U-boat Archive - Admiralty-Cominch Messages

Admiralty OIC Serial 1198 is missing




	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	RRRRRR
	1 JULY 1944
	2328
	HANSEN
	D SMITH/BERNER



		302101Z* NCR 1163




(COMINCH FOR F21 OIC SERIAL 1199 FROM ADMIRALTY OIC SERIAL
1199)

1. LL BY 1708/29 IN LATITUDE 53-30 N LONG 38-30 W
AND BY 0309Z/29 IN LAT 53-30 N LONG 37-30 W.
LM BY 1229Z/29 IN LAT 46-30 N LONG 27-30 W AND BY
0149Z/29 IN LAT 46-30 N LONG 28-30 W.
EP BY 0028/30 IN LAT 57-30 N LONG 35-30 W
LP BY 1014/30 TO REPORT PASSAGE THAT NIGHT BY WW AND TO
SEND WW TWICE DAILY 1100 TO 1500 AND 2300-0300 FROM
NORTHERN HALF OF AK MAKING FIRST REPORT PM 2/7.
LK BY 0348/29 IN LAT 46-30N LONG 29-30 W.
2. MY 1198 WAS TO ONLY


*RECEIVED FROM ADIRALTY AS 010100

2 COPIES: COMDR KNOWLES

Admiralty OIC Serial 1200 is missing




	ADMIRALTY		OP OP OP
		COMINCH
	1 JULY 1944	F-21
	0940
	MELTON
	HOFNER/KNIGHT



		010555Z NCR 1453




(COMINCH FOR F-21 OIC SERIAL 1201 FROM ADMTY.)

OIC SERIAL 1201. ULTRA TOPSEC.
BY 0236/1 DY IN BC 73 RETURNING. ON 13TH JUNE IN BB
7758 ATTACKED WITH GUNFIRE AUXILIARY SAILING VESSEL,
COURSE WEST, SINKING PROBABLE. ON 19TH JUNE IN BB
7551 "T5" AT* DESTROYER, SINKING PROBABLE. MY 1200 TO
ONLY.



*AS RECEIVED


2 COPIES TO COMDR. KNOWLES.

Admiralty OIC Serial 1202 is missing

COMINCH

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ADMIRALTY

1 JULY 1944

011727

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 355 X ULTRA X
	WWS: LOVE PETER 59-30N 21-30W BY 010349 X LOVE LOVE 53-30N 36-30W BY
	010328 X LOVE MIKE 46-30N 29-30W BY 010228 X EASY PETER 58-30N 33-30W
	BY 010047 X BY 301716 DOG YOKE BEGINNING AT ONCE TO AVOID
	BAKER
	BAKER SUGGESTING YOKE ZEBRA OP AREA X YOUR 1197 PARA 1 X RADEMACHER BY
	270138 AND 272215 AND 302059 EQUALS 478 X BAKER YOKE LIST ALSO SHOWS
	C.O. OF THAT NAME FOR 393 AND 772 X










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	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH FOR F-21	RRRRRRRR
	2 JULY 1944
	020724
	HANSEN
	MONROE/POWLEY



		012115 NCR 2161




(COMINCH FOR F-21 OIC SERIAL 1203 FROM ADMIRALTY
ULTRA. OIC SERIAL 1203.
1. NP BY 2059/30 ATTACKED BY A/C AF 4872. CONSIDERED
SUNK BY E/86 1915Z/30. NP IS 478 NOT 772. CO OF EACH
OF THESE HAS SAME NAME.
2. NN 1165 HOHMANN XN MELXER AND XL RALFF ALL EX R
UNKNOWN DATE JUNE. CO OF NA IS NIELSEN.
3. OIC SERIAL 1195 PARA 3. 826'S CO IS LUEBCKE. PARA 5.
774. CO SHOULD READ BUTTJAR AND 1054'S CO SHOULD READ
RICKELBER.
4. FOLLOWING 5 RETURNING TO KIEL POSSIBLY TO FIT FLAK
ROCKETS AND STROKE OR SNORTS. WERE RECENTLY ASKED WHETHER
THEY HAD AN 8.8 CM BASE AND THIS MIGHT IMPLY INTENTION
TO FIT NOT FLAK BUT A GUN FOR USE AGAINST RUSSIAN LIGHT
CRAFT. KS AND NA AND NE AND NL AND GV ALL NEW BOATS IN NORWAY.

