U-boat Archive - Admiralty-Cominch Messages

Admiralty OIC Serial 1469 is missing




	ADMIRALTY		PRIORITY
		COMINCH F21
	2 JAN 1945
	0122
	KARABINUS
	DORSEY/JOHNSON



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PART 1 011842 NCR 3341 PART 2 011850 NCR 3321
ULTRA COMINCH FOR F 21 OIC SERIAL 1470 FROM ADMTY.
OIC SERIAL 1470.
1. YOUR 411. LIGHTHOUSE OF WOLF ROCK BROADCAST BY
R/T ON 1650 KCS A RUNNING COMMENTARY IN P/L ON MOVE-
MENTS OF TB IN VICINITY OF THE ROCK. SIGNAL EXPERTS
CONSIDERED INTERCEPTION BY ENEMY PROBABLE. IN AN
ATTEMPT TO GIVE TWIST TO THIS INFO THE BLACK PROPAGANDA
BORADCASTERS WHO WANTED TO AROUSE FEAR OF NAVIGATIONAL
HAZARDS WERE INSTRUCTED TO TELL A STORY OF HOW THE
U-BOAT TURNED OUT TO SEA AND RAN ON SURFACE FOR SOME
TIME BEFORE SINKING. HAVE NOT SEE ACTUAL SCRIPT BUT
UNDERSTAND OP-16-W WILL HAVE THIS FROM COMMANDER
CULLINAN.
2. 1 FLOTILLA (30 BOATS) OF MIDGET U-BOAT TYPE BIBER













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OPERATED FROM HOOK OF HOLLAND AREA BETWEEN 23RD AND
27TH DEC. AT LEAST 15 OF THESE APPARENTLY DESTROYED
IN VERY UNSUCCESSFUL TORPEDO AND MINELAYING OPERATION
AGAINST SCHELDT TRAFFIC. PRESUME YOU HAVE DETAILS
OF THESE AND OTHER WEAPONS OF SMALL BATTLE UNITS
COMMAND.
3. BY 1729/29 OI TO STEER FOR CA 53. BY 1654/30 OI
TO REPORT POSITION.
4. MY 1469 TO ONLY.



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	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH (FOR F 21)	RRRRRRRR
	2 JANUARY 1945
	2253
	HANSEN
	WALP/



		021300Z NCR 4056


(COMINCH FOR F 21 FROM ADMIRALTY) OIC SERIAL 1471.
U-BOAT SITUATION.
1. TOTAL 428 AS FOLLOWS. NO 20 INCLUDES N 10 AND T 4.
NT 43. W 116. PW 15. SC 82. F 3. OE 35. OW 7. OB 14.
BP 43.
2. NI COMPRISES 930 AND 2505 AND 2513 AND 2522 QUECK* AND
2528 AND 3514 AND 3515.
3. TRANSFER TR 255 FROM AUGUST Q TO OE AS UB HAS BEEN LONG
ENOUGH IN ST TO HAVE BEEN MADE EFFECTIVE AND MAY HAVE
SAILED ALREADY POSSIBLY SIGHTED 0850Z 27TH DECEMBER.
TRANSFER 446 FROM Q SEPTEMBER 1942 TO Q DECEMBER 26TH
MINED NEAR SWINEMUNDE AND EVIDENTLY SALVED* AFTER 1ST
SINKING. TO DECEMBER Q ALSO ADD VD FOR HMS SYGNET WITH
RA 62 ON 8TH AND OG.
4. TRANSFER RT AND KS FROM BP TO OB. BP INCLUDES LW.
5. BALTIC CO'S 1169 GOLDBECK 2341 BOEHM 2342 VON SCHAD
2305 DUEPPE 2517 HANSEN 3002 KAISER 3505 WILLNER 3506
THAETER.
6. REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 14_6 PARA 4 [Unreadable few words]
GERMAN REFERENCE APPARENTLY ERROR TS 1014 GLASER
TT 1058 BRUDER TU 1208 HAGENE ALL FK 30. *AS REC'D

From	Para.	Correction
AOIC 1486	1	REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1471. PARA 1 CORRECT W TO 166.




