U-140 - 1st War Patrol

Translation by Jerry Mason with help from Andi Forster

Departed	Date	Arrived	Date	Days at Sea
Kiel	20 November 1940	Bergen	17 December 1940	28

 

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Ships Hit
Date	KTB Time	Position	Ship	Tons	Nationality	Convoy
3 Dec 40	21.42	55°28.5'N, 8°50'W	VICTORIA CITY	4,739	American	HK-90
8 Dec 40	12.26	55°57'N, 10°28.5'W	PENANG	2,019	American
8 Dec 40	20.25	55°57'N, 18°55'W	ASHCREST	5,652	American	SC-13
			Total = 12,410
Note:  The positions in the table above and in the Google Earth patrol summary are derived from the KTB and in many cases do not match those set forth in authoritative references such as Jürgen Rohwer, Axis Submarine Successes of World War Two or the Uboat.net website.  The goal here is to present the picture relative to the U-boat and not the absolute position that the ship was attacked or sank.

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			Kriegstagebuch                                              "  U  140  "
			Kommandant:  Oblt. z.S. Hinsch.
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			Beginning:  18.11.40
			Ended:       22.12.40
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		18. - 19.11.40	Kiel, Tirpitz Mole	Outfitted the boat.
		20.11.40
		08.15		Ready for sea.  Put to sea from Kiel.
		10.02		Kiel Lightship.  Began transit in convoy through the Great Belt.
		12.00	SbyW 2-3, Sea 2, 1010 mb, Vis. medium,	As above.
			Level of Fehmarn
		16.00	Omø Lighthouse	As above.
			SSE 2, Sea 2, hazy, Vis. medium
		18.10		Anchored 8 northwest of Korsør.  20 meters water, 80 meters chain.
		21.11.40
		09.50		Ready for sea.  Continued transit with escort through the Great Belt.
		12.00	Samsø Belt, level of [illegible location]	Transit in convoy.
				Day's run:  70 nm
			SW 2-3, Sea 2, overcast, hazy, Vis. medium
		16.00	Central Kattegat, level of Lyse Grund	As above.
			SW 4-5, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. medium
		20.00	Central Kattegat, [illegible place] - Anholt	As above.
			SW 5, Sea 4, overcast, Vis. medium
		22.11.40
		00.00	Northern Kattegat, level of Læsø	As above.
			WSW 6, Sea 4, clear, Vis. good
		04.00	10 nm southeast of Skagen	As above.
			WSW 3-4, Sea 3, Vis. good
		08.00	Skagerrak AO 4428	As above.
			WSW 4, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. moderate
		12.00	AN 3637
			SW-WSW 2-3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. very good	As above.   Day's run:  225 nm
		15.30	Barrier gap Kristiansand	Through the barrier with new escort.
			SW 2, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. very good
		16.04	AN 3539 lower-left corner	Released escort.  Transit to Bergen, course 248°, 10 knots.
		18.04		Course 270°, 10 knots.
				20.00 hours

	Sun and Moon Data 20.11.40
	Sun and Moon Data 21.11.40
	Sun and Moon Data 22.11.40

