Secret Military Document! |
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M i n i n
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| Boat: "U-69" | ||
| Designation of the exercise: Mining the harbor of Takoradi | ||
| Date: 27 May 1941 | ||
| Location: Takoradi | ||
A.) Mine deployment. |
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| Wind direction SSE Strength: 2-3 | ||
| Sea State: 1 | ||
| Current direction: NEbyN Strength: 1 | ||
| Bottom texture: Sand and mud | ||
| Air temperature: 21° Water temperature: 27° | ||
| Time of the first mine: 01 hours 48 minutes 15 seconds | ||
| Time of the last mine: 02 hours 19 minutes 23 seconds | ||
| Speed through the water: Changing speed settings | ||
| Course: See sketch | ||
| Intended mine distance: 170 meters | ||
| Location of the first mine: = See sketch = | ||
| Location of the last mine: = " " = | ||
| Sounding at the first mine: 15 meters | ||
| Sounding at the last mine: 14 meters | ||
B.) Mine material |
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| Number if mines deployed: 4 | ||
| Type of deployed mine: TMC | ||
C.) Failures.
None |
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| Number: | ||
| No. of mine: | ||
| From tube: | ||
| Forward mine, after mine: | ||
| Observation at deployment: | ||
| Observation after deployment: | ||
| Observation at clearing: | ||
| Cause: ./. | ||
D.) Special events. |
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| Harbor and Mole patrolled, heavy traffic. Deployment unnoticed. | ||
| At sea, 28 May 1941 | ||
| Der Kommandant. | ||
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