ADMIRALTY OP PRIORITY
    COMINCH FOR  
  NOV 1 1943 F 21 OIC SERIAL  
  1001 737  
  ALTENHOF    
  GRUNEWALD    
       
       
    010830Z NCR 3482
       
       
       
       
  COMINCH FOR F 21 OIC SERIAL 737 FROM ADMIRALTY OIC
  SERIAL 737.
   
  1.  BY 1654/30 SIEGFRIED DISBANDED AND FORMED INTO 2
  GROUPS NAMED KOERNER AND JAHN.  U-BOATS TO BE IN NEW
  PATROL LINES AT 1000/31.
  KOERNER, VY AND RH AND AF AND TZ AND PS AND AB AND NJ
  AND VW AND IV AND VN AND JP AND AN FROM
               AJ TO                      BC.
  JAHN.  CE AND VX AND AS AND JM AND XE AND YX AND XD
  AND PD AND PT AND VJ FROM                                BC TO
                                    CD.  GM TO OCCUPY        AND PN
             BOTH           .   EASTBOUND CONVOY WAS EXPECTED FROM
  EVENING 31ST ALSO POSSIBILITY OF ENCOUNTERING CONVOYS
   
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    010830Z NCR 3482
       
       
       
       
  BOUND SOUTHWEST.  NO REFUELLING POSSIBLE FOR GROUP
  AND BOATS WERE TO RETURN WHEN DOWN TO 30.  HP AND
  AL TO JOIN KOERNER EXTENDING LINE TO BN 5563.
   
   
   
   
   
  2 COPIES TO COMDR KNOWLES.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

Admiralty OIC Serial 738 missing

       
       
       
  ADMTY  
    COMINCH (F-21)  
  2 NOV 1943   DEFERRED
  0235    
  VALENTINE    
  ROWLAND    
       
       
  PAGE 1 OF 2 011617Z NCR 3988
       
       
       
       
  COMINCH FOR F21 FROM ADMTY.
  OIC SERIAL 739.  U/BOAT SITUATION.  ULTRA MOST SECRET.
  1.  N 4  T 14  B 6  ON 9  U 10  L 10  ST 13  P 4  G 6  AD 5
  M 15  UX 6  W 194  SC 40  OB 12  OE 27  OW 46.
  2.  TOTAL 421 INCLUDES NI 6 AND ALLOWS Q 2.
  3.  NI INCLUDES 244 FISCHER AND 294 AND 821 AND 1193
  AND 1194 AND 1223.
  4.  REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 711 PARA 4 CANCEL 2 UNKNOWN
  FOR CARD 1223 AND 1759/12.  TO OCTOBER Q ADD AW
  FOR CARD 1220/13TH AND ME FOR BLOCK ISLAND AT
  1314Z/28TH AND UNKNOWN FOR HMS DUNCAN AND SUN-
  FLOWER AT 0956Z/29TH IN AREA LAT 55-20 NORTH
  LONG 32-10 WEST AND V T POSSIBLY SUNK IN FAROES
  MINEFIELD.
  5.  AD NOW INCLUDES PC BUT NOT CQ DUE ADD 1ST NOVEM-
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
  PAGE 2 OF 2 011617Z NCR 3988
       
       
       
       
  BER PRESUMABLY AFTER FALSE START.
  6.  M INCLUDES TT.
  7.  REFERENCE AUGUST Q NOW KNOWN THAT RQ WAS SUNK IN
  KARA SEA BY RUSSIAN S/M S. 101.
  8.  BALTIC C.O.S 861 110 1059 LEUPOLD.
   
