Data 14.09.41

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		14.09.41
		15.00		Radio Message from B.d.U.:  Aircraft located 13.30 hours by cross bearings about in naval square AM 7980 at convoy.  Enemy course was about 50°.  (1418/14/177).
		15.07	AL 9968 center	Came to course 308°, port diesel HF.
		15.10		Radio Message from B.d.U.:  U-562 switch to Greenland Circuit 15 September 08.00 hours (14.58/14/180).
		16.00	AL 9965 center
			WNW 1-2, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. medium to good
		16.48 - 17.10	AL 9953 lower-left	Test dive.
		20.00	AL 9912 center	Course 308°, LF.
			NW 2, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. good
		24.00	AL 9559 center-left
			NW 2, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. medium, marine phosphorescence
		15.09.41	Southeast of Greenland
		04.00	AL 9436 v-center edge
			WbyN 1, Sea 1, overcast, marine phosphorescence, Vis. moderate
		06.25	AL 9186 lower-right	Course 0°, Watch thought to have seen a brief light shine 60° to starboard.  Ran for 20 minutes at HF.  Nothing seen.  Dived to listen.  Nothing heard.  Surfaced.  Came to old course.
		06.47		Dived.
		07.17		Surfaced.  Course 308°.
		08.00	AL 9182 upper v
			WNW 2, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. changing, fog banks
		08.15	AL 9182 upper-left	Course 311°.
		08.40	AL 9157 lower-right	Crash dive for aircraft, probably a Sunderland, range 4000 meters, course 220°, medium altitude.
		08.47		Course 311°, depth T = 25 meters. [50 meters]
		09.28		Surfaced.
		12.00	AL 9117 lower-left	Day's run:  Surfaced    =   239 nm
			SWbyS 1, Sea 1, overcast, misty, Vis. changing, SW-Swell 1	Submerged =      4 nm

	Sun and Moon Data 14.09.41
	Sun and Moon Data 15.09.41

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		15.09.41
		16.00	AL 5881 lower-center	Course 311°, HF.
			S 2, Sea 2, cloudy, SW-Swell 1, Vis. good
		20.00	AL 5738 center
			SbyW 3, Sea 2, clear, Vis. good
		24.00	AL 5721 upper-center	Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 146°T, 15 nm.
			S 2-3, Sea 2-3, overcast, SW-Swell 1, Vis. good
		16.09.41	North Atlantic
		04.00	AL 4565 left edge lower	Course 311°.
			S 4, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. changing	LF.
		08.00	AL 4512 center-right
			SE 5, Sea 4, overcast, misty, Vis. changing
		10.16	AL 4196 upper-left	Test dive.
			SbyE 4-5, Sea 4-5, overcast, fog, Vis. 1 nm
		11.56		Surfaced.
		12.00		Course 311°, starboard diesel LF.
				Day's run:  Surfaced    =   225 nm
				Submerged =      3 nm
		13.29	AL 4167 center-left	Dived due to bad visibility.
			SbyE 5, Sea 4, overcast, fog, Vis. 500 meters
		15.43		Surfaced.
		16.00	AL 4159 upper-right
			SbyE 5, Sea 4, overcast, fog, Vis. 600 meters
		16.04		Dived due to bad visibility.
				KF, Course 311°, depth T = 15 meters. [30 meters]
		18.03	AL 4156 lower-left	Surfaced.
		18.35	AL 4155 center	Crash dive, out of the fog in 250°T, a vessel, turned out to be a lifeboat with a sail.
			SbyE 3, Sea 4, low medium-long SbyE-Swell, fog, Vis. 1000 meters
		20.00	AL 4135 upper-left
		20.05		Surfaced.
		20.16 - 22.45		Course 311°, 1 diesel LF.
		23.07		Port diesel 2 x HF.
		17.09.41	Southeast of Greenland
		04.00	AL 4111 left edge lower
			SSE 4, Sea 4, overcast, at times fog, otherwise Vis. moderate

	Sun and Moon Data 15.09.41
	Sun and Moon Data 16.09.41
	Sun and Moon Data 17.09.41

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		17.09.41
		03.30		Radio Message from B.d.U. (2259/16/272):
				1.)  U-74, U-94, U-575, U-372, U-373, U-552, U-69, U-562 and U-572 form patrol line from square AJ [typo AD] 9564 to square AJ 3986.  Boats carry the designation Group Brandenburg.
				2.)  Each boat after arriving begin back and forth in position  in the direction of the patrol line. From 00.00 to 04.00 hours NW course, from 04.00-08.00 hours SE course etc.  02.00, 06.00 hours etc.  in the center point of the attack area.  Economical transit speed.  Course changes up to 30° from base course due to weather situation permitted.
				3.)  Attack free also on independents.  Observe rules for Americans.
		04.00	AK 0383 center-right	Course 311°, 1 diesel LF.
			SE 6, Sea 5, cloudy, foggy, Vis. medium, marine phosphorescence
		06.22	AK 0354 right edge lower	Course 270°  )  Course for position in patrol line.
		06.55		Course 273°  )
		08.00	AK 0346 lower-left	Course 270°, 1 diesel LF.
			SbyE 6-7, changing cloudiness, Vis. changing, moonshine, marine phosphorescence
		11.20	AK 0344 left edge lower	Crash dive for training.
			SW 8, Sea 7, partly cloudy, Vis. moderate	Torpedo handling.
		12.00	AK 0344 lower-left	Day's run:  Surfaced    =   122 nm    Course 270°.
				Submerged =      8 nm
		15.28		Surfaced.
				Course 270°, 1 diesel LF.
		16.00	AK 3963 center
			SW 7, Sea 7, partly cloudy, Vis. medium
		16.23		Dived for torpedo handling.
		18.22	AK 3964 center-right	Surfaced.
		20.00	AK 3956 center-left
		24.00	AK 0266 center-right edge
			SW 3, Sea 4, overcast, misty, Vis. moderate
		18.09.41	Southeast of Greenland
		04.00	AK 0255 center-left
			Rotating N 2, Sea 2, SW-Swell, slowly abating, fog, Vis. mostly bad
		08.00	AK 2966 center-left
			N 4, Sea 4, overcast, continual fine rain, misty, Vis. bad

