ADMTY  
    COMINCH RRRRRRR
  1 JULY 1943    
  1522/1448    
  VALENTINE/CAUTHIER    
       
       
       
    011034Z NCR 6483
       
       
       
       
  COMINCH O.I.C. SERIAL 541 FROM ADMIRALTY.
   
  1.  VC 277 LUEBSEN AND VD 387 EXR 22 PROBABLY ADB
  30TH.  VA 307 HERRLE AND VB EXR 29TH.
  2.  REF TZ WHILST IN BALTIC C/O.'S REESE.
  3.  FOLLOWING IS LIST OF C.O.'S OF U-BOATS IN BAL-
  TIC - BURGHAGEN 219 NORD HEIMER 237 MAHRHOLZ 309 FRIE-
  LAND 310 HOSSENFELDER 342 POESCHEL 422 KOLBUS 421
  SCHANDT 489 LAUTERBACH 539 HELLRIEGEL 543 PETTERSEN
  612 BRANS 801 METZLER 847 SCHULTZE 849 FISCHER 961
  WOLF 966 DOBBERT 969 TIESLER 976 BRUENING HAUS 1059
  SCHLEFER UD 4, BARBER 220 JORDAN 274 OCHWEICER 313
  SASS 364 SCHUEMANN 392 GOSSLER 538 PETTERSEN 541
  MANNESMANN 545 HAELBICH 673 HASHAGEN 846 ROLLMAN 848
  DUPPEL 959 LIESBERG 962  WESTPHALEN 968 CORDES 763 EBER-
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
    011034Z NCR 6483
       
       
       
       
  SBACH 975 LEILICH 977 PETERS UA.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LTCOM KNOWLES.
   
   
   
   
   
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  ADMIRALTY OP  OP  OP
    COMINCH  
  2 JULY 1943 OIC #542  
  1942    
  LANDIS/GOFORTH    
       
       
       
    021822 NCR 7418
       
       
       
       
  COMINCH OIC SERIAL 542 FROM ADMIRALTY.
   
  1. BY 2155/19 AFTER REFUELLING FROM ZG PK TO
  STEER FOR NAVSQ DOGNAN 70 AND PW AND
  AV FOR NAVSQ EC 10.
  2.  BY 1955/19 GX AND CJ AND YA REFUELLED
  ON 18TH JUNE.  ZG HAD 93 TONS AND HAD
  TAKEN STOKER FROM PD.  QUERY.  LATTER
  THEN HOMEWARD BOUND.
   
   
   
  2 COPIES TO LT COMDR KNOWLES.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
  ADMIRALTY  
    COMINCH RRRRRRRR
  3 JULY 1943 (OIC 543)  
  0035    
  VALENTINE/FRAZIER    
       
       
       
    022014Z NCR 7647
       
       
       
       
  (COMINCH OIC SERIAL 543 FROM ADMIRALTY)
   
  1.  TX ORDERED 1243/19 TO REPORT POSITION BUT
  CONSIDERED ALREADY SUNK.
  2.  TY ORDERED 2130/19 TO OCCUPY
  PROBABLY          AJ 6585 BUT CONSIDERED SUNK
  0843Z/20.
  3.  TR MADE WW 1821/19 IN 53-00 NORTH 37-00
  WEST.  PV MADE WW 0045/20 IN 49-00 NORTH 25-00
  WEST.  TS MADE WW 0050/20 IN 52-00 NORTH 24-00
  WEST.  QUERY THEN HOMEWARD.
  4.  HL REPORTED 0127/20 TASK COMPLETED AND
  RETURNING.
   