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		continued
		22.11.40
		20.00	AN 3532 center	Course 270°, 10 knots.
			NW 2, Sea 1, few clouds, Vis. very good
		23.11.40
		00.00	Northern North Sea
			AN 3463 center-left edge
			SSW 3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. good
		00.44		Course 320°, 10 knots.
		04.00	AN 3184 lower-right corner	As above.
			SW 2-3, Sea 2, lightly cloudy, Vis. good
		07.34		Course 270°, 10 knots.  Set off from the coast, because there is a U-boat hunt in a 30 nm wide strip along the coast.
		08.00	AN 3144 lower-left center	As above.
			SW 5, Sea 3-4, overcast, Vis. good
		08.14		Course 0°, 10 knots.
		09.00		Dived.  Speed 2 knots.
		12.00	AN 3117 center-left edge	As above.   Day's run:  194 nm
		16.00	AN 3114 center-left edge	As above.
		18.12		Surfaced.  Course 22°, 7 nm.
		20.00	AN 2974 upper-right center	As above.
			SW 4, Sea 3, rain, Vis. medium
		24.11.40
		00.00	AN 2943 center-left	Course 22°, 10 knots.
			SW 3-4, Sea 3, rain, Vis. medium
		02.30	6 nm west of Marstein.
		03.38	Marstein abeam	Course 96°, 7 knots.
		04.20	Börnestangen
			SW 4, Sea 1, cloudy, Vis. good
		04.30		Ran into Bergen with escort.
		07.04	Bergen	Made fast.
				Fuel and lubricating oil supply.  Echolot sounder repaired.  First Watch Officer admitted to the the hospital.
		25.11.40	Bergen
		19.00		Departed with escort.
				Course 294°, 10 knots.
		23.30	Marstein abeam
			WSW 5, Sea 4-5, rain
		26.11.40	Northern North Sea
		04.00	AN 2365 lower-right	No events.
			WSW 5, Sea 4, overcast, rain
		08.00	AN 2319 lower-right	As above.
			W 5, Sea 3-4, overcast, hazy
				12.00 hours

	Sun and Moon Data 22.11.40
	Sun and Moon Data 23.11.40
	Sun and Moon Data 24.11.40
	Sun and Moon Data 25.11.40
	Sun and Moon Data 26.11.40

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		continued
		26.11.40
		12.00	AN 2231 center-right	As above.
			W 4, Sea 3, cloudy, Vis. good
		16.00	AF 7971 lower-right corner	As above.
			WNW 3-4, Sea 3, overcast, at times rain, Vis. moderate
		20.00	AF 7856 center-right edge	As above.
			WNW 3, Sea 2, rain, overcast, Vis. medium
		27.11.40	Sea area north of Scotland	Course 237°, 10 knots.  No events.
			AF 7843 upper-center
			NNE 4, Sea 3, overcast, rain
		04.00	AF 7769 center-right	As above.
			NbyE 3, Sea 2, few clouds, Vis. good
		08.00	AF 7788 upper-right center	As above.
			NW 4, Sea 3, few clouds, Vis. good
		12.00	AN 1129 lower-left center	As above.   Day's run:  191 nm
			NNW 5, Sea 4, rain in places, Vis. good
		16.00	AN 1147 lower-right center	No events.
			NNW 7, Sea 5, Vis. good
		20.00	AM 3288 lower-right corner	As above.
			NNW 7, Sea 5, rain in places, Vis. good
		28.11.40
		00.00	AM 3441 upper-left center	As above.
			NNW 6-7, Sea 5, Vis. good, overcast
		04.00	AM 3382 upper-center	As above.
			N 5, Sea 4, overcast, rain in places
		08.00	AM 2633 upper-right center	As above.
			NbyW 4-5, Sea 4, overcast, Vis. good
		09.17		Crash dive for patrol vessel.  At periscope depth nothing seen due to twilight.
		10.21		Surfaced, patrol vessel ran off to the NE.
				10.31 hours

	Sun and Moon Data 26.11.40
	Sun and Moon Data 27.11.40
	Sun and Moon Data 28.11.40