   
  2 COPIES TO F 341 FOR COMDR KNOWLES.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
  COMINCH            OP  OP
    ADMIRALTY  
  1 NOVEMBER, 1943    
       
       
       
       
    011830  
       
       
       
       
  ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 214 X ULTRA X  
  CARD REPORTS 2 SUBS SIGHTED 311805 49-14N 31-55W COURSE 180 INTERVAL 1000  
  YARDS X BOTH FIRED A/A BUT ONE DOVE IMMEDIATELY AND OTHER IN 12 MINUTES X  
  LATTER SUNK WITH 2 MK24 EXPLOSIONS SEEN 29 SECONDS APART MUCH OIL COMMA  
  DEBRIS AND STEEL CYLINDER X FORMER SUNK BY BORIE 010155 11 MILES SOUTH OF  
  SIGHTING NO DETAILS X SUGGEST VICTIMS ABLE ITEM AND GEORGE FOX BY 312157A X  
  MY 212 CONSIDER MIKE EASY VICTIM AND EASY OBOE UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTACKED  
  281314 MY 310900A X SUBSTITUTE PETER XRAY AS VICTIM 201549 X MY 213 NAN  
  ZEBRA POSSIBLY VICTIM 301541 X REQUEST YOUR OPINION TONNAGE MIKE ZEBRA X  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  F-21 . . . ORIG. . .  
. . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .                                                                                 "Cabin"
   
   
   
   
   

 

       
       
       
  ADTY PRIORITY
    COMINCH  
  2 NOVEMBER 1943        (FOR F-21)  
  0107    
  NEWTON/VALENTINE    
  RINDS    
       
       
    012105 NCR 3950
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  (ULTRA MOST SECRET OIC SERIAL 740 COMINCH FOR F 21
  OIC SERIAL 740 FROM ADMIRALTY)
   
  1.  BY 0900/31 EO REPORTED BEING WITH AI IN
  SUPPLY SQUARE.  ME HAD NOT BEEN FOUND SINCE AIR ATTACK
  IN BD 2773 ON 28/10.  BY 2157/31 CF WITH 8 TONS
  REPORTED AI LOST TOUCH AFTER A/C ATTACK.  BY 0300/1
  AJ IN BD 6316 WITH 30 TONS REPORTED HAVING SUPPLIED
  AI UP TO 20 TONS ON 29/10.  REQUESTED RETURN TO ST
  OWING TO DAMAGE.  BY 0624/1 AK AT R/V WITH 4 TONS.  BY
  1119/1 FOLLOWING TO MEET FROM 3/11 EO TO REFUEL AI
  FOR RETURN IN         AND NZ TO REFUEL AK FOR RETURN IN
           AND RP TO REPLENISH  GF UP TO 25 TONS IN
  ALL            BD.  ALL TO BE DIVED BY DAY BUT SURFACED
  AT SUPPLY PLACES FROM 1800 TO SUNRISE.
  2.  BY 1700/30 SL TO REPORT POSITION AND FUEL
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
    012105 NCR 3950
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  ON PASSING LATITUDE 25N.  BY 0730/31 AM IN AL 1715 WITH
  97 TONS.  BY 1958/31 XK EQUALS AM AND AC TO STEER FOR
             31.  COESTER ALLOCATE XL AND JQ AND BREMEN
  ALLOCATE XM AND AY ON IRELAND 0800/1.
  3.  MY 738 WAS TO
  4.  L ASSIGNED BY 1303/30 TO BY BUT THIS SEEMS
  VERY ODD IN VIEW OF LACK OF MENTION OF RETURN AND SUSPECT
  ERROR FOR QUERY NZ.
  5.  TO WS 36 HOURS OFF ESCORT BY 0105/31 AND PL
  BY 0647/31 WAS RETURNING HAVING BEEN HIT BY A BOMB.
  6.  BY 1149/31 CQ WAS RE-ENTERING PORT OWING TO
  DEFECTS.  BY 0112/1 NQ WAS TO MEET ESCORT 0800/3 AND
  HAD BEEN HUNTED AT 2200/26 IN BE 6549 AND CLAIMED 2
  DESTROYERS WITH T6 PRESUMABLY THE ATTACK BY HMS RHODO-
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
    012105 NCR 3950
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  DENDRON.  BY 0642/1 KH WAS 48 HOURS OFF ESCORT.
  7.  TT IN CH 7277 BY 0155/1.
  8.  JE NOT TO EXPECT REFUELLING AND INFORMED BY
  2219/30 THAT ORDERS HAD BEEN INTERCEPTED FOR A U-BOAT
  SEARCH UNTIL NIGHTFALL IN GB 2426.  REQUEST ANY RELEVANT
  INFO ABOUT ABOUT THIS APPARENT BREAK.  FP TO REPORT SITUATION
  IN OPERATIONAL AREA FOR BENIFIT OF BOATS APPROACHING.
  9.  BI BY 2354/31 HAD 4 PLUS 6 AND 148 AND HAD SUNK
  TROILUS ON 31/10 IN EW 7199 AND ON 22/10 IN EU 4762 MISSED
  TANKER WITH 7 BUT HIT ESCORT AND SUBSEQUENTLY SHELLED
  TANKER WHEN STOPPED PRESUMABLY LITIOPA.
  10.  BY 0028/31 CE HAD 42.
  11.  CK AND NL EACH CLAIMED A DESTROYER WITH T5.  PK
  BY 1346/31 TO REPORT FORTHWITH WAS PROBABLY SUNK BY WHITEHALL.
  12.  KOERNER AND JHAN GROUPS WERE TO BE DIVED THROUGHOUT 1/11.
  2 COPIES TO F-34 FOR COMDR KNOWLES
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
  ADMIRALTY  
    COMINCH FOR F-21 ROUTINE
  2 NOVEMBER 1943    
  1931    
  NEWTON    
  SCHNEIDER    
       