   
   
  2 COPIES TO F34 FOR LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
  COMINCH    
    ADMIRALTY RRRRRRRRR
  2 JULY, 1943    
       
       
       
       
    022139  
       
       
       
       
  ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 137 X ULTRA X  
  OIC 540 PARA 7 BELIEVE COMSUBS 312151 MAY WAS INTENDED FOR CREMER  
  IDENTIFIED AS CHARLIE KING YOUR SERIAL 521 PARA 7 AND THAT ORDER WAS  
  ADDRESSED TO FORMER SKIPPER SCHWAFF BY MISTAKE X THEREFORE QUERY  
  ALLOCATION YOKE HOW OIC 539 PARA 2 X REQUEST NUMBERS IDENTIFIED BALTIC  
  NOT LISTED OIC 505 OR SUBSEQUENTLY X F-353 BECAME F-21 AS OF 1 JULY X  
  PLEASE ADDRESS SERIALS ACCORDINGLY X  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  F-353 . . . ORIG. . .  
. . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .
   
   
   
   
   

 

       
       
       
  ADMIRALTY  
    COMINCH RRRRR
  3 JULY 1943    
  2036    
  LANDIS/FISHER    
       
       
       
  PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES 031445Z NCR 8217
       
       
       
       
  (COMINCH FOR F 21.  O.I.C. SERIAL 544 FROM
  ADMIRALTY.)
   
  O.I.C. 544
  1.  BY 2118/19 ER REPORTED HAVING BEEN
  SUPPLIED ON 15TH JUNE.  HAD BEEN AT R/V SINCE
  18TH JUNE BUT HAD NOT MET U-BOAT.  PRESUMABLY
  RETURNING.
  2.  ZD REPORTED BEING SHADOWED BY A/C AT
  1915Z/2.  AIRCRAFT SIGHTINGS AND ATTACKS SUG-
  GEST HE HAS BEEN FORCED TO TURN BACK TO BISCAY
  FROM CAPE ORTEGAL.
  3.  PV ADST 26.  DQ AND HM EXL 30.
  4.  ORDERS TO YH TO STEER FOR XK AT
  2151/31ST MAY APPEAR TO INDICATE DEPARTURE
  SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THIS DATE.  REPORT BY CR
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
    031445Z NCR 8217
       
       
       
       
  AT 2107/7TH JUNE IN CF 2237 OF EXCELLENT
  SURFACE PASSAGE OF BISCAY INDICATED DEPARTURE
  ABOUT 2ND JUNE.  THEREFORE PREFER TO RETAIN
  YH AS SEPARATE IDENTITY THOUGH AGREE MISTAKE
  BY CONTROL IS POSSIBLE.
  5.  ALL BALTIC NUMBERS HAVE BEEN PASSED
  TO YOU BUT NOTE RN ADR 23 AND 2 UNIDENTIFIED
  QUEEN IN MARCH AND APRIL.
   
   
   
  2 COPIES FOR F-34 FOR LT. COMDR. KNOWLES.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

From
Para.
Correction
AOIC 552
5
YOUR SERIAL 139 REF O.I.C. 544 PARA 5. ROGERNAN WAS TYPING ERROR FOR ROGERKING.

 

       
       
       
  ADMIRALTY  
    COMINCH (FOR F-21) OP  OP  OP  OP
  JULY 4, 1943    
  2337    
  KOTEEN/STRICKLAND    
       
       
       
  PAGE 1 OF 3 PAGES 032129Z NCR 8364
       
       
       
       
  MOST SECRET ULTRA OIC SERIAL FIVEFOURFIVE.
  COMINCH FOR FOX TWOONE OIC SERIAL 545 FROM ADMIRALTY.
   