2 COPIES TO
COMDR KNOWLES

Admiralty OIC Serial 1204 is missing

COMINCH

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ADMIRALTY

2 JULY 1944

021551

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 356 X ULTRA X
	WWS: EASY PETER 57-30N 32-30W BY 020248 X LOVE LOVE 53-30N 33-30W BY
	020448 X LOVE MIKE 46-30N 31-30W BY 020207 X YOUR 1203 PARA 2 X RAHLFF
	EQUALS 317 BY BAKER YOKE LIST X














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COMINCH

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ADMIRALTY

3 JULY 1944

031409

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 357 X ULTRA X
	WWS: LOVE PETER 58-30N 25-30W BY 030312 X LOVE MIKE 47-30N 32-30W BY
	03027 X LOVE LOVE 53-30N 31-30W BY 030428 X EASY PETER 56-30N 33-30W
	BY 030248 X














	F-21 . . . ORIG. . .
	. . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . . "CCM"




	ADMIRALTY		PRIORITY
		COMINCH FOR F-21
	3 JULY 1944
	2051
	ALTENHOF
	LYNN/HARTZELL



		031938Z NCR 3183




ULTRA TOPSEC.*
(COMINCH FOR F21 OIC SERIAL 1205 FROM ADMIRALTY.)

OIC SERIAL 1205.
1. LJ DUE AD L 4.
2. JZ PREVIOUSLY YV BY 0130/3 HAD SUNK BODEGRAVEN
EU 7278 AND HAD 110 CBMS AND 5 FISH WAS RETURNING.
3. WEATHER REPORTS. LM 0327/3 47-30 N 32-30W
LL 0428/3 53-30 N 31-30 W
LP 0312/3 58-30 N 25-30 W
EP 0248/3 56-30 N 33-30 W
4. BDU APPEARS TO BE DEBATING WISDOM OF DISCOUNTING
LANDWIRTE OPERATION AS ALL BOATS ARE TO REPORT EXPER-
IENCES WHEN POSSIBLE AND VO AND RH AND IP AND IZ AND KC
ARE TO ENTER BREST.
5. MY 1202 AND 1204 TO ONLY.

2 COPIES FOR
COMDR. KNOWLES.




	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH
	4 JULY 1944		DEFERRED
	0555
	KARABINUS
	IMRIE/FISHER



		032340 NCR 3518



PART 1 032330Z NCR 3515
PART 2 032338Z NCR 3517
PART 3 032340Z NCR 3518

COMINCH FOR F21 OIC SERIAL 1206 FROM ADMIRALTY OIC
SERIAL 1206 FROM ADMIRALTY OIC SERIAL 1206.

ULTRA TOPSEC.
U-BOAT SITUATION.
1. NO 31 WHICH INCLUDES N13 AND T3 AND B2 NT 34 U11
L12 ST11 P4 G5 M12 UX6 W196 SR17 PW22 PO5 SC36
F3 OE32 OW11 OB3.
2. TOTAL 451 COMPRISES NI 2 AND ALLOWS Q7.
3. NI COMPRISES 901 AND 2501.
4. REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1195 PARA 4 CANCEL Q OF HL.
TO JUNE Q ADD GC AND RV AND MX AND CV AND EA TEN-
TATIVELY TO A/C F/120 AT 0640Z/9TH AND TO HMS HIND
AT 2055Z/14TH AND TO A/C M/103 AT 1100Z/22ND.

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 1210	4	MY 1206 PARA 4 RU WAS WRITTEN AND INTENDED BUT MISREAD AS RV. REGRET ERROR.
AOIC 1215	4	MY 1210 PARA 1. REGRET TO HAVE TO ADMIT THAT THIS WAS A FURTHER INSTANCE OF CONFUSION BETWEEN U AND V. IN FACT RU WAS SUNK BY HMS BICKERTON 0216/25 AND SURVIVORS OBTAINED WHEREAS RV HAS DISAPPEARED AND SEEMS MOST LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN SUNK 2055/14 BY HMS HIND.
AOIC 1216	4	REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1206 PARA 4 CANCEL Q OF MX AND FOR EA SUBSTITUTE WT.
AOIC 1224	4	REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1206 PARA 4. XL EQUALS 317 AND FOR CV SUBSTITUTE KW.
AOIC 1224	4	REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1206 PARA 4 CANCEL KILL BY HMS HIND AS OIL SPECIMEN PROVED TO BE FURNACE OIL AND ALLOCATE RV TO A/C A/304 AT 0030Z/21ST JUNE IN LAT 50-13 N 03-18 W.