       
    021144 NCR 4511
       
       
       
       
  COMINCH FOR F-21 OIC SERIAL 741 FROM ADMIRALTY.  ULTRA
  OIC SERIAL 741.
   
  REF F-21'S SERIAL 214 ASSUME QUERY IN LAST SENTENCE
  RELATED TO MF WHO CLEARLY FROM BALTIC HISTORY IS MINE-
  LAYER OF SAME TYPE AS ME AND PRESUMABLY OF 1,600 TONS.
  EMBARKED 400 TONS OF DIESEL OIL BEFORE LEAVING BALTIC
  BUT MAY HAVE HAD TO DELIVER THIS IN NORWAY TO MAINTAIN
  STOCK.  CONSIDER OMMISION TO EMPLOY FOR ASSISTANCE TO
  AI AND OTHER INDICATES NOT NOW ABLE TO SUPPLY AND MAY
  BE ENGAGED ON MINELAYING CRUISE.  SUGGEST ORDER TO WAIT
  IN                AD 80 WITH VIEW TO MINING REYKJAVIK.
   
  2 COPIES TO COMDR. KNOWLES.
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
  ADMTY OP  OP  OP
    COMINCH  
  NOVEMBER 2 1943    
  1607    
  LANDIS    
  NILIUS    
       
       
    021429Z NCR 4401
       
       
       
       
  (COMINCH FOR F-21 OIC SERIAL 742 FROM ADMIRALTY)
   
  ULTRA.  OIC SERIAL 742
  SURVIVORS LANDED AT GIBRALTAR FROM PW SUNK BY
  HMT IMPERIALIST AND HMS DOUGLAS AND FROM TI COLLECTED
  FROM A SPANISH TRAWLER ATTACK NOT YET ESTABLISHED.
   
   
   
  2 COPIES TO F34 FOR COMMANDER KNOWLES
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
  COMINCH            OP  OP
    ADMIRALTY  
  2 NOVEMBER, 1943    
       
       
       
       
    021710  
       
       
       
       
  ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 215 X ULTRA X  
  YOUR 740 PARA 4 BAKER YOKE REPORTED 300710A C.O. DEAD BAKER EASY 8997  
  RETURNING X                                                                                                     X MY 210  
  NOW CONSIDER BAKER QUEEN AND JIG BAKER HEADING FOR FOX PETER OPERATION  
  AREA IN VIEW 301659A X CARD REPORTS BORIE RAMMED AND SANK SECOND SUB  
  1 NOV PRESUMABLY ABLE KING X REQUEST STATUS HM TRAWLER IMPERIALIST ATTACK  
  311245 IN VIEW CINCMED 312240A AND AM 011154A X IS HMS DOUGLAS ATTACK 31 OCT  
  THE SAME X  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  F-21 . . . ORIG. . .  
. . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .                                                                                 "Cabin"
   
   
   
   
   

 

       
       
       
  COMINCH            OP  OP
    ADMIRALTY  
  3 NOVEMBER, 1943    
       
       
       
       
    031833  
       
       
       