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		continued
		28.11.40
		10.51		Radio message:  U-140 occupy east-west line at the level of square AM 18 to 01, western limit 14°W.
		11.00		Course 237°, 10 knots.
		11.29		Crash dive for aircraft.
		12.12	AM 2626 center-right edge	Surfaced. course 237, Day's run:  194 nm
			NNW 4, Sea 3-4, overcast, Vis. good
		16.00	AM 2647 center	No events.
			NW 3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. good
		18.49		First navigation fix since departing Bergen.  Difference between dead reckoning and actual position:  28 nm, in 69°T.
		20.00	AM 2671 left edge lower	No events.
			NW 2, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. good
		29.11.40	North Atlantic east of "Rockall"	Reached operations area.
		00.00	AM 2722 right edge lower
			SW 2-3, medium-high Swell, overcast, Vis. good
		04.00	AM 2741 lower-left center	No events.
			WSW 3-4, medium-high Swell, overcast, rain in places
		08.00	AM 1891 center-left	As above.  Went to LF.
			WSW 3-4, medium-high Swell, overcast, rain in places
		12.00	AM 1885 lower-left center	Day's run:  170 nm  As above.
			SSW 4, medium-high Swell, Vis. good
		14.00		Course 90°.
		16.00	AM 1889 upper-left center	As above.
			SSW 4, medium-high Swell, Vis. good
		18.00		Course 178°.  Attempted to meet the convoy reported by aircraft in square AL 6389 steering 60°.  Will be 40 nm ahead of the convoy at 00.30 hours.
		20.00	AM 0131 lower-right corner	No events.
			SSW 5, medium-high Swell, overcast, Vis. medium
		30.11.40
		00.30	AM 0165 lower-left center	Came to course 240° at LF (opposite course of the convoy reported by aircraft)
			SSW 4, medium-high Swell, few clouds, Vis. medium
				08.00 hours

	Sun and Moon Data 28.11.40
	Sun and Moon Data 29.11.40
	Sun and Moon Data 30.11.40

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		continued
		30.11.40
		08.00	AM 0176 lower-left center	Convoy not met.  Came to course 90°.
			SSW 3, low Swell, few clouds, Vis. good
		12.00	AM 0189 lower-right center	No events.  Day's run: 119 nm
			SSW 3, low Swell, at times rain in places, Vis. medium
		16.00	AM 2977 lower-left center	No events.
			SSW 2-3, low Swell, overcast, Vis. medium
		20.00	AM 2987 right edge lower	As above.
			SSW 3, low Swell, overcast, Vis. medium
		01.12.40
		00.00	AM 2997 lower-right corner	Came  to course 0°.  As above.
			SSW 3-4, medium-high Swell, overcast, Vis. medium
		04.00	AM 2967 upper-right center	As above.
			SSW 4, medium Swell, overcast, Vis. medium
		08.00	AM 2934 upper-right center	Came to course 270°.  As above.
			SSW 4, medium Swell, Vis. moderate, rain in places
		12.00	AM 2924 upper-left center	Day's run: 175 nm  As above.
			SW 4, medium Swell, overcast, Vis. medium
		16.00	AM 2917 upper-left center	As above.
			WbyS 3, medium Swell, overcast, Vis. medium
		20.00	AM 0129 right edge upper	As above.
			WbyS 3, low Swell, continual rain, Vis. bad
		22.20		On Radio Message:  Occupy the northern half of square AM 54, 55 came to course 150°, 10 knots.
		02.12.40
		00.00	AM 0156 upper-left center	As above.
			W 3, lightly cloudy, Vis. good
		04.00	AM 4321 center-right edge	As above.
			WbyS 3, light Swell, Vis. good
		08.00	AM 4368 lower-right center	As above.
			W 2-3, light Swell, Vis. good
				09.30 hours

	Sun and Moon Data 30.11.40
	Sun and Moon Data 01.12.40
	Sun and Moon Data 02.12.40