  1.  AT 0945/26 JUNE PREVIOUS RECCO LINE FOR TRUTZ
  CANCELLED AND FOLLOWING PATROL LINE ORDERED FOR
  0800/27.  FIRSTLY:  GM AND PA AND ER AND PH FROM
                  SECONDLY:  PG AND KH AND PO AND TM AND TN
                                          AND TK AND KQ AND YB
                   THIRDLY:  GU AND LB AND KU AND JB
  CONSIDER THESE 3 LINES ALL RUN NORTH SOUTH FROM NAVSQ
  CE TO DG.  CONVOY STEERING WEST EXPECTED FROM 28TH
  JUNE ONWARDS.
  2.  TM WAS IN NAVSQ DF 3636 AT 0905/26.
  3.  BY 2219/25 IK TO STEER FOR NAVSQ ET 50 AND GZ FOR
  NAVSQ EE 40 AFTER SUPPLYING.
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
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  4.  BY 2238/25 TU TO OCCUPY NEW ATTACKING AREA
                      AND TR                                  AND TS
               AND PN                        AND TQ
  ALL DEPTH 80 MILES.  CONSIDER ALL EQUAL NAVSQ
  AK EXCEPT                    BD
  5.  BL AND DK TO SHIFT TO IRELAND W/T AT 0800/26 AND
  NOT TO MAKE BEACONS FOR RV.
  6.  AT 0130/26 CONTROL ACKNOWLEDGED SIGNAL FROM FD
  THAT HE HAD BEEN OBSERVED.  LAND BASED AIRCRAFT
  BUT NO SURFACE PATROLS.  DEPARTURE ROUTES FROM
  NAVSQ 1515 PRESUMABLY GB WERE 100 DEGS AND 170 DEGS
  HAD SUNK 1 FREIGHTER AND TORPEDOED ANOTHER 12
  FISH 170 TONS.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
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  7.  ON COMPLETING PASSAGE IN COMPANY REESE ALLOCATE YI
  TO OCCUPY ATTACK JIG AREA                       DEPTH 80
  MILES PROBABLY                     AK 9452.
  8.  BY 1206/25 NO REFUELLING INTENDED FOR BE WHO WAS
  TO HAVE FREEDOM OF ACTION AFTER TAKING OVER METOX
  AND TO RETURN IN ACCORDANCE WITH FUEL.  METOX
  PRESUMABLY RECEIVED FROM CY.
  9.  ZF WAS IN CF 30 AT 2120/23.
  10.  BY 1201/25 HK AND DB GIVEN FREEDOM OF ACTION IN
  ENTIRE COASTAL AREA
   
   
   
  2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LTCOMDR KNOWLES.
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
  COMINCH   OP  OP  OP
    ADMIRALTY  
  3 JULY, 1943.    
       
       
       
       
    032142  
       
       
       
       
  ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 138 X ULTRA X  
  FOLLOWING ORDERED TO HEAD AFTER REFUELING COLON BY 251248 EASY XRAY FOR  
  NAVSQ EASY TARE 50 AND ITEM CHARLIE FOR                                         PROBABLY  
  NAVSQ CHARLIE EASY 4967 X  BY 252219 ITEM KING FOR NAVSQ EASY TARE 50 AND  
  GEORGE ZEBRA FOR NAVSQ EASY EASY 40 X TRUTZ GROUP OMITTING GEORGE CHARLIE  
  ORDERED 260945 TO FORM PATROL LINES 270800 AS FOLLOWS COLON GEORGE MIKE AND  
  PETER ABLE AND EASY ROGER AND PETER HOW.  
  X  PETER GEORGE AND KING HOW AND PETER OBOE AND TARE MIKE AND TARE NAN  
  AND TARE KING AND KING QUEEN AND KING VICTOR.  
           X GEORGE UNCLE AD ITEM BAKER AND KING UNCLE AND JIG BAKER  
                                                  X ALL PROBABLY NAVSQS CHARLIE EASY AND  
  DOG GEORGE RESPECTIVELY X WESTBOUND CONVOY EXPECTED BEGINNING 28 JUNE X  
     
     
     
     
     
     
  F-21. . . . . . . . ORIG. . . . . .  
. . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .
   
   
   
   
   

 

       
       
       
  ADMIRALTY  
    COMINCH OP  OP  OP  OP
  4 JULY 1943 F-21  
  1849/1841    
  BLUM/SCHNEIDER    
       
       
       
  PAGE 1 OF 3 041559Z NCR 8984
       
       
       
       
  COMINCH FOR F 21 OIC SERIAL 546 FROM ADMIRALTY
  OIC SERIAL 546.
   