	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	RRRRRRRR
	2 JANUARY 1945
	1850
	VISSCHER
	TURLEY/MCKEEL



		021530Z NCR 3975




(COMINCH FOR F 21 FROM ADMIRALTY.)

OIC SERIAL 1472. ULTRA
1. FOLLOWING ESTIMATED DATES OF DEPARTURE ARE BASED ON
VERY CONFUSED AND INCOMPLETE ESCORT TRAFFIC. PN EX B 21.
KX AND OH EX B 24. TK AND KC EX B 26.
2. NT DEFINITELY EX T 26.










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ADMIRALTY

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3 JANUARY 1945

031635

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 412 X ULTRA X
	THE TWO AGENTS LANDED FROM U-1230, COLEPAUGH ALIAS CALDWELL AND GIMPEL
	ALIAS GREEN, HAVE BEEN CAPTURED AND INTERROGATED BY FBI X PRELIMINARY
	VERBAL REPORT INDICATES THEY WERE LANDED BY RUBBER BOAT PM/29 NOV AT
	FRENCHMAN'S BAY, MAINE X U-1230 DEPARTED KIEL 26 SEPT AND TOOK 54 DAYS
	IN ATLANTIC PASSAGE SUGGESTING U/BOAT HAD ARRIVED OFF COAST SEVERAL
	DAYS BEFORE LANDING AGENTS X LATTER WILL BE INTERROGATED BY NAVY AS
	SOON AS MAY BE IN VIEW OF ANY INDIRECT LIGHTING WHICH SUCH
	INTERROGATION MAY CAST ON 171402 NOV X









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




	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH F-21	RRRRRRRR
	3 JAN 1945
	18547
	HANSEN
	D SMITH/MCKEEL



		031640Z NCR 5096




(COMINCH FOR F 21 OIC SERIAL 1473 FROM ADMTY)

OIC SERIAL 1473.
1. REQUEST YOU WILL PASS IN DUE COURSE ANY INFORMATION RELEVANT
TO FUTURE CAMPAIGNS AGAINST SHIPPING DERIVED FROM THE
AGENTS WHOSE PROMPT INTERCEPTION HAS BEEN PUBLICIZED
IN TODAY'S PRESS.
2. ASSUME YOU HAVE FC'S REPORT OF 23RD DECEMBER.








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Admiralty OIC Serials 1474 to 1481 are missing




	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH
	9 JAN 45		DDDDD
	2324/8
	CHEESMAN
	JOHNSON



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(COMINCH FOR F21 OIC SERIAL 1482 FROM ADMTY)
OIC SERIAL 1482. U BOAT SITUATION.
1. TOTAL 432 AS FOLLOWS NO20 INCLUDES N10 AND T4.
NT36 SC83 OW6 W170 F3 OB13 PW15 OE39 BP47.
2. FROM OB TO Q TRANSFER NL PROBABLY SUNK IN RUSSIAN
MINEFIELD IN GULF OF FINLAND EARLY DECEMBER. ALSO TO
DECEMBER Q EITHER KO OR TJ SUNK IN AIR RAID ON HORTEN
28TH. WOULD APPRECIATE COMINCH ALLOCATION FOR ZY IN
VIEW OF REPORT FROM FC INDICATING RENDEZVOUS NOT KEPT
ON SEPTEMBER 28TH.
4. TRANSFER RC TO SC AND CANCEL BIGRAM. BP NOW IN-
CLUDES RB AND LY AND LZ AND TQ LATTER PRESUMED DAMAGED
IN HORTEN RAID ON 28TH.
5. BALTIC CO'S 2346 VON DER HOETH.













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6. TV 1203 SEEGER EXR 4TH. OK 868 TURRE EXR 6TH.
7. OIC SERIAL 1474 TO 1481 INCLUSIVE TO ONLY.