	Sun and Moon Data 17.09.41
	Sun and Moon Data 18.09.41

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		18.09.41
		12.00	AK 2954 upper-left	Day's run:  Surfaced    =   150 nm
			NNE 4, Sea 4, overcast, continual rain, misty, Vis. moderate	Submerged =      9 nm
		16.00	AK 0165 upper-center	Course 271°, LF.
			NbyE 3-4, Sea 3-4, NW-Swell 4, slowly abating, overcast, Vis. 6 nm
		17.20	AK 0156 upper-right	Test dive.
		18.12		Surfaced.
				Course 271°, both diesels LF.
		20.00	AK 0154 upper-center
			N 4, Sea 3-4, overcast, NW-Swell 4, overcast, Vis. medium
		24.00	AK 1965 upper-center edge	Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 255°T, 36 nm.
			NbyE 3-4, Sea 3-4, NW-Swell 3, cloudy, Vis. 6 nm
		19.09.41
		02.00		Radio Message from U-74:  Convoy in sight, course 60°, medium speed, square AD 9739.
			South of Greenland
		02.55	AK 3968 upper-right	Course 30°, LF.
		03.09		Course 30°, both diesels HF.
		04.00	AK 3963 center
			NbyE 4, Sea 3, partly cloudy, strong Northern Lights, Vis. good
		08.00	AK 1773 upper-right
			NbyW 3, Sea 3, overcast, rain, Vis. moderate
		12.00	AK 1728 center	Day's run:  Surfaced    =   195 nm
			NNE 3, Sea 3, overcast, confused Swell, Vis. good	Submerged =      1 nm
				Course 30°, 1 diesel LF.
		16.00	AK 1593 center-left	Up to 16.00 hours no reports from a boat of the patrol line concerning the convoy.  I believe a lone advance by the boat on the supposed position of the convoy from a range of over 250 nm is hopeless.  Therefore came to course 226°, to assume my position in the patrol line.
			NEbyE 3, partly cloudy, Vis. good
				Course 226°, 1 diesel LF.

	Sun and Moon Data 18.09.41
	Sun and Moon Data 19.09.41

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		19.09.41
		17.42		Short Signal from "U-552":  Request bearing signals from contact holder.
		19.24		Radio Message from "U-552":  Request position of boats operating on "Kentrat" convoy.  Near square AK 1133.
		20.00	AK 1721 upper-right	Course 226°, 1 diesel LF.
			NW 1, Sea 1, abating confused Swell, light rain, Vis. good
		20.10		Radio Message from Kaptlt. Zahn:  Topp and Kentrat report last position of convoy.  Near square AK 1134.
		20.20	AK 1721 center	Radio Signal from "U-575":  The correct position of the convoy is square AD 7871, course 45°, speed 7 knots.
				Came to course 30°,
				Both diesels GF.
		21.08		Short Signal from "U-552":  Request bearing signals from contact holder.
		23.25		Short Signal from "U-575":  Have lost contact.
		24.00	AK 1538 lower-edge	Course 30°, both diesels GF.
			NW 2, Sea 1, partly cloudy, Vis. good
		20.09.41
		02.43		Signal from "U-74":
				Square 7827.
			Southeast of Greenland
		04.00	AK 1443 upper-right	Course 30°, GF.
			ENE 2, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. medium to good
		06.09		Radio Message from "U-74":  Square AD 7872, contact handed over, out of torpedoes, return transit.  Here Brandenburg is ubiquitous!
		06.44		Radio Message from "U-74":    Brandenburg:  Expect U-boat trap at convoy.
				At the time of both Radio Messages there was no boat at the convoy that could take over contact.  Throughout the day yesterday there were neither position reports nor bearing signals, despite repeated requests to "U-74", which must have been at the sighted convoy all the time, so that other boats had to operate haphazardly.  All the other eight boats would have been at the convoy very soon with proper contact holding.
		08.00	AK 1262 lower-center
			ENE 1, Sea 1, overcast, rain, Vis. bad
		10.12		Radio Message Heydemann:

	Sun and Moon Data 19.09.41
	Sun and Moon Data 20.09.41

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		20.09.41
				Question position of convoy?
				Neumann.
		1014	AD 7899	Crash dive.
				Shadow to port, probably a U-boat.  Boat settles to depth T = 40 meters [80 meters], because the negative buoyancy tanks could not be completely blown due to the bursting of a manometer.  In the G.H.G. typical diesel sounds that quickly shift astern and disappear.
		10.46		Surfaced.
				Vessel out of sight.
				I believe it was "U-74" on the return transit.
		11.18		Short Signal from "U-562":
				Request bearing signals from contact keeper.
		12.00	AD 7947 center-left	Course 30°.    Day's run:  Surfaced    =   274 nm
			SE 2, Sea 1, overcast, fine steady rain, Vis. moderate	GF                                  Submerged =      2 nm
		12.21		Radio Message from B.d.U. (1003/20/260):
				Group Brandenburg immediately and continually report if a boat has been noticed by the enemy with certainty.  The disposition will only be successful if the enemy is unaware.
		13.17		Radio Message from "U-552":
				Convoy 03.50 hours square 7567.  From there ENE.
				- Topp -
		13.47	AD 7916 center	Course 45°.
				GF.
		15.06		Radio Message from "U-74":  Group Brandenburg for B.d.U.:
				1.)  Immediately report with "yes" who was at convoy.
				2.)  With Short Signal "xjz" who still has contact.
		15.26		"Yes".                                                - Topp -
		16.00	AD 7683 lower-center
			SSE 3, Sea 2, overcast, rain, fog, Vis. changing
		18.33	AD 8417 upper-left	Crash dive!  Land-based aircraft.
		19.06		Surfaced.
		19.07		Crash dive!  The same aircraft.
				Course 135°.
		19.27		Surfaced.
				Course 45°.
		19.39		Crash dive.  The same aircraft.
				Course 135°.
		19.41	AD 8417 upper-right	1 aircraft bomb.
				Fuse for gyro compass and lights failed.
		20.00	AD 8415 lower-left corner	Course 70°.
			E 2-3, Sea 1, overcast, rain, Vis. bad 3000 meters	I suspect convoy to starboard because the aircraft came from ahead to starboard twice.