  ULTRA MOST SECRET.
  1.  AT 0007/21 PK REPORTED FOR ZG THAT THEY HAD
  BEEN OBSERVED FUELLING BY SWEDISH KALMIA ON 19
  JUNE.  AT 1027/21 ZG ORDERED TO SHIFT REFUELLING
  AT ONCE TO                                   CE.  JF AND JE
  AND JD TO HAND OVER ALL SURPLUS FUEL AND RETURN
  IN COMPANY.  AG AND NY AND AD AND PL AND PC AND
  GZ AND EX AND IK TO TOP UP FULLY FROM ZG.
  2.  BY 1240/25 EX TO STEER FOR NAVSQ ET 50 AFTER
  REFUELLING AND IC FOR                     LATTER WAS IN BF
  8327 AT 2100/20.  YD TO REPORT POSITION CORR-
  OBERATES LIQUIDATION.
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
  PAGE 2 OF 3 041559Z NCR 8984
       
       
       
       
  3.  YI EQUALS TZ PROBABLY LIQUIDATED.  REF OIC
  545 PARA 7                        MORE PROBABLY                 AJ.  JG
  AND JH PROBABLY COMMANDED BY SCHONDER AND HESSE
  ALTERNATIVELY.
  4.  YE AND YA AND GX TO SHIFT TO AMERICA 2 AT
  0800/21 CORROBERATING SUGGESTION YE EQUALS CJ
  IN VIEW OF OIC 542 PARA 2.
  5.  ZF WAS IN                                     CF 28 AT 2311/25.
  6.  AJ INFORMED AT 0912/26 ABOUT SHIPPING IN
  LISBON.
  7.  JC WAS IN GB 21 ABOUT 0300/26.
  8.  BW AND HS AND FO AND JA AND BY AND FB AND
  HZ ALL EXL 3  PV ADST 28 NOT 26.  RC AND TT ADU
  21 NOT 23.  VC DUE ADN 4.
  9.  REFERENCE OIC 545 PARA 4.  TR MADE DUMMY
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
  PAGE 3 OF 3 041559Z NCR 8984
       
       
       
       
  0030/26 AND WAS IN AK 7392 AT 0519/26.  TQ WAS
  IN 52 N 29 W AT 0131/26.  TS WAS IN 52 N 32 W
  AT 0135/26.  PN MADE DUMMY 1138/26 BY D/F 50 N
  27 W.  NOTE OMISSION OF YG FROM DISPOSITION.
  TU WAS IN 54 N 37 W AT 0630/26.
  10.  ASSUME YOU HAVE 1203/25 SECOND PART OF
  MESSAGE DEALING WITH CARIBBEAN AND GULF SIT-
  UATION.
   
   
   
   
   
   
  2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT. COMDR. KNOWLES
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
  ADMIRALTY OP  OP  OP  OP
    COMINCH  
  5 JULY 1943    
  1227/1224    
  NEWTON/RINDS    
       
       
       
    051101Z NCR 9406
      PAGE 1 OF 2
       
       
       
  (MOST SECRET ULTRA OIC SERIAL 547  (COMINCH FOR FOX
  21 OIC SERIAL 547 FROM ADMIRALTY)
   
  1.  REF OIC 546 PARA 1 PLEASE READ SQUARE AS
  2.  YD EQUALS RW AND SAILED EXB 5TH JUNE.
  3.  PV ARRIVED ESCORT RENDEZVOUS 0800B/28 AND MD
  AND TW IF NEARBY WERE TO JOIN CONVOY TENDING TO
  CONFIRM LIQUIDATION OF LATTER BOATS BY SECOND
  ESCORT GROUP ON 24TH.  OIC 535 PARA 1 REFERS.
  4.  FP SEVERELY DAMAGED 1240B/27 IN CG 1213 AND RETURNED.
  ATTACK WAS BY SUNDERLAND P/201.
  5.  GX ORDERED 1117B/28 SAME ATTACKING AREA AS CK
  PRESUMABLY FREETOWN NEIGHBORHOOD.  YA GIVEN AREA
  BETWEEN EU 49 AND 92 FF 14 AND 37.  BV INFORMED
  OF CONDITIONS AND PROSPECTS OFF TAKORADI AND LAGOS.
  6.  BY 2142B/27 ATTACKING AREAS EXTENDED IN DEPTH TO
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
    051101Z NCR 9406
      PAGE 2 OF 2
       