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Admiralty OIC Serials 1483 to 1485 are missing

COMINCH

ADMIRALTY

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9 JANUARY 1945

092020

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 413 X ULTRA X
	YOUR 1482 PARA 3 RECONSTRUCTION OF EVENTS BASED ON FOX CHARLIE REPORT
	INDICATES ZEBRA YOKE INITIALLY CONTACTED AND ATTACKED BY MISSION BAY
	A/C 281902 SEPT 11-49M 34-39W, AGAIN CONTACTED 300757 SEPT 11-50N
	34-29W AND CONSIDERED SUNK BY FESSENDEN HEDGEHOG ATTACK 301724 SEPT
	11-36N 34-44W X ALL ATTACKS ON FOX CHARLIE APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN MADE BY TRIPOLI
	GROUP X YOUR 1471 PARA 1 WILLIAM RECEIVED HERE AS 116 X PRESUME 166
	INTENDED X REQUEST JANUARY BREAKDOWN PER MY 402 LAST SENTENCE X ALSO
	BIGRAM ALLOCATION FOR HINZ MENTIONED 061535 X









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




	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH	RRRRRRR
	12 JAN 1945	FOR F21
	112342
	VISSCHER
	MCCORMACK/MCKEEL



		111825Z NCR 3390



(COMINCH FOR F21 OIC SERIAL 1486 FROM ADMTY OIC
SERIAL 1486)
ULTRA.
1. OUR CONSTRUCTION INTELLIGENCE SECTION GIVE THE
ESTIMATED NUMBERS OF GERMAN U-BOATS BUILDING AT 1ST
JANUARY 45 AS FOLLOWS:
1200 TONNERS 3. 740 TONNERS 4. 500 TONNERS 24.
FREIGHTERS 5. TYPE 21 109 INCLUDING 17 COMPLETED BUT
NOT YET NI. TYPE 23 47 INCLUDING 13 COMPLETED BUT
NOT YET NI. OLD TYPE TO BE COMPLETED 20.
2. REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1471. PARA 1 CORRECT W TO
166.
3. HINZ IS CO OF PT. [Penned note: ZY instead of XY below]
4. COMINCH REVISED ALLOCATION OF XY TO USS FESSENDEN
AT 1724/30TH SEPTEMBER IN LAT 11-36 N LONG 34-44 W
ACCEPTED.

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	ADMIRALTY		OP PRIORITY
		COMINCH FOR F-21
	12 JANUARY 1945
	1714
	VISSCHER
	HUGES/ROWLAND



		121534Z NCR 3983




COMINCH FOR F-21 OIC SERIAL 1487 FROM ADMTY.

OIC SERIAL 1487.
1. CTG 22.8 HAS REQUESTED ADMIRALTY KEEP HIM SUPPLIED
WITH D/F INFO IN KZ. ASSUME YOU HAVE NO OBJECTIONS.
2. OIC 1483 TO 1485 WERE TO ONLY.




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RECEIVED ULTRA TOPSEC. RECLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO
CONTENTS.

COMINCH

OP OP

ADMIRALTY

12 JANUARY 1945

121935

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 414 X ULTRA X
	WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR EVALUATION OF REPORT FROM ALUSNA LONDON INFO
	COMNAVEU THAT ALLEGED 1-MAN TORPEDOES BEING DELIVERED IN LARGE NUMBERS
	TO U/BOAT BASES IN NORWAY PROBABLY ARE V-1 TYPE PROJECTILES FOR USE
	IN U/BOATS X YOUR 1487 X AS WE ARE ALREADY FURNISHING CTG 22.8 WITH
	COMPLETE DF INFO REQUEST ADMIRALTY NOT COMPLY IN ORDER TO AVOID
	OVERDOSING PATIENT X











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




	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH (F-21)	RRRRRR
	12 JAN 1945
	2338
	MELTON
	BENNETT/KERNAN



		122142Z NCR 4375




TOPSEC ULTRA. OIC SERIAL 1488 (COMINCH FOR
F-21 FROM ADMIRALTY)

1. FOLLOWING ARE ESTIMATED DEPARTURE DATES.
NZ EXB 9. RJ EXT 6. TO EXB 4.
2. NH DEFINITELY EXT 11.







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	ADMIRALTY		PRIORITY
		COMINCH (F-21)
	13 JAN 1945
	1656
	KARABINUS
	SOWERS/WOODWARD