Sun and Moon Data 20.09.41

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		20.09.41
		20.13		Aircraft seen in periscope to port.
		20.50		Surfaced.
		20.52		Crash dive!
				Aircraft (land-based aircraft) astern to starboard.  Altitude 100 meters, range 2000 meters.
		22.34	AD 8415 lower quarter	Surfaced.
		22.39		Radio Message from "U-74" to B.d.U. (1839/20/270):
				1.)  Since 18 September at convoy from AD 9791.
				2.)  Position today 04.00 hours square AD 7827.
				3.)  Contact passed to another Brandenburg boat.
		24.00	AD 8422 center	Course 79°.
			ESE 4, Sea 3, overcast, Vis., bad, rain	GF.
		21.09.41
		03.00	AD 8278	Course 90°.
		03.05		Dived to listen.
		03.23		Surfaced.
				Broke search operation off after 30 hours.
				Course 140°.
		03.30		Radio Message to B.d.U.:  Since "U-74" no boat has contact.  Request orders for Brandenburg.  Square 8276.
				- U-562 -
		04.00	AD 8278 right edge lower
			SbyE 4, Sea 4, overcast, Vis. bad, short low SbyE-Swell
		04.30	AD 8513 upper-center	Course 180°.
		08.00	AD 8513 center	Course 180°.
			SbyE 6, Sea 5, overcast, Vis. greatly changing	2 diesels LF.
		08.38	AD 8549 upper-center	Crash dive!
				In the twilight, a shadow ahead to port.  In the night periscope made out as a steamer of 5000 GRT.  He zigzags from 330° to 260°.  (Morrison Liner).
		09.24		Surfaced.
				Course 260°.
		09.26		Crash dive!
				Steamer was out too high.
		09.48		Surfaced.
				Maneuvered ahead.
		12.00	AD 8495 enter	Day's run:  Surfaced    =   224 nm
			S 4, Sea 4, partly cloudy, Vis. changing	Submerged =    16 nm

	Sun and Moon Data 20.09.41
	Sun and Moon Data 21.09.41

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		21.09.41
		14.00		Radio Message from B.d.U.:  Group Brandenburg:  Boats that are within favorable range of the convoy continue searching.  Remaining boats return to attack areas.
		14.55		Dived to attack.
		15.45	AD 8476 center	Eto Tube II:
				Set values:  Target speed = 9 knots,
				Range           = 800 meters,
				Target angle  = 90°,
				Depth           = 2 meters.
				Miss.
				Due to an order error Tube II was fired prematurely:
				Eto Tube I:
				Set values:  Target speed = 9 knots,
				Range           = 800 meters,
				Target angle  = 100°,
				Depth           = 2 meters.
				Miss.
		16.43	AD 8476 center-left	Surfaced.
				Maneuvered ahead.
		20.00	AD 7688 lower-left	Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix:  264°T, 18 nm.
			SbyW 5, Sea 4-5, partly cloudy, sunshine, Vis. 12 nm
				At the beginning of darkness the steamer went to course 240°, course for the south tip of Greenland.
			East of southern Greenland.
		24.00	AD 7835 center-right
			SbyE 5, Sea 4-5, S-Swell 2-3, cloudy, Vis. 16 nm
		22.09.41
		01.06	AD 7854	Eto Tube I:
				Set values:  Target speed = 9 knots,
				Range           = 500 meters,
				Target angle  = 90°,
				Depth           = 1 meters.
				Miss.  Underun possible, speed and target angle were  matched exactly.
		01.09		Crash dive!
				Dived so as not to be seen at the low range.
		01.16		Surfaced, maneuvered ahead.
		02.44	AD 7858	Eto Tube III:
				Set values:  Target speed = 8.5 knots,
				Range           = 500 meters,
				Target angle  = 80°,
				Depth           = 1 meters.
				Hit center.  Running time 18 seconds = 270 meters.
		02.45		Crash dive!
		02.47		Surfaced.
				Steamer is brightly illuminated.  Two boats were put to the water.  After 14 minutes he sinks

	Sun and Moon Data 21.09.41
	Sun and Moon Data 22.09.41

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		22.09.41
				suddenly over the bow.
		03.05		Course 205°.
				Transit to position in patrol line.
				1 diesel 240 RPM.
		04.00	AD 7853 center-left edge
			S 3, Sea 2, partly cloudy, Vis. good
		08.00	AD 7881 center-right	Course 205°.
			S 3, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. moderate, S-Swell, marine phosphorescence	1 diesel KF.
		10.45		Converted main ballast and reserve fuel oil tank 4. [for use as a ballast tank]
		11.02		Test dive.
		11.41		Surfaced.
		12.00	AK 1221 upper-center edge	Day's run:  Surfaced    =   182 nm
			NbyE 2, Sea 2, confused Swell, light steady rain, Vis. 1-2 nm	Submerged =     6 nm
		12.03		Dived due to very bad visibility.
		14.40		Surfaced.
				Course 205°.
		14.50		Course 235°.
		16.00	AK 1216 lower-left	1 diesel KF.
			NbyW 6, Sea 5, overcast, rain, Vis. bad
		16.49	AK 1215 lower-center edge	Dived.  Vis. 500 meters.
				Course 235°    KF    depth T = 15 meters. [30 meters]
		19.20	AK 1217 center	Surfaced.
		19.25		Course 215°.
		20.00	AK 1217 lower-left
			NW 6-7, Sea 6, overcast, rain, Vis. 500 meters
		23.44		Officer-Only Radio Message from B.d.U. (1139/22/223):
			[AD 9564 to AJ 3986]	Ites, Neumann, Hamm, Dommes, Shuren, Heydemann, Zahn, Loeser, Hirsacker form patrol line from square FM 9564 to SW 3986.  These boats form Group Brandenburg.
		23.58		Course 215°.    Dived.
		24.00	AK 1163
			NW 9, Sea 7, overcast, rain showers, Vis. bad.

Sun and Moon Data 22.09.41

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		23.09.41
		02.11	AK 1166	Course 241°.
		04.00	AK 1165 lower-center edge
		04.58	AK 1168 upper-center edge	Surfaced.
		08.00	AK 1182 upper-center edge
			WNW 3, Sea 3, NW-Swell 2, cloudy, Northern Lights, Vis. 3-4 nm
		11.35	AK 1178 upper-right	Dived to handle torpedoes.
				Course 241°, KF.
		12.00	AK 1314 lower-left	Depth T = 20 meters. [40 meters]
				Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 209°T, 16.5 nm.
				Day's run:  Surfaced    =   67 nm
				Submerged =   18 nm
		12.51		Surfaced.
				Course 241°, 1 diesel KF.
		13.24	AD 9839 upper-center	Course 243°.
		16.00	AD 9853 upper-right
			NNE 2, Sea 2, overcast, fine rain, Vis. medium, Vis. bad
		20.00	AD 9849 upper-center edge
			NbyW 4, Sea 3, overcast, rain, Vis. bad
		24.00	AD 9792 center	Course 248°.
			NW 6, Sea 4-5, overcast, heavy rain, Vis. bad, marine phosphorescence
		24.09.41
		04.00	AD 9785 lower-left corner
			NW 6, Sea 5, NW-Swell 2, rain, Vis. bad
		07.27	AD 9779 center-right edge	Test dive.
			WbyN 9, Sea 7-8, overcast, rain showers, Vis. bad
		08.00	AD 9779 center-right	Surfaced.
		12.00	AD 9778 lower edge left	Coure 248°.
				Day's run:  Surfaced    =   101 nm
				Submerged =     9 nm
		16.00	AJ 3135 upper-right corner
			NbyW 5, Sea 5, NNW-Swell (short, high), overcast, rain, Vis. 1 nm
		20.00	AJ 3129 upper-left
			W 7, Sea 7, high NW-Swell, overcast, rain, Vis. 2 nm