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		continued
		02.12.40
		09.30		Inbound convoy in sight, course 50°, 10 steamers, 4 destroyers, 2 aircraft.  True bearing of the final ship on sighting 170°.  Maneuver ahead is no longer possible.  Dived, because it is too bright for a night attack.  Could  no longer close because range is too great and the enemy had changed course to 70°.
		11.00	North Atlantic, west of Ireland	No further attack possibilities.  Surfacing earlier was not possible because aircraft are continually in the vicinity.
		12.00	AM 5411 upper-center edge	Day's run: 163 nm
		13.12		Surfaced.
		15.43	AM 5176 center	Several smoke clouds in sight bearing 30°T.  Convoy with approximate course 220°T.  At the beginning of twilight the convoy came to course 160°.  Was forced off by aircraft and escort vessels.  Held contact on an escort vessel.  Closed at darkness.  Escort vessel is alone.  Convoy is no longer there.  Suspect that the convoy has passed me.  Came to course 220° at AK, to gain contact again.  Sent no Radio Message because the outbound course of the convoy is not known.
			W 1-2, low Swell, few clouds, Vis. very good
		19.48	AM 5414 lower-center
			W 1-2, low Swell, overcast, Vis. medium
		22.00		Convoy not found.  Came to course 40°, 10 knots.
		03.12.40
		00.00	AM 5417 lower-right center
			SSE 3-4, overcast, heavy rain, Vis. bad
		03.00	AM 5421 center	Came to course 90°, LF.
			SbyW 3, overcast, heavy rain, Vis. bad	As above.
		08.00	AM 5432 center-left	As above.
			SbyW 3, medium Swell, overcast, Vis. medium
		12.00	AM 5513 lower-left center	Crash dive for aircraft.  Day's run: 173 nm  Course 270°.
			SW 2-3, light Swell, overcast, Vis. medium
		13.43		Crash dive for aircraft.
		14.15		Surfaced, course 270°.
		16.00	AM 5279 right edge lower	On Radio Message 153/3/131 course 307°, 2 x GF.  Should meet the convoy about 20.00 hours.
			WbyS 2, low Swell, clear, Vis. very good
		16.45		By the corrected by Radio Message position of the convoy, meeting is unlikely.
		17.41		A single steamer bearing 230°T.
		18.17		Course 79°, GF.
				Course 152°.
		1853		Course 86°.
		19.29		Course 147°, AK
		19.50		Course 78°.
				20.25 hours

	Sun and Moon Data 02.12.40
	Sun and Moon Data 03.12.40

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		continued
		03.12.40
		20.25	AM 5288 upper-left center	Course 108°, AK.
			SW 1, light Swell, lightly cloudy, Vis. medium	Steamer course 120°.
		21.42	AM 5532 left edge upper	Attacked.  Enemy speed 40°, target angle 90°, bow left.  Enemy speed 10 knots, range 1000 meters (50 seconds running time).  Hit at the bridge.  Sank within 15 seconds.  5 hatch steamer of 5200 tons.
		21.45		Course 270°, 2 x GF.
		23.15		"       "             LF.
		04.12.40	AM 5521 upper-center
		00.00	SW 3-4, long low Swell, Vis. medium, overcast	As above.
		04.00	AM 5511 upper-center	As above.
			SSW 4, Sea 3-4, overcast, Vis. medium
		08.00	AM 5431 upper-center	Weapons use is no longer possible.
			SW 5, Sea 5, overcast, rain, Vis. moderate
		12.00	AM 5421 upper-right center	Day's run: 141 nm
			W 6, Sea 5-6, overcast, heavy rain, Vis. bad	As above.  Course 227°.
		16.57	AM 4632 upper-center	Large navigation offset.  No weapons use possible.
			WbyN 7, Sea 6, overcast, Vis. medium, heavy hail storms in places
		19.15		Course 139°.  As above.
		20.00	AM 4634 upper-center	As above.  No weapons use possible.
			W 7-8, Sea 6, overcast, hail showers, Vis. bad
		05.12.40
		00.00	AM 4666 upper-right corner	As above.
			WbyS 7, Sea 6, overcast, hail showers, Vis. bad
		00.30		Course 70°.
		04.00	AM 5451 upper-left corner	As above.
			WbyS 6, Sea 5-6, overcast, rain showers, Vis. bad
		08.00	AM 5434 lower-right corner	As above.
			WbyN 5-6, Sea 5, overcast, rain showers, Vis. bad
		12.00	AM 5511 lower-center	Course 0°.  Day's run: 107 nm
			NbyW 6-7, Sea 6, overcast, heavy rain, Vis. bad
		14.35		Course 270°.
				16.00 hours

	Sun and Moon Data 03.12.40
	Sun and Moon Data 04.12.40
	Sun and Moon Data 05.12.40