       
       
  150 MILES FOR TR AND TU AND TS AND TQ AND TZ AND PN
  TU REPORTED POSITION IN AK 5112 AT 2350B/27.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR LT. COMDR. KNOWLES
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
  ADMIRALTY OP  OP  OP  OP
    COMINCH  
  6 JULY 1943 FOR F21 OIC SERIAL  
  2202/2155 548  
  VALENTINE/SCHNEIDER    
       
       
       
    051840Z NCR 9636
       
       
  (COMINCH FOR FOX TWO ONE OIC SERIAL 548 FROM ADMTY)
  ULTRA MOST SECRET  OIC SERIAL 548.
  (1)  AT 1725/28 TRUTZ ORDERED TO PROCEED IF NO CONT
  ACT BY 0000/29 AT 8 KNOTS COURSE 270 DEGS UNTIL
  0900/29 AND THEN TO HALT.
  (2)  AT 171828Z JF REPORTED FOR ZG THAT JF AND JE
  AND JD HAD TOPPED UP AV AND AG AND NY AND PW ON 26
  AND AD AND GZ AND EX AND PL PROBABLY IN 27 AND IK
  ON FOLLOWING DAY.  PC HAD RECEIVED CYLINDER COVER
  FROM IK AND 97 TONS PRESUMABLY FROM ZG WHO HAD 58
  TONS REMAINING.
  (3)  AT 1116/29 SECOND 740 TONNER TO FINISH HANDING
  OVER FUEL TO PROPOSE R/V WITH JF IN ABOUT
  PROBABLY BE OR CF OR BD.  LAST 740 TONNER TO WAIT
  AND RETURN WITH ZG.
  (4)  BY 1035/29 PK INFORMED OF GERMAN MINEFIELDS
  BETWEEN 14-33 NORTH AND 14-40 NORTH AND
  17-31 WEST AND 17-25 WEST UNLESS CONTROL MADE
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
  PAGE 2 OF 3 051840Z NCR 9636
       
       
       
  MISTAKE IN ADDRESS PK MUST HAVE RECEIVED FRESH
  ORDERS BETWEEN 1200/23 AND 1200/25 TO PROCEED TO
  DAKAR AREA.
  (5)  AT 1111/29 YF REPORTED HEAVY WARSHIP COURSE
  270 DEG IN DQ 1225.  DIVED OWING TO GUNFIRE.  180
  TONS FUEL REMAINING CORROBORATED YF EQUALS DS.
  (6)  CY INFORMED AT 1206/27 THAT ACCORDING TO A REPORT
  FROM A SPANISH STEAMER THERE WAS A MINEFIELD OFF
  TRINIDAD.  THE SWEPT CHANNEL WAS MARKED BY 5 BUOYS
  FROM SOUTHEAST OF ISLAND THROUGH TRINIDAD TOBAGO
  STRAIT AS FAR AS PORT OF SPAIN.  REPORT WAS TO BE
  TREATED WITH RESERVE.  MAIN APPROACH WAS STILL FROM
  NORTH.
  (7)  AT 1728/28 FX ALLOTTED ATTACKING AREA BOUNDED
  BY COAST AND POSITION FB 57 AND 24.  FC 42 AND 88.
  FK 45.  FJ 99 AND 79.  THERE WERE A FEW FAST INDEP-
  ENDENTS IN NAVSQ FJ AND CONVOY TO AND FROM FJ 87
  ABOUT 60 MILES OFF COAST EVERY TEN DAYS.  STRONG
  DAY AND MODERATE NIGHT AIR.
  (8)  AT 2145/28 BD REPORTED HAVING SUNK CORNISH CITY