	Sun and Moon Data 23.09.41
	Sun and Moon Data 24.09.41

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		24.09.41
		22.00	AJ 3127 right edge lower	Course 320° begin back and forth steaming in patrol line.  1 diesel LF.
		24.00	AJ 3127 center
			WNW 8, Sea 8, high NNW-Swell, overcast, rain showers, Vis. 1-2 nm
		25.09.41
		04.00	AJ 3152 center	Boat drifts with stopped engines before the sea.
			NW 9, Sea 7-8, high Swell, overcast, rain showers, Vis. moderate	Course 340°.
		08.00	AJ 3152 upper-left
			NW 9, Sea 8, high Swell, partial overcast, rain, Vis. bad
		08.54		Radio Message from B.d.U. (0753/25/205):  Ites has begun return transit.  All boats Group Brandenburg shift one position of the NW.
		09.20	AJ 3152 center	Course 320°, 1 diesel KF.
		10.06	AJ 3152 upper-left	Test dive.
			NW 11, Sea 8, hail and rain showers, overcast
		12.00	AJ 3152	Day's run:  Surfaced    =   63 nm
				Submerged =    4 nm
		14.15		Surfaced.
		16.00	AJ 3124 lower-left	Course 350°.
			NW 11, Sea 8, overcast, rain showers, Vis. moderate
		16.45		Radio Message from B.d.U. (1144/25/209):  Zahn and Hirsacker begin return transit.  Ites is still in position.  Radio Message Serial No. 205 from today null and void.
		17.30	AJ 3124	Dived.
				Course 40°, depth T = 20 meters. [40 meters]
				LF.
		18.58		Surfaced.
				Drifting with stopped engines before the wind.
				Course 160°.
		20.00	AJ 3124 upper-center
			WNW 10 (11), Sea 8, overcast, rain showers.
		24.00	AJ 3127 center-right	Boat drifts with stopped engines before the wind.
			NW 8, Sea 7, overcast, Vis. good	Course 170°.

	Sun and Moon Data 24.09.41
	Sun and Moon Data 25.09.41

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		continued
		26.09.41
		04.00	AJ 3124 upper-center	Course 350°.
			WNW 8-10, Sea 8, partial overcast, Vis. medium, marine phosphorescence, Northern Lights	1 diesel KF.
		04.25		Drifting with stopped engines before the wind.
				Course 160°.
		08.00	AJ 3127 center-right
			WNW 11, Sea 8, cloudy, Vis. moderate, Northern Lights
		09.55		Dived.
				KF, depth T = 20 meters. [40 meters]
				Course 350°.
		12.00		Day's run:  Surfaced    =   30 nm
				Submerged =    9 nm
		12.48	AJ 3126 upper-left	Surfaced.
		14.36	[Hamm AJ 38 = 40°W]	Officer-Only Radio Message from B.d.U. (1256/26/234):  New disposition Group Brandenburg.  Occupy north-south line on the longitude of the following squares:  Ites KT 26, Neumann NR 96, Hamm OS 38, Dommes PC 94, Suhren WN 19, Heidemann AY 14.  South limit of the latitude of the square NH 6949.  No limit to the north.
		16.00	AJ 3121 upper-left	Course 0°.
			WNW 9, Sea 8, few clouds, Vis. good	1 diesel KF.
		16.25		Course 180°.
		20.00	AJ 2335 lower-right corner	Boat drifts with stopped engines before the wind.
			W 7, Sea 7, cloudless, Vis. good	Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 250°T, 28 nm.
		24.00	AJ 2339 lower-right	Course 150°.
			W 2-3, Sea 4, partly cloudy, Vis. good, moonshine	Boat drifts with stopped engines.
		27.09.41
		04.00	AJ 2339 lower-right	Drifting with stopped engines before the wind.
			ESE 2, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. changing
		08.00	AJ 3141 upper-right corner
			ESE 6, Sea 4-5, overcast, rain showers, Vis. moderate

	Sun and Moon Data 26.09.41
	Sun and Moon Data 27.09.41

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		27.09.41
		10.00	AJ 3117 lower-right	Course 90°.
		11.26	AJ 3119 left edge lower	Test dive.
			ESE 5, Sea 4, overcast, misty, rain showers, Vis. 2000 meters
		12.00	AJ 3119 lower-left	Course 90°, KF, depth T = 15 meters. [30 meters]
				Day's run:  Surfaced    =   30 nm
				Submerged =    3 nm
		12.35		Surfaced.
				Course 40°.
		16.00	AJ 3122 upper-center
			WbyN 9 (10), Sea 7, cloudy, Vis. bad
		18.00		Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 307°T, 9 nm.
		20.00	AD 9659 center-right	Course 40°.
			W 10, Sea 7-8, few clouds, sunshine, Vis. moderate
		24.00	AD 9639 upper-center
			W 11-12, Sea 8-9, cloudy, Vis. 1000 meters
		28.09.41
		01.12	AD 9714 center-left edge	Dived.
			W 11-12, Sea 9, overcast, Vis. 100-200 meters	Course 40°, KF, depth T = 20 meters. [40 meters]
		04.00	AD 9711 lower-center edge
		05.06	AD 9711 lower-center	Surfaced.
		05.20	AD 9711 lower-center	Course 40°, 1 diesel LF.
		08.00	AD 9378 upper-right
			W 10, Sea 9, overcast, Vis. moderate, marine phosphorescence
		11.16	AD 9357 upper-left corner	Dived due to bad visibility.
			WNW 10-11, Sea 9, overcast, rain, Vis. 500 meters	Course 30°.
		12.00	AD 9354 lower-left	Day's run:  Surfaced    =   197 nm
				Submerged =    8 nm
		16.00	AD 9352 upper-left	Course 30°, KF, depth T = 20 meters. [40 meters]
		16.13	AD 9352 upper-center	Surfaced.
				Course 30°, 1 diesel KF.
		16.25	AD 9352 upper-center	Course 0°.
		20.00	AD 9325 upper-center
			NNW 6-7, Sea 6, overcast, Vis. 6 nm
		24.00	AD 6899 upper-left corner	Boat drifts with stopped engines.
			NNW 6, Sea 6, overcast, Vis. medium	Course 180°.