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		05.12.40
		16.00	AM 5512 lower-right center	As above.
			SW 9, Sea 6-7, full storm, heavy hail squalls
		20.00	AM 3511 lower-left center	As above.
			WbyN 8-9, Sea 7, heavy hail showers, Vis. bad
		06.12.40
		00.00	AM 5433 lower-center	Boat was held into the seas at KF.
			WbyN 8-9, Sea 7, strong hail showers, overcast, Vis. bad
		04.00	AM 5432 lower-right center	No events.
			Weather as above
		08.00	AM 5432 lower-left center	As above.
			WNW 9, Sea 7-8, hail, rain, Vis. very bad
		12.00	AM 5431 lower-right center	Day's run: 37 nm
			Weather as above	For days no possibility for a navigation fix.
		16.00	AM 5431 lower-left center	No events.
			Weather as above
		20.00	AM 5423 center	As above.
			Weather:  As above
		07.12.40
		00.00	AM 5423 center-left	As above.
			NW 6-7, Sea 6
			Weather: As above
		04.00	AM 5422 lower-right center	As above.
			NW 4-5, Sea 6, rain and hail in places, Vis. medium
		08.00	AM 5422 left lower edge	No events.
			NNW 5-6, Sea 5-6
			Weather:  As above
		12.00	AM 5422 left lower edge	Day's run: 15 nm
			N 8, Sea 7
			Weather:  As above
		16.00	AM 5413 upper-left center	No events.
			N 6, Sea 5-6, cloudy, rain in places, Vis. bad
		20.00	AM 4649 lower-left center	Ship's location by navigation fix.
			NNW 4-5, Sea 4
			Weather:  As above
				8.12.40

	Sun and Moon Data 05.12.40
	Sun and Moon Data 06.12.40
	Sun and Moon Data 07.12.40

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		08.12.40
		00.00	AM 4656 lower-left center	No events.
			NNW 3, Sea 3, cloudy, Vis. medium
		04.00	AM 4663 upper-right corner	"
			NNW 3, Sea 2-3, cloudy, Vis. medium
		08.00	AM 5424 upper-right center	"
			NNW 3, Sea 2-3, cloudy, Vis. medium
		09.52		Vessel astern to starboard.  Type not recognized.
		10.05		Dived.  Vessel did not come closer, ran to meet.  At lightness recognized as a bark on course 65°.
				Attacked.
		12.26	AM 5431 center-left	Enemy speed 4.5 knots, bow right, range 1080 meters, hit aft 20 meters.  Ship lay over and capsized.  Remained for a time on the water's surface.  It turned out to be the bark "LAWHILL" 2816 tons.
		13.55		Day's run: 99 nm
				Surfaced.  Reloaded the torpedo.
				Course 90°, LF.
		16.00	AM 5433 upper-left center
			SW 4, Sea 3-4, overcast, drizzle, Vis. 3 nm
		18.00		In accordance with incoming Radio Message: "Steamer ASHCREST square AM 5439 in sea emergency", course 215° GF.  Higher speed not possible in the increasing Sea State.  Visibility is deteriorating.  Am 16 nm away.
		19.00	No further rain, Vis. is good	Star signal to starboard.  Closed.  Recognized as the steamer with the sea emergency.  Lies stopped athwart the seas.
		20.30		1 torpedo shot with target angle 0°.  Ran across the seas.  Torpedo broached.  Hit the water heading to starboard.  Miss.  Steamer had seen us, extinguished lights and turned quickly towards the boat.  The moon is shining through completely.
		20.25	AM 5511 center	2nd torpedo.  Hit at the bridge after 41 seconds.  Range 600 meters.  Steamer broke apart and sank quickly.
			SW 4, Sea 3-4, lightly cloudy, bright moonshine
				Steamer "ASHCREST", 7726 tons.
		22.00		Came to course 270°, GF.
				09.12.40