	AND TO EG1 AT 2130Z/25TH AND TO A/C L/224 AT 2315Z 29TH
	FOLLOWED BY HMS ESSINGTON AT 1140Z/30 RESPECTIVELY.
	ALSO ADD XA EQUALS IJ FOR HMS BULLDOG AND HMS AWE AT 1132Z
	/26TH AND XL FOR A/C N/86 AT 2120Z/26TH AND NP FOR A/C E/86
	AT 1915Z/30TH. REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1184 PARA 4 TO
	D/333 AT 1443Z/17TH ALLOCATE KX. REFERENCE OIC SERIAL
	1172 PARA 4 TO G/224 AT 0015Z/8TH ALLOCATE TENTATIVELY
	WV.
	5. BALTIC CO'S 250 SCHMIDT 1162 KREMP 1210 GABERT 1229
	ZINKE.
	6. WY AND IC TRANSFERRED TO PO IN SUBSTITUTION FOR GD AND PV.
	7. W INCLUDES 5 U-BOATS TO KIEL REFERENCE OIC SERIAL
	1203 PARA 4 AND ALSO LR TO KIEL FOR UNKNOWN REASON.
	8. PW REDUCED BY 345 MENTIONED AS DUE EXR 9TH BUT BIGRAM NOT
	YET ALLOCATED. CORROBORATION AWAITED IN VIEW OF 345
	BEING RAMMED 2ND FEBRUARY AND NOT SUBSEQUENTLY MENTIONED
	IN BALTIC.


	2 COPIES TO COMDR. KNOWLES







	ADMIRALTY 032340Z NCR 3518 PAGE 2 OF 2

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 1224	4	REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1206 PARA 4. XL EQUALS 317 AND FOR CV SUBSTITUTE KW.
AOIC 1312	8	REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1206 PARA 8 THERE IS NO CORRBORATION OF 345 AS EXR THEREFORE ADD TO PW.

Admiralty OIC Serial 1207 is missing

COMINCH

OP OP OP

ADMIRALTY

4 JULY 1944

041625

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 358 X ULTRA X
	WWS: LOVE LOVE 53-30N 30-30W BY 040408 X LOVE MIKE 48-30N 32-30W BY
	040348 X LOVE PETER 58-30N 27-30W BY 040300 X YOUR 1206 PARA 4 X QUERY
	ROGER VICTOR ALREADY ALLOCATED TO 250216Z JUNE BY OIC 1195 PARA 4 X
	NOTE MIKE XRAY AND EASY ABLE ALIVE BY 040447 AND 040231 X YOUR 1133 AND
	1193 NOT RECEIVED X












	F-21 . . . ORIG. . .
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	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH FOR F-21	ROUTINE
	4 JULY 1944
	2359
	ALTENHOF
	DIEBEL/REA



	PAGE 1 OF 2	042000Z NCR 4125	OPERA




COMINCH FOR F-21 FROM ADMIRALTY. OIC SERIAL 1208.

TOPSEC ULTRA.*
OIC SERIAL 1208.
1. SH BY 1837/3 WAS IN KZ WITH 293 CBMS
AND 10 WEEKS. REQUESTED OPERATION IN THIS AREA. HAD
SUNK 5000 TONNER IN PROBABLY GR 2978 ON
16/6.
2. OHLSEN ALLOCATE XP BY 1623/3 TO PROCEED TO ATLANTIC
VIA AE AND AK
ON ACCOUNT OF SITUATION.
3. WEATHER REPORTS LM 1409/3 LAT 47-30 N LONG 32-30 W.
LP 1429/3 LAT 58-30 N LONG 30-30 W. LL 1748/3 LAT
53-30 N LONG 28-30 W.



	4. WERNER NOW IN IU.
	5. MY 1207 ONLY.





	2 COPIES TO COMMANDER KNOWLES.
	*RECEIVED TOPSEC ULTRA RECLASSIFIED SECRET.


















	ADMIRALTY 042000Z NCR 4125 PAGE 2 OF 2

Admiralty OIC Serial 1209 is missing

COMINCH

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ADMIRALTY

5 JULY 1944

051944

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 359 X ULTRA X
	WWS: LOVE LOVE 52-30N 29-30W BY 050448 X LOVE MIKE 47-30N 33-30W BY
	050328 X LOVE OBOE 59-30N 20-30W BY 050128 X LOVE PETER 57-30N 31-30W BY
	050410 X BY OFFIZIER 051021 YOKE ZEBRA INFORMED OF LOVE HOW SUSPICION
	THAT QUOTE HALIFAX EAST UNQUOTE HAS BEEN SHIFTED TO ABOUT 44-22.5N
	63-13.4W X ENTRY COURSE FROM 100 METER LINE ABOUT 300 TO 310 DEGREES X
	CONSIDER REFERS TO HALIFAX EASTERN SWEPT CHANNEL WHICH YOKE ZEBRA IS TO
	MINE X TENTATIVELY LIQUIDATING BAKER LOVE FOR CROATAN 030751Z X