       
  ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 216 X ULTRA X  
  YOUR 741 AND MY 214 QUERY RELATED TO MIKE ZEBRA STOCK REGARDING TONNAGE  
  AND MINE CAPACITY BECAUSE 1500 TON U/B REPORTED SIGHTED PANAMA WHERE  
  8 MINES SWEPT SO FAR X REQUEST CONFIRMATION EASY MIKE NOW NONN X QUERY  
  REPORT OF EASY GEORGE SURVIVORS THAT TARE ABLE SUNK X BY 020336 COMSUBS  
  DEGARBLES 0048 AS MIKE ZEBRA REPORTING R/V COMPROMISED BY CARRIER A/C X  
  BY 020813 R/V SHIFTED 100 MILES WEST X BY 020517 COMSUBS WARNS OF VERY  
  STRONG PATROL CHARLIE GEORGE 9590 X SUBS STILL WEST OF THERE ARE TO GIVE  
  UP TASK AND MOVE OFF X  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  F-21 . . . ORIG. . .  
. . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . .                                                                                 "Cabin"
   
   
   
   
   

 

       
       
       
  ADMIRALTY OP  PRIORITY
    COMINCH  
  3 NOVEMBER 1943    
  2330    
  VALENTINE    
  MITCHELL    
       
       
    032014Z NCR 5447
       
       
       
       
  ULTRA OIC SERIAL 743.
  (((COMINCH FOR F21 OIC SERIAL 743 FROM ADMIRALTY)))
   
  1.  MF BY 2300/1 IN            WITH 379.  AERIALS OUT OF
  ORDER SO MAY NOT HAVE RECEIVE ORDER TO GO       TO
  ALTERNATIVELY THIS MAY BE AJ OR AK.
  2.  SCHILL BY 2108/1 TO STEER FOR                    DIVED BY DAY PROB-
  ABLY EQUALS BE.  TN BY 2206/1 REPORTED CONVOY IN BE 8183
  HIGH SPEED COURSE 040 DEG.  HAD 29. 2214/1  II WAS RETURNING
  WITH DEFECTS.  BY 0010/2 ORDERS APPARENTLY FROM TN TO
  GROUP TO OPERATE ONLY IF AHEAD AS CONVOY PRESUMABLY
  FAST HOMEWARD TROOPERS.
  3.  MZ BY 0048/2 REPORTED R/V COMPRISED THROUGH CARRIER
  A/C AND BY 0813/2 REQUESTED TRANSFER 100 MILES TO WEST.
  BY 0808/2 WAS MOVING TO CD 7135.
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
    032014Z NCR 5447
       
       
       
       
  4.  BY 0122/2 VY IN AJ 9114 BUT REMINDED CORRECT POSITION
  FOR HIM WAS
  5.  DF BY 2343/1 HAD COMPLETED TASK AND HAD 115.
  6.  NY BY 0646/2 HAD PASSED LONGITUDE 15 WEST AND WAS TO
  REACH BY NIGHT OF 3RD NOVEMBER                                      BE.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  2 COPIES TO COMDR KNOWLES.
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
  ADMIRALTY OP  OP  OP  OP
    COMINCH FOR FOX 21  
  4 NOVEMBER 1943    
  0807    
  ALTENHOF    
  LYNN    
       
       
    040422Z NCR 5730
       
       
       