Sun and Moon Data 08.12.40

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		09.12.40		LF.
		00.00	AM 5431 center	No events.
			SW 4, Sea 3, few clouds, bright moonshine, Vis. good
		04.00	AM 5421 center	As above.
			WbyS 3, Sea 3, overcast, rain, Vis. moderate
		08.00	AM 5411 center	Course 270°.  No events.
			W 5, Sea 3-4, overcast, at times rain, Vis. moderate
		09.00		Course 135°.  No events.
		12.00	AM 5446 upper-left	Course 90.  Day's run: 114 nm
			W 5-6, Sea 5, overcast, Vis. medium	No events.
		16.00	AM 5461 lower-left corner	As above.
			W 5, Sea 5, as above
		18.00		Course 45°.
		20.00	AM 5518 center	As above.
			W 3-4, Sea 4, rain showers, Vis. bad
		22.00		Course 270°.
		10.12.40
		00.00	AM 5512 lower-center edge	As above.
			W 5, Sea 4, overcast, hail, Vis. bad
		04.00	AM 5432 lower edge left	"
			WNW 5, Sea 4, as above
		08.00	AM 5421 lower-left corner
			WNW 7, Sea 4-5, as above
		12.00	AM 5412 lower-left corner	Course 0°.  Day's run: 120 nm   Steamer in sight bearing 0°T, course 70°.  Came to AK began to maneuver ahead.
			WNW 7m Sea 5, as above
		12.05		Course 90°, AK.
		12.46		"    70°      "
		14.20		"   125°     "
		14.38		"    90°      "
		15.25		"     70°      "
		16.00	AM 5198 lower-right corner	As above.
			WNW 6-7, Sea 5-6, cloudy, strong rain showers in places
				17.16 hours

	Sun and Moon Data 09.12.40
	Sun and Moon Data 10.12.40

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		10.12.40
		17.16		Despite AK the steamer got away.
				Came to course 250°, LF.
		20.00	AM 5199 lower-right
			WNW 6-7, Sea 6, overcast, rain and hail, Vis. moderate
		22.00		KF.
		11.12.40
		00.00	AM 5431 center	No events.
			As above
		04.00	AM 5425 upper-right corner
			WNW 6, Sea 5, as above
		08.00	AM 5424 center-right edge	As above.
			As above
		12.00	AM 5416 center	Day's run: 100 nm   As above.
			NNW 5, Sea 4-5, cloudy, Vis. good
		16.00	AM 5445 upper-center	Course 0°, as above.
			As above
		20.00	AM 5415 lower-center	No events.
			NNW 3-4, Sea 2-3, overcast, Vis. good
		22.00		Course 90°.
		12.12.40
		00.00	AM 5421 center-right
			NNW 3, Sea 2, clear, bright moonshine, Vis. very good
		02.06		Steamer directly astern on zigzag course.
		02.36		Dived.  Got to within only 3000-4000 meters.  Target angle 90°, because the steamer zigzagged from 70° to 110°.
				Did not shoot, because it was too far off.
		03.27		Surfaced, came to course 40° at AK.  Moved off a bit from the steamer.
		03.40		Course 90°, AK.
		03.47		Course 60°.
		04.00	AM 5198 lower-right corner
			W 1-2, Sea 2, increasing cloudiness, hazy, Vis. moderate
		04.10		Course 90°.
		06.37		Course 100°.
		07.05		Course 110°.
		07.50		Course 150°.
		08.00	AM 5523 center-right
			SW 2, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. good
		08.25		Shot, course 111°, enemy speed 9 knots, target angle 90°, miss. Torpedo detonated at the end of the
				running track