	Sun and Moon Data 27.09.41
	Sun and Moon Data 28.09.41

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		29.09.41
		04.00	AD 9322 center	Boat drifts with stopped engines.
			NNW 4-5, Sea 4, partly cloudy, marine phosphorescence, Vis. 5 nm	Course 180°.
		08.00	AD 9325 upper-center edge
			NNW 2, Sea 2, long abating NW-Swell, strong Northern Lights, cloudy, Vis. 5 nm	Boat drifts with stopped engines.
		12.00	AD 9325 lower-center	Course 180°.
			NNW 2, Sea 1, long flat NW-Swell, partly cloudy, Vis. good	Day's run:  Surfaced    =   140 nm
				Submerged =     7 nm
		12.15		Course 230°, 1 diesel KF.  For three hours very much drifting wreckage (boards, beams, logs)
		14.55	AD 9343 center	Test dive.
			SE 4, Sea 3, clear sky, long flat Swell, Vis. good	Work on the periscope.
				Course 140°.
		16.00	AD 9343 lower-right	Course 140°.
		16.14		Surfaced.
		20.00	AD 9397 lower-center	Course 140°, 1 diesel LF.
			SSE 4, Sea 3, clear sky, Vis. good
		22.00	AD 9738 upper-left	Course 270°.
				Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 232°T, 8 nm.
		24.00	AD 9729 center	Course 270°.
			S 3, Sea 3, overcast, misty, Vis. changing, rain showers	Converted main ballast and reserve fuel oil tank II. [for use as a ballast tank]
		30.09.41
		04.00	AD 9718 center	Course 270°.
			SbyW 1-2, Sea 1-2, overcast, Vis. changing, at times rain showers, abating S-Swell
		05.44	AD 9717 center-left edge	Course 38°.
		08.00	AD 9712 upper-center
			SSW 3, Sea 2, overcast, light rain showers, Vis. moderate

	Sun and Moon Data 29.09.41
	Sun and Moon Data 30.09.41

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		30.09.41
		10.18	AD 9384 upper-left	Crash dive for training.
				Course 38°.
		11.24	AD 9381 center	Surfaced.
		11.47		Officer-Only Radio Message from B.d.U. (1056/30/232):
				Occupy the following positions at economical transit speed:  Neumann AL 6731, Hamm AL 6683, Dommes AL 9267, Suhren AM 4788, Heydemann AM 7477, depth 100 nm.
		12.00	AD 9381 center-right	Course 38°.    Day's run:     Surfaced  = 131 nm
			SW 7-8, Sea 6, cloudy, rain showers, misty, Vis. 5 nm	Submerged =    7 nm
		13.28	AD 9358 r.v.	Course 115°.
				1 diesel LF.
		16.00	AD 9392 center-left edge
			SbyW 7, Sea 7, clear horizon, Vis. 6 nm
		20.00	AD 9812 upper-center	Both diesels LF.
			WSW 8-10, Sea 8, clear, Vis. 500 meters
		24.00	AD 9846 upper-right
			W 9, Sea 9, few clouds, hail showers, abating W-Swell, Vis. 2 nm
		01.10.41
		04.00	AD 9897 lower-right	Course 114°.
			WbyS 6, Sea 5, high abating W-Swell, moonshine	1 diesel LF.
		08.00	AK 1345 lower-right	Course 114°.
			SWbyS 6, Sea 6, abating W-Swell, few clouds, rain showers, Vis. medium
		12.00	AK 1532 center-left	Course 38°.    Day's run:  Surfaced    =   140 nm
			SwbyS 4, Sea 5, few clouds, hail shower, SW-Swell, Vis. 8 nm	Submerged =     0 nm
				Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 88°T, 9 nm.
		16.00	AK 1619 center-left	Course 114°.
			SW 4, Sea 4, few clouds, hail showers, SW-Swell
		20.00	AK 1664 upper-right
			SW 6, Sea 6, cloudy, hail showers, increasing SW-Swell, Vis. changing (2-6 nm)

	Sun and Moon Data 30.09.41
	Sun and Moon Data 01.10.41

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		continued
		01.10.41
		24.00	AK 2549 upper-left
			SWbyS 4, Sea 3, abating SW-Swell, moonshine, Vis. good	Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 40°T, 7.5 nm.
		02.10.41	Northwest Atlantic
		01.38	AK 2584 upper-left	Steamer, about 10000 GRT, Type "DORIE STAR".  On the foreship a catapult with aircraft.  Matched speed and maneuvered ahead, steamer steers 210°, 11 knots.
		03.16	AK 2579 upper-left	Double shot tube I and II.
				Set values:
				Target speed = 11 knots           )  Etos
				Range           = 800 meters        )  Tubes I and II
				= 90°                   )
				Depth            = 2 meters           )
				Miss.
		03.19	AK 2579 upper-left	Crash dive.
		03.26		Surfaced.
				Maneuvered ahead.
				Steamer slowed to 8 knots, therefore a miss.
		04.00	AK 2578 upper-right
			W 3, Sea 3, Vis. medium, rain shower, moonshine, marine phosphorescence
		06.52)	AK 2717 upper-left corner	Double shot:
		06.53)		Eto Tube I:                              Eto Tube II:
				Target speed = 8 knots,          Target speed = 11 knots,
				Range           = 800 meters       Range          = 600 meters,
				= 80°                                      = 90°,
				Depth            = 1 meter           Depth           = 1 meter
				Running time:  1.)  47° = 705 meters,  2.)  44° = 660 meters.
				2 hits, bridge and bow.
				Bow settles immediately up to the bridge.  Three boats were lowered, of these 1 motorboat with search light.
				On wavelength 41.55 meters continual dashes were heard, which became more distorted over the next three minutes and then broke off.
				After 80 minutes the steamer suddenly sank steeply over the bow.
		08.00	AK 2717 center-right	Course 110°.
			W 3, Sea 3, cloudy, Vis. 1 nm, rain shower	Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 340°T, 8 nm.
		12.00	AK 2761 left edge upper	Day's run:  Surfaced    =   198 nm
			WbyS 5, Sea 4, partly cloudy, Vis. good	Submerged =    0.5 nm