       
  (COMINCH FOR FOX 21 OIC SERIAL 744 FROM ADMIRALTY.)
  OIC SERIAL 744.
  1.  PN BY 1800/2 REPORTED SEVERAL FAST SOUTH EASTERLY VESSELS
  IN BC 5762, AND BY 1853/2 HAVING DIVED FOR AIRCRAFT IN
                                        BC REPORTED VESSELS AS PRESUMABLY
  CARRIER AND ESCORT, AND WAS SEARCHING TO WESTWARD.  HAD
  50 TONS.  2359/2 WAS IN                                             BC STEERING
  FOR NEW POSITION HAVING ABANDONED SEARCH.  BY 2029/2
  BOATS ORDERED NOT TO OPERATE ON HIS REPORT.
  2.  BY 2210/2 KOERNER AND JAHN DISSOLVED AND PATROL LINES
  ORDERED FOR 1000/5 AS TIRPITZ 1 TO 5 AS FOLLOWS:
  TIRPITZ 1 VY AND TZ AND RH AND NJ FROM           TO
  TIRPITZ 2 AF AND IV AND AB AND GM FROM           TO
  TIRPITZ 3 AL AND VW AND XE AND RP FROM           TO
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  TIRPITZ 4 AN AND PN AND VX AND YX FROM         TO        TIRPITZ 5
  JM AND XD AND VJ AND PT FROM          TO           JP AND VN AND
  AS AND PD TO JOIN TIRPITZ 1 TO 4 RESPECTIVELY AND OCCUPY
                              AND                      DEPTH 20 MILES AS SCOUTS.  ALL
  3.  BOATS TO SUBMERGE BY DAY AND SURFACE BY NIGHT BOTH ON
  PASSAGE AND IN PATROL LINE, COMING TO PERISCOPE DEPTH
  HOURLY.  EASTBOUND CONVOY PRESUMABLY HX 265 EXPECTED AS
  FROM PM 5TH NOVEMBER.  RETURN WHEN DOWN TO 32 TONS.
  FREEDOM FOR CE AND PS TO LIMIT OF FUEL.
  4.  2214/2 SCHILL GROUP COMPRISING IB AND CK AND NL AND KT
  AND NX AND PA AND TN AND NY TO FORM PATROL LINE AT 20003
  FROM                                 BE, DIVED BY DAY.  OPERATION
  AGAINST SOUTHBOUND CONVOY PRESUMABLY KMS 31 INTENDED.
  LINE MAY BE MOVED ON BASIS OF AIR RECCO REPORTS.
   
   
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
     
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
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  5.  IB AT 0030/2 IN BE 7319 WITH 69 TONS.  AC AT 0500/3 IN AL
  1715 WITH 99 TONS.  JR AT 0506/3 IN AL 3442.
  6.  BY 1223/2 CANCELLING PREVIOUS ORDERD MF AND NOT RP TO
  REFUEL GF FOR RETURN IN         PROCEDURE AS IN 1042/1.
  FOR MF HIGH SPEED AT NIGHT DISCRETIONARY GF TO REPORT
  EXECUTION.  RP TO STEER FOR        AND SHIFT TO HUBERTUS.
  7.  BY 0517/2 BOATS WARNED OF VERY STRONG PATROL
  IN CG 9590 AND THOSE WEST THEREOF NOT TO ATTEMPT PASSAGE
  BUT TO MOVE OFF AND REPORT.
  8.  BY 1832/1 PX AND ME, BY 2343/2 PX AND BY 1840/1 HZ TO
  REPORT POSITION, THE LAST NAMED IMMEDIATELY.
  9.  BY 1832/1 BY AND HB AND VO TO SHIFT TO COASTAL AT
  0800/2.  BY 2021/2 AM TO HUBERTUS AND AJ TO COASTAL
  AT 0800/3.
   
  2 COPIES TO COMDR KNOWLES. . . .
   
   
   
   
       
       
       
       

 

       
       
       
  ADMIRALTY  
    COMINCH ROUTINE
  4 NOV 1943    
  1619    
  MILLER    
  FALLON    
       
       
    041249Z NCR 5942
       
       
       
       
  COMINCH FOR F 21 OIC SERIAL 745 FROM ADMIRALTY.
  ULTRA MOST SECRET.
   
  OIC SERIAL 745.
  1.  BY 2321/2 U BOATS WERE WARNED THAT FLAK U BOATS
  ARE SIMILAR IN APPEARANCE TO BRITISH SUBMARINES
  OWING TO QUADRUPLE AHEAD OF CONNING TOWER WHICH
  INCREASES LENGTH OF BRIDGE.  FLAK U BOATS ARE IB
  AND EO AND KC WHOM REMOVE FROM Q AND TU AND II
  AND IP AND TN.
  2.  TO DISTINGUISH FLAK U BOATS READILY PROPOSE
  TO USE W SERIAL FOR THEM AND REALLOCATE BIGRAMS
  AS FOLLOWS WZ 211 HAUSE, WY 256 BRAUEL, WX 263
  UNKNOWN, WW 271 BARLEBEN.  WV 441 HARTMANN, WU 621
       &