	F-21 . . . ORIG. . .
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	ADMIRALTY		PRIORITY
		COMINCH
	6 JULY 1944
	1920
	KRANING
	SJOSTEN/KNIGHT



	PAGE 1 OF 2	061538Z NCR 5466




PART 1 061532Z NCR 5465
PART 2 061538Z NCR 5466

(COMINCH FOR F-21 OIC SERIAL 1210 FROM ADMIRALTY
OIC SERIAL 1210.)
ULTRA TOPSEC.
1. MY 1206 PARA 4 RU WAS WRITTEN AND INTENDED BUT
MISREAD AS RV. REGRET ERROR. HMS TAVY AND WANDERER
APPARENTLY SANK A U/B N E OF BARFLEUR PM 5TH AS A
SURVIVOR SURFACED AMONGST WRECKAGE WHO SO FAR REFUSES
TO DISCLOSE IDENTITY OF BOAT. IS NOT THOUGHT TO BE
FROM A HUMAN TORPEDO THOUGH THESE WERE USED DURING
NIGHT 5/6TH ABOUT 5 MILES N E OF COLLEVILLE AT AND
AFTER 0230B 6TH JUNE. PRISONER FROM ONE OF THESE
WHICH SANK MINESWEEPER HMS MAGIC SAID THAT 50 HAD
BEEN USED. POSSIBLY CAME FROM HARVE.

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 1215	4	MY 1210 PARA 1. REGRET TO HAVE TO ADMIT THAT THIS WAS A FURTHER INSTANCE OF CONFUSION BETWEEN U AND V. IN FACT RU WAS SUNK BY HMS BICKERTON 0216/25 AND SURVIVORS OBTAINED WHEREAS RV HAS DISAPPEARED AND SEEMS MOST LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN SUNK 2055/14 BY HMS HIND.



	2. MY 1188 AND 1193 AND 1209 TO ONLY.
	3. WEATHER REPORTS. LP 0410/5 LAT 57-30 N LONG 31-30 W
	LM 0327/5 LAT 47-30 N LONG 33-00 W. LL 0448/5 LAT 52-30 N
	LONG 29-30 W LO 2328/4 LAT 59-30 N LONG 20-30 W.
	4. XP EQUALS 855 LR 863 ESCH SU EXR 3 427 GUDENUS NR EXR
	JUNE UNKNOWN DATE.



	2 COPIES FOR COMDR KNOWLES.

















	ADMIRALTY 061538Z NCR 5466 PAGE 2 OF 2

COMINCH

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ADMIRALTY

6 JULY 1944

061630

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 360 X ULTRA X
	WWS: LOVE PETER 58-30N 32-30W BY 060309 X LOVE LOVE 52-30N 31-30W BY
	060327 X LOVE MIKE 46-30N 33-30W BY 060328 X YOKE ZEBRA RAMMED AND SUNK
	ABOUT 052143Z IN 42-48N 58-53W BT USS THOMAS OF CARD GROUP X 30 SURVIVORS
	INCLUDING C.O. HANS STEEN X TOTAL COMPLEMENT 61 X NO INFO YET ON TYPE
	OR TONNAGE X












	F-21 . . . ORIG. . .
	. . . . . NO DISTRIBUTION. . . . . "CCM"




	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	ROUTINE
	7 JULY 1944
	0127
	KRANING
	SJOSTEN/KNIGHT



		062349Z NCR 5715




(COMINCH FOR F-21 OIC SERIAL 1211 FROM ADMIRALTY
OIC SERIAL 1211.)
ULTRA TOPSEC.
1. LO AND LQ BY 1637/5 TO STEER FOR
BC CONSIDER LQ PROBABLY SUNK BY P/162 SOME TIME
BEFORE 2300Z 24TH JUNE.
2. LM 0328/6 LAT 46-30 N LONG 33-00 W LP 0309/6
LAT 58-30 N LONG 32-30 W LL 0327/6 LAT 52-30 N
LONG 31-30 W.

2 COPIES TO COMDR KNOWLES.




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	ADMIRALTY
7 JULY 1944




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