	Sun and Moon Data 01.10.41
	Sun and Moon Data 02.10.41

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		02.10.41
		16.00	AK 2848 upper-left	Course 110°.
			WSW 3-4, Sea 3, partly cloudy, Vis. good, sunshine	1 diesel LF.
		18.03		Dived to replace the fuel pump.
		20.00	AK 2882 upper-left	Course 110°, KF, depth T = 15 meters. [30 meters]
		20.28		Surfaced.
				Course 110°, 1 diesel LF.
		22.29		Radio Message from B.d.U. (1412/2/500):  Air reports at 12.40 hours convoy in naval square AL 6262, course 270°, 16 knots, 16 merchant ships up to 20000 GRT, 6 escorts, 4 destroyers.
		23.51		Radio Message from B.d.U. (2324/2/123/205): Convoy reported by air detected once more at 15.00 hours AL 6283, course 200°.  Boats stand by for bearing signals on 3 October from 09.30 hours.
		24.00	AK 2896 lower-left
			WSW 4, Sea 4, overcast, rain showers, Vis. 6 nm	Course 130°, 1 diesel LF.
		03.10.41
		04.00	AK 3927 center-left edge
			SSW 4, Sea 4, increasing SW-Swell, overcast, rain, Vis. 2 nm
		08.00	AK 3992 lower-center	Course 130°.
			SSW 5-6, Sea 4-5, changing cloudiness, rain showers, Vis. changing	Both diesels LF.
		10.51		Short Signal to B.d.U.:  My position is 56°N 28°W, 122°T.
		11.50		Radio Message from B.d.U. (1144/3/136):  Position of convoy by bearing signals 10.50 hours square AL 8250.
		12.00	AK 6314 upper-left	Course 130°.
			SEbyS 5, Sea 5, overcast, misty, Vis. changing	Day's run:  Surfaced    =   160 nm
				Submerged =      5 nm
		15.14		Radio Message from B.d.U. (1449/3/141):
				Exact position of the convoy by bearings 12.00 hours square 8240.  General course since yesterday SW.
				Believe operation on the convoy, which by plotting runs at 10 knots, is not promising because I cannot catch him at GF before 400 nm.
				(50 cbm = 2 days GF + return transit).
		16.00	AK 6356 lower-left
			SEbyS 5-6, Sea 5, overcast, increasing SE Swell, Vis. 4-6 nm	1 diesel LF.

	Sun and Moon Data 02.10.41
	Sun and Moon Data 03.10.41

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		03.10.41
		20.00	AL 4147 upper-left	Course 97°.
			SEbyS 4-5, Sea 4, overcast, Vis. 4 nm
		23.15	AL 4157 lower-right	A white star bearing 135°T.
				Course 135°, both diesels HF.
		24.00	AL 4182 right edge lower	Dived to listen.
			SEbyS 3, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. 4 nm	No sound bearings.
				Course 100°.
		04.10.41	West of Ireland
		00.22		Surfaced.
		04.00	AL 4196	Course 100°.
			SbyE 5, Sea 4, overcast, Vis. good
		08.00	AL 4288 upper-left
			SbyE 4-5, Sea 4, overcast, Vis. 4 nm
		12.00	AL 4299 lower-center edge	Day's run:  Surfaced    =   158 nm
			S 2-3, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. 7 nm	Submerged =      1 nm
		13.01	AL 5411 upper-left corner	Dived due to bad visibility.
		14.05		Surfaced.
		16.00	AL 5413 center-left
			SbyE 7, Sea 6, overcast, Vis. changing
		16.30	AL 5421 upper-left	Dived to repair the starboard E-motor.
		18.29		Surfaced.
		20.00	AL 5426 upper-center edge	Course 100°.
			SbyE 6, Sea 6, medium, increasing S-Swell, fog, rain, Vis. 400-1000 meters
		22.57		Radio Message from B.d.U. (1719/4/174):  If there is no contact before darkness on convoy, in following sectors, search immediately from 15.00 hours from position AL 8836.
				Opitz from 170-180°
				Flaschenberg from 180-190°
				Kraus from 190-200°
				Suhren from 200-210°
				Hamm 210-220°
				Enemy speed 4.5-6.5 knots.
		24.00	AL 5514 lower-center	Course 100°.
			SbyE 6, Sea 6, overcast, rain, Vis. bad

	Sun and Moon Data 03.10.41
	Sun and Moon Data 04.10.41

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		continued
		05.10.41
		00.06		Short Signal to B.d.U.:
				Square AL 55, still have 45 tons fuel oil on board.
		04.00	AL 5528 center	Course 100°.
			SbyE 6-7, Sea 6, overcast, at times foggy, rain showers, Vis. 2 nm	1 diesel LF.
		08.00	AL 5563 upper-center
			SbyE 4, Sea 4, cloudy, abating S-Swell, Vis. 1 nm
		11.23		Radio Message from B.d.U. (1056/5/196):
				Hamm free to maneuver square AM.  Advance to square 5640 to determine suspected traffic there.
		11.47	AL 6451 upper edge right	Test dive.
			SE 4, Sea 3, SSE-Swell, partial overcast, Vis. moderate	Course 91°.
				KF.
				Depth T = 15 meters. [30 meters]
		12.00		Day's run:  Surfaced    =   112 nm
				Submerged =      7 nm
		13.11	AL 6452 lower-center edge	Surfaced.
		16.00	AL 6463 lower edge left	Course 91°.
			SSE 4, Sea 3, overcast, misty, Vis. 5 nm	1 diesel LF.
		20.00	AL 6555 upper edge left
			SEbyE 3-4, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. bad (3 nm)
		24.00	AL 6641 lower-center edge
			SSE 3, Sea 2, overcast, fog, Vis. 2000 meters
		06.10.41	West of Ireland
		04.00	AL 6663 lower edge left
			SE 2, Sea 2, cloudless, moonshine, Vis. 2 nm
		05.02	AL 6665 upper edge right	Crash dive!
				Suddenly a destroyer out of the fog bearing 150°T with sharp target angle, makes 110 RPM.  Initially bearing shifts ahead, then astern.  S-gear.  Second sound (very slow diesel that stops often). Can heard a few minutes without gear in the entire boat.
		07.16	AL 5662 center-right	Surfaced.

