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	1.)   Military.                 There is not a patrol against Zeppelin attack in the area of the latitude of Flamborough Head 54°40'N at a distance of 60 nm from the coast.                 Patrol and reaction was first encountered after the destruction of the 22 fishing trawlers when it became known by the landing of the crews.                 An armed fishing trawler patrols at the Whitby objective buoy.  At night patrol trawlers carry 1 white light, by day a red flag in the top was distinguished once.                 From enemy Radio Messages it can be concluded that U-boats and enemy destroyers were deployed as countermeasures.                 Of warships sighted the modern fleet vessel NIMROD patrolled back and forth 1 nm off the coast and a submerged U-boat.                 Under land between the small black buoys and the coast active steamer traffic, neutral and English, the steamers proceed 1 nm off the coast, using each bay, so not from head to head.  Within 2 hours 20 steamers were sighted. No steamer traffic was observed by night.                 In free water, except for the LAILA which due to low action radius chose to proceed through the North Sea, only un-suspicions steamers were encountered.                 The Whitby objective buoy is very suitable for mining operations, which is laid out as a red blunt barrel in the peacetime position.                  The use of a trawler taken in the area of activity for further merchant warfare can promise a lot of success at the present stage of the U-boat war and relieves the boat of many a danger.  In such a case, the vessel is to be given a well-equipped prize crew so that in the event of a loss, these people can keep the vessel fully operational.                 Such war vessels made from prizes can also be used against enemy submarines with a good chance of success.                 Should such radical U-boat warfare ever set in, the loss of all U-boats deployed on the east coast at exactly the same hour against the long lines of freighters sailing close to shore promises a powerful first blow. An uneven start would result in the immediate entry of the steamer into the next port. In this case the impression on the neutrals with the simultaneous loss of many ships close under the coast of the patron "England" would not fail to appear.                 Of interest from the taken papers:            1.  LAILA's charter for crossing the white sea.            2.  A fishing chart, on which the suspected mined area and limits of fishing grounds are included.            3.  The confidential "Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Permit to fish".       2.) Navigation:                 Beacons do not burn.  In spite of perfectly clear weather, the coast was occasionally only in sight at a distance of 2 or 3 miles.  (Caution at objectives)  For Whitby objective buoy see Military.         3.) Communications:                 The new rigging without down haul has also proven itself in heavy weather.  Masts were erected and put down quickly and safely. The breaking of a clamping screw on the catch on the penultimate day of the operation is due to the poorly designed limit switch. A modification was crafted.

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	3.) Communications:                 The masts are so heavily constructed that the installation of a small crow's nest for a lookout post in the forward mast is possible, which will be of great advantage if the U-boats are used as contact keepers.                 A separate report will be submitted on enemy Radio Message traffic.       4.) Machinery: Machinery Malfunctions:                            Failure                         Operational disruption caused                                  Notes             1. The DC distributor shaft is out of round. The brushes for the daughter unit in the conning tower jump when the shaft rotates quickly   The daughter unit indicated shows several degrees wrong in a short time.   The spare distributor shaft was used. 2. An oil cooler of the port diesel is cracked   Heavy oil loss. Bearing lubrication and piston cooling failed.  The engine was out of service.   The cooler was provisionally sealed by packing the crack.
	Fuel and Lubricating Oil Consumption:
	Fuel oil Consumption Delivery company or type Lubricating oil Consumption Delivery company or type         a) Consumed:  28250 Kg Rumänisches 1764 Brieger Öl b) Total Load: 7050 Kg. Gasöl   334 Specific Gravity       = 0.91
	Engine operating hours Ampere hours Fresh water       Total: a)  Discharged: Drinking and Wash Water     Stb.   88 Hr. 38 Min.        38200 Ampere Hours 1550 liters     Port   55 Hr. 18 Min. b)  Charged             36000 Ampere Hours         To charge:        Stb.            Port 11 Hr. 4 Min.           Remarks:  The diesels were mostly used for charging and driving at the same time.
	5.) Personnel:                 The personnel has met the demands of the first operation. 2 people suffering from severe seasickness must be replaced. Under the active supervision of the Engineer, the technical personnel quickly and safely rectified all malfunctions.       6.) General verdict on the first Weser boat:        1.)  Surfaced characteristics:                 The boat lies very well in the seas.  Bridge is relatively dry.  Despite heavy seas the boat could be held on course.  The over deck deck withstood the heavy overcoming seas.                                                                           2.) Submerged characteristics:                 Submerged characteristics are good and safe in all weather conditions.  In high seas the boat must sail with 2-3 tons negative buoyancy and high speed and to have good dive times.                 With flooded end tanks only floating on diving tanks 3 and 4, it is safe to sail even in rough seas. Quick vents hold tight.                 In my opinion, the diving time of the boat with pre-flooded condition can still be

	significantly reduced by enlarging the quick vents.                 The maneuverability on the surface and submerged is bad due to the large turning radius.  An improvement can be expected by lengthening the rudder.                 3.) Engine Installation:  The engines worked reliably.  They repeatedly passed through the critical RPM and AK with the addition of 200 Amps. for the motors.  The clutches held up.  This procedure is to be regarded as a good workaround until the new clutches are installed.  It is questionable that it can only be engaged and disengaged by hand, which significantly reduces diving time. Remedy urgently needed.                 4.) Living facilities:  Officers and crew are well accommodated.  The officers' and deck officer's quarters, designed with particular care by the Wesser shipyard, contribute greatly to well-being during remote operations so it is desirable to insist that other shipyards also place more value on comfort on U-boats. The Weser shipyard has shown the possibility of making accommodation areas on U-boats more livable..     Torpedo consumption. =========================================================================== Serial No. Date Torpedo No. Torpedo type Shot against Lost at         a) Hit b) Miss   =========================================================================== 1 24.9.16 6988 G 6 A. V.   Norwegian steamer "LAILA" with pit wood.                     Remarks: Was used to test the M.Z. shot; MZ didn't work. However, the tube had already been flooded twice before.  T.E.- 5 meters.   2 24.9.16 7412 K.1 Norwegian steamer "LAILA" with pit wood.       =========================================================================== Serial No. Date Name of the steamer Nationality Tonnage Type of destruction (indication of fired munition, torpedo type Notes =========================================================================== 1 24.9. Laila Norwegian 1252 2 torpedoes, 20 8.8 cm 1 torpedo failure 2 24.9. Devonshire English       3   Briton         4   Aphelion         5   Albatross         6   Ranee         7 25.9. Fisher Prince   136.32 )   8   St. Hilda     93.86 )   9   Seal   135.40 )   10   Trinidad   173.68 )   11   Marguerite   178.29 )   12   Tarantula   180.30 )  Artillery   13   Loch Ness   176.36 )  230 8.8 cm   14   Nil Desperandum   148 )   15   Otterhound   166 )   16   Sunshine   210.69 )   17   Harrier   191.96 )   18   Otter   157.13 )                                  1512 nm 19   Game Cock   144.99 )                                    110 nm 20   Tagalie                                 21   Cynthia     22   Quebec     23   Triumph