		131315Z NCR 5357




(COMINCH FOR F21 OIC SERIAL 1489 FROM ADMIRATLY
OIC SERIAL 1489 YOUR 414)
ULTRA.
1. HAVE NOT SO FAR SEEN ANY RELIABLE EVIDENCE OF
V WEAPONS IN U-BOAT AND GRADE ALUSNAS REPORT
AS HIGHLY IMPROBABLE.
2. AGENTS REPORTS FROM NORWAY HAVE HOWEVER FREQUENTLY
CONFUSED 1 MAN TORPEDOES WITH OTHER TYPES OF
SMALL BATTLE UNITS SUCH AS BIBERS EXPLOSIVE
MOTOR BOATS ETC.
3. SINCE NOVEMBER LARGE NUMBERS OF THESE UNITS HAVE
BEEN MOVED TO NORWAY BUT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE TO
CONNECT THEM WITH U-BOAT ORGANIZATION AND THEIR
KNOWN DISPOSITIONS SUGGEST THEIR PURPOSE IS DEFENSIVE.



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Admiralty OIC Serials 1490 and 1491 are missing

COMINCH

PPPPPPPP

ADMIRALTY

15 JANUARY 1945

152101

	ACTION TO ADMIRALTY FOR OIC X FROM COMINCH X F-21 SERIAL 415 X ULTRA X
	SPECIAL 121627 TO OBOE HOW WITH SAME INNER GROUP COUNT AS 121515 TO TARE
	MIKE AND 121536 TO TARE LOVE SUGGESTS ALL THREE MAY PASS SW OF IRELAND
	WITH FIRST MENTIONED BRINGING FUEL TO ST. NAZAIRE X LACK OF USUAL
	INSTRUCTIONS TO OBOE HOW REGARDING PASSAGE REPORT TENDS TO CONFIRM AND
	IRELAND FREQUENCY CONSISTENT WITH USE BY ROGER DOG AND ROGER EASY X NOTE
	ST. NAZAIRE TRANSMITTED SPECIALS 112108 AND 112206 AFTER THREE WEEKS
	SILENCE X CONSIDER 131601 REFERS TO NAVSQ ABLE MIKE X










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




	ADMIRALTY
		COMINCH (FOR F-21)
	16 JANUARY 1945		DDDDD
	1723
	HANSEN
	WALP/MONROE



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(COMINCH FOR F-21 OIC SERIAL 1492 FROM ADMIRALTY)

OIC SERIAL 1492.
U-BOAT SITUATION.
1. TOTAL 431 AS FOLLOWS NO21 INCLUDING N10 AND T4. WT42
W166 PW14 SC86 F3 OE34 OW5 OB12 BP48.
2. NI COMPRISES 2349.
3. TO NOVEMBER Q ADD PX FOR EG30 AT ABOUT 0200Z/11TH
IN 5026 N 0910 W ALSO SF FOR UNKNOWN CAUSE POSSIBLY
MINE OR MARINE CASUALTY IN SUNDA STRAIT AREA 30/31ST.
REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1482 PARA 3 THERE ARE FAIR INDI-
CATIONS THAT KO WAS SUNK IN RAID ON HORTEN 28TH.
REFERENCE OIC SERIAL 1413 PARA 5 FOR KE SUBSTITUTE KB.
4. TRANSFER TO SC428 AND 429 FROM W AND 369 FROM PW.
TRANSFER PF FROM OB TO BP.
5. BALTIC C OS 78 HUESSCH 398 CRANZ 930 MOHR 1194
ZEISSLER 1306 KIESSLING 2329 SCHLOTT 2349 MUELLER 3009
SCHIMPF 3503 DEIRING.



	6. OL880 AND TW927 EXR 11. TX1022 EXR PROBABLY 12.
	7. OIC SERIAL 1490 AND 1491 TO ONLY.



















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	ADMIRALTY		OP OP
		COMINCH (F-21)
	17 JAN 1945
	1327
	MELTON
	BENNETT/KERNAN



		171130Z NCR 9435




COMINCH FOR F-21 FROM ADMIRALTY. OIC SERIAL