	Sun and Moon Data 05.10.41
	Sun and Moon Data 06.10.41

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		06.10.41
		08.00	AM 4441 center left edge	Course 90°.
			SEbyE 2, Sea 1, fog, moonshine, Vis. 1500 meters	Both diesels LF.
		12.00	AM 4453 center	Day's run:  Surfaced    =   156 nm
			SEbyE 2, Sea 1, overcast, fog, Vis. bad (1000 meters)	Submerged =      7 nm
		16.00	AM 4542 center-right	Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 32°T, 51 nm.
			ESE 1-2, Sea 1, foggy, Vis. 2 nm
		17.19	Dived due to fog.	Dived due to fog.
		19.18	AM 4269 upper-right	Surfaced.
		20.00	AM 4348 center-right	Course 105°.
			ESE 2, Sea 1, partly cloudy, sunshine, fog banks, Vis. medium	Both diesels LF.
				Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 130°T, 4.5 nm.
		24.00	AM 5175 center-left	Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 83°T, 9.5 nm.
			ESE 2, Sea 1, cloudy, moonshine, Vis. 3 nm
		07.10.41
		04.00	AM 5433 lower-left
			ESE 3-4, Sea 2-3, partly cloudy, Vis. good, moonshine
		08.00	AM 5524 lower-right
			ESE 2-3, Sea 1, overcast
		08.02		Dived.
		12.00	AM 5528 upper-right	Course 160°    Day's run:  Surfaced    =   160 nm
				KF                                   Submerged =    11 nm
				Depth T = 15 meters. [30 meters]
		16.00	AM 5529 v.center edge
			E 4, Sea 3, partial overcast, Vis. medium
		20.00	AM 5537 lower-right
		21.07	AM 5535 upper-center edge	Surfaced.
				Course 115°.  Both diesels HF.
				The lighthouses at Tory Island and Rinrawross Point burn.
		21.26		Course 150°.
		22.03	AM 5641	Course 180°.
		22.15		Course 270°.
		24.00	AM 5552 center-right	Course 270°.
			S 4-5, Sea 3-4, overcast, rain showers, Vis. good

	Sun and Moon Data 06.10.41
	Sun and Moon Data 07.10.41

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		08.10.41
		02.00	AM 5541 center	Course 270°.
				Both diesels LF.
		04.00	AM 5433 center-right
			SSW 6, Sea 5, partly cloudy, Vis. medium, moonshine
		08.00	AM 4663 center-left edge
			SSW 1, Sea 1, cloudy, moonshine, long abating S-Swell, Vis. 2-3 nm
		09.00	AM 4661 lower-left	Course 310°.
		12.00	AM 4613 center-left edge	Test dive.
			SSW 3, Sea 2, partly cloudy, misty, SW-Swell 2	Work on the Junkers compressor.
				Day's run:  Surfaced    =   160 nm
				Submerged =    15 nm
		13.07	AM 4612 lower-right	Surfaced.
		15.48	AM 4292 upper-left	Dived due to bad visibility.
			SbyE 3, Sea 2, overcast, fog, Vis. bad (2 nm)	Course 310°.
				Depth T = 15 meters. [30 meters]
				KF
		18.27		Surfaced.
		20.00	AM 4255 upper edge left	Course 310°.
			SWbyW 3, Sea 2, partly cloudy, light rain showers, Vis. good	Both diesels LF.
		24.00	AM 1988 center
			SbyW 3, Sea 2, overcast, drizzle, marine phosphorescence, Vis. changing (2-4 nm)
		09.10.41
		00.02		Course 160°, 1 diesel LF.
		04.00	AM 4266 right edge upper
			SSE 1, Sea 1, overcast, at times fog, drizzle, Vis. changing (500-3000 meters)
		08.00	AM 4278 center	Course 160°, both diesels LF.
			SE 3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. good
		11.38	AM 4554 center	Dived due to bad visibility.
			SE 5-6, Sea 4, overcast, fog, rain showers, Vis. 2 nm
		12.00		Day's run:  Surfaced    =   183 nm
				Submerged =     7 nm
		13.25		Surfaced.  Both diesels LF.

	Sun and Moon Data 08.10.41
	Sun and Moon Data 09.10.41

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		09.10.41
		16.03	AM 4585 lower-center edge	Dived due to bad visibility.
			SEbyS 3, Sea 3, overcast, fog, abating SE-Swell, Vis. 300 meters
		18.09	AM 4588 lower-right	Surfaced.
		20.00	AM 4835 upper-right	Course 180°, both diesels LF.
			SW 6, Sea 5, partly cloudy, sunshine, Vis. 10 nm	Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 61°T, 12 nm.
		21.00	AM 4839 upper-left	Course 0°, 1 diesel LF.
		24.00	AM 4596 center
			SW 6, Sea 5-6, cloudy, moonshine, SW-Swell, Vis. 3 nm	Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 130°T, 1 nm.
		10.10.41
		04.00	AM 4539 lower-left	Course 0°.
			SW 4, Sea 4, partly cloudy, moonshine, Vis. good	1 diesel LF.
		08.00	AM 4293 center
			SW 5, Sea 4-5, overcast, rain, Swell, Vis. 3 nm
		10.53	AM 4239 center	Crash dive!
			SSE 6-7, Sea 6, overcast, fog, rain, increasing S-Swell, Vis. 800 meters	Aircraft
				Course = 270°
				Range   = 700 meters
				Altitude = 200 meters
		12.00	AM 4239 lower-left	Day's run:  Surfaced    =   130 nm
				Submerged =     9 nm
				Course 215°.
		13.24		Surfaced.
		16.00	AM 4255 lower-right	Course 240°.
			ENE 2, Sea 1, rough, high SSW-Swell, partly cloudy, Vis. good
		20.00	AM 4196 center-right
			NNW 3, Sea 4, cloudy, abating SW-Swell, Vis. 5-6 nm
		24.00	AM 4423 left edge upper
			NNE 4, Sea 3, long, high SW-Swell, partly cloudy, Vis. medium
		11.10.41
		02.00	AM 4116 center-right edge	Course 160°.
				1 diesel LF.
		04.00	AM 4446 v.upper edge
			NNE 2, Sea 2, abating SW-

	Sun and Moon Data 09.10.41
	Sun and Moon Data 10.10.41
	Sun and Moon Data 11.10.41

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		11.10.41
			Swell, few clouds, Vis. good, moonshine
		08.00	AM 4487 upper-right
			SSE 1, SW-Swell, cloudy, moonshine, Vis. 2-3 nm
		10.00		Rudder motor out of service.
		11.36		Test dive, work on the rudder motor.
		12.00	AM 4754 center	Course 180°.
			SSW 2, Sea 1, abating SW-Swell, partly cloudy, Vis. good	Both diesels LF.
				Day's run:  Surfaced    =   165 nm
				Submerged =     4 nm
		12.39	AM 4754 center	Surfaced.
		13.42	AM 4754 center	Course 50°.
				Both diesels LF.
		16.00	AM 4761 lower-center
			SE 3, Sea 3, NW-Swell, overcast, misty, Vis. 8 nm
		20.00	AM 4813 upper edge left
			SE 4, Sea 3, partly cloudy, Vis. good
		24.00	AM 4565 lower-left
			SE 4-5, Sea 4, overcast, rain, strong marine phosphorescence, moonlight, Vis. 2-3 nm
		12.10.41
		02.00	AM 4618 upper edge right	Course 200°.
				Both diesels LF.
		02.00		Radio Message to B.d.U.:
				Square AM 5640 no traffic observed.  Square AD 78 5000-tonner, Square AK 27 10000-tonner with catapult sunk.  Return transit square AM 4618, 1020 mb, SE 3.
		04.00	AM 4569 lower-center	Course 200°.
			SbyE 4, Sea 4, overcast, rain showers, S-Swell, Vis. 2000 meters	Both diesels LF.
		08.00	AM 4837 center
			SbyE 4, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. medium, at times light fog
		12.00	AM 4888 center	Day's run:  Surfaced    =   211 nm
			SEbyE 4-5, Sea 4, overcast, Vis. 2 nm	Submerged =     1 nm
		14.30	AM 7227 lower-left	Course 180°.

	Sun and Moon Data 11.10.41
	Sun and Moon Data 12.10.41

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		12.10.41
		16.00	AM 7254 center-left	Course 180°.
			SbyE 6, Sea 6, cloudy, S-Swell, Vis. 5 nm	Both diesels LF.
		20.00	AM 7281 lower-left
			SWbyS 6, Sea 5, overcast, fog, Vis. 2000 meters
		24.00	AM 7557 upper-left corner
			WNW 3, Sea 3, overcast, fog, strong marine phosphorescence, Vis. 500-1500 meters
		13.10.41
		04.00	AM 7819 lower-right
			WNW 2, Sea 2, abating Swell, overcast, Vis. good
		08.00	BE 3213 upper-right
			NW 2, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. good
		10.00	BE 3243 lower-right	Course 150°, both diesels LF.
		12.00	BE 3282 lower-center	Day's run:  Surfaced    =   220 nm
			WbyN 2, Sea 1, cloudy, low W-Swell, Vis. 8-10 nm
		20.00	BE 3833 lower-right	Course 150°.
			N 2, Sea 2, cloudy, N-Swell, Vis. 12 nm	Both diesels LF.
				Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix = 224°T, 9 nm.
		21.41		Radio Message from B.d.U. (2118/13/151):  Return harbor is Brest for "U-562".
		24.00	BE 3976 upper-right corner
			NNW 3, Sea 2, partly cloudy, Vis. medium
		14.10.41
		04.00	BE 6353 upper-center edge	Course 150°, both diesels LF.
			NNW 2, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. good, marine phosphorescence
		04.52	BE 6367 upper-left	Course 90°.
				Both diesels LF.
		06.28	BF 4148 upper-left	Fishing vessels bearing 100°T.  Continual avoidance courses.
		08.00	BF 4149 upper-left	Course 90°.
			NbyW 2, Sea 2, overcast, (moonshine), increasing N-Swell, Vis. 2 nm	Both diesels LF.
		08.38	BF 4157 upper-left	Course 120° (avoidance maneuver for sailing vessel).

	Sun and Moon Data 12.10.41
	Sun and Moon Data 13.10.41
	Sun and Moon Data 14.10.41

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		14.10.41
		09.28	BF 4158 lower-center edge	Course 90°.
		11.01	BF 4167 lower edge left	Test dive.
			NbyE 3, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. good	Work on the diesel.
				Course 90°.
		12.00		Day's run:  Surfaced    =   227 nm
				Submerged =      3 nm
		12.50		Surfaced.
		15.54	BF 4249 lower-edge left	Crash dive for aircraft (Bristol Blenheim) bearing 230°T, range = 4000 meters, altitude = 800 meters.
			NW 3, Sea 3, partly cloudy, Vis. 10 nm
		15.58		2 aircraft bombs.
				Failures: Water level glass, regulating tank port burst, pointer depth gauge came off, all the gyrocompass lights, firing lever tube I, several bulbs and fuses.
		16.00	BF 4249 lower edge left	Course 89°, LF, depth T = 35 meters. [70 meters] Work on the port supercharger.
		19.25		Surfaced.
		20.00	BF 4283 upper center edge	Course 90°.
			N 3, Sea 2-3, overcast, Vis. good	GF.
		21.50	BF 4371 upper-center edge	Course 88°, GF.
		24.00	BF 4383 upper edge right	Course 88°, GF.
			NW 2, Sea 2, partly cloudy, Vis. 3 nm	Fishing vessels to port and starboard.
		15.10.41
		03.55	BF 5168 center-right	Course 40°, GF.
		04.00	BF 5168 upper-right	Course 40°, GF.
			NW 1-2, Sea 1, cloudy, moonshine, marine phosphorescence, Vis. 8 nm
		06.35		Overflown by English aircraft (course 130°, altitude 600 meters).  Boat had stopped.
		07.50	BF 5216 lower-left	Taken in convoy.
		08.00	NbyW 2, Sea 1, partly cloudy, Vis. changing	Course 46°, LF.
				Positioned in convoy.
		08.22  )		Crash dive for aircraft.
		08.31  )
		09.50		Taken in Sperrbrecher convoy.
		11.30		Made fast Brest (Berth     )
				Day's run:  Surfaced    =   110 nm
				Submerged =    0.5 nm

	Sun and Moon Data 14.10.41
	Sun and Moon Data 15.10.41

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				Results:  15000 GRT, 4 + 2 torpedoes remaining.
				4 cbm remaining.
				Total day's run:  5566 nm.
				Special remarks:
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				1.)  Patrols:  Exit of the Channel many sailing vessels, they seem to all report as soon as a boat is sighted.  Nearly every time the boat was sighted an aircraft came.
				2.)  Traffic:  Northbound traffic, also independents, seemingly via south of Iceland, from there course 90° or 270° and then
				a)  About course 230° close under the coast of Greenland.
				b)  to 30° - 35°W to go to the south.

	Enclosures to U-562's KTB - click on the text at left to proceed to the document
Chart	Track chart covering the entire patrol
Radio	Excerpt of the Radio Log

	Comments of the Befehlshabers der Unterseeboote
	on the Kriegstagebuch of "U 562"
	First patrol of the Kommandant resulted in a beautiful initial success.
	[second one sentence paragraph concerning convoy operation illegible]
	[third one sentence comment illegible]
		for the Befehlshaber der Underseeboote
		- the Chief of the Operations Department -

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