	Sun and Moon Data 10.12.40
	Sun and Moon Data 11.12.40
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		12.12.40
				running track because of an error on the lead angle calculator, a lead angle of 24° was set, which the actual value was 16°.
				Course 270°, 2 x GF.  Began return transit via Bergen.
		11.00		Course 310°.
		12.00	AM 5433 upper-right corner	Day's run: 152 nm  GF.
			SSE 2-3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. good
		16.14	AM 5157 right edge upper	Course 0°, GF.
			SSE 4, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. good
		20.00	AM 2989 upper-right corner	No events.
			SSE 5, Sea 4, overcast, light rain, Vis. moderate
		13.12.40	Sea area north of Scotland
		00.00	AM 2926 right edge lower	"
			SSE 5, Sea 4, as above
		04.00	AM 2736 right edge	"
			SSW 5-6, Sea 4, overcast, Vis. medium
		08.21	AM 2583 upper-right corner	Course 59°.
			S 5-6, Sea 4, overcast, light rain, Vis. medium
		12.00	AM 2652 lower-right center	Day's run: 224 nm
			SSE 6, Sea 5, as above
		16.00	AM 2631 lower-right center	No events.
			SbyW 6, as above
		20.00	AM 3373 lower-right center
			As above
		14.12.40
		00.00	AM 3363 upper-right center	"
			SbyW 3, Sea 3, overcast, Vis. moderate
		04.30	AM 3427 lower-center	Course 54°.
			SbyW 4, Sea 3, as above, heavy rain in places	No events.
		08.00	AM 3299 upper-right center	"
			SSW 3, as above
		12.00	AN 1156 upper-left center	Day's run: 189 nm
			SSW 6, Sea 5, as above
		16.00	AF 7789 left corner	No events.
			SSW 8, Sea 6-7, overcast, Vis. moderate
				20.00 hours

	Sun and Moon Data 12.12.40
	Sun and Moon Data 13.12.40
	Sun and Moon Data 14.12.40

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		14.12.40
		20.00	AF 7844 lower-center	No events.
			SSW 8, Sea 7, as above.
		22.00		Course 116°.
		15.12.40	Northern North Sea, level of Scotland
		00.00	AF 7835 upper-center	No events.
			SSW 8, Sea 7, as above
		04.00	AF 7943 upper-center	"
			SSW 8-9, Sea 7-8, overcast, heavy rain squalls, Vis. bad
		08.00	AF 7959 lower-right corner	"
			SSW 8, as above
		12.00	AF 8774 lower-right center	Day's run: 225 nm  Course 131°.
			SSW 8, as above
		16.00	AN 2334 lower-center	No events.
			SSW 7-8, as above
		20.00	AN 2443 lower-left center	"
			SSW 8-9, as above
		22.00		In high wind strength 10-11, hail and rain, Vis. 100-200 meters, under these conditions gave up heading for Marstein.
				Course 180°, LF.
		16.12.40
		00.00	AN 2476 upper-right corner	Course 270°.
			S 9, Sea 8-9, Vis. very bad
		03.00		Course 90°.
		04.00	AN 2475 lower-center
			As before
		06.00		Course 270°.
		08.00	AN 2478 upper-center
			As before
		09.00		Course 90°.
				Asked for Radio Beacons.  Bearings showed a navigation offset of 41 nm to the north.
		10.00		Course 270°.
		12.00	AN 2415 center-right	Day's run: 152 nm
			SSE 8-9, Sea 8, Vis. bad, rain	Course 180°, HF.
		16.00	AN 2442 lower edge right
			SSE 7-8, as above	GF.
		19.15		Course 120°.
				20.00 hours

	Sun and Moon Data 14.12.40
	Sun and Moon Data 15.12.40
	Sun and Moon Data 16.12.40

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		16.12.40
		20.00	AN 2473 upper-left center
			SSE 7-8, Vis. clearing
		23.04		Passed Marstein.
		17.12.40
		00.00		Ran in to Bergen with escort.
		03.00		Made fast to Bergen.
		18.12.40
		14.00		Put to sea from Bergen with escort.  Echolot out of service.
		16.15	SW 5, Sea 3-4, misty, rain, Vis. bad	Børnestangen, released escort.
		17.12		Marstein abeam.
		17.40		Course 95°, GF.
		20.00	North Sea
			AN 2487 center-right	As above.
			SbyW 6, Sea 5, rain, Vis. bad
		19.12.40
		00.00	AN 2946 upper-left center	As above.
			Sea 2-3, overcast, Vis. medium
		04.00	AN 3111 lower-right corner	"
			NE 2, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. good
		08.04	AN 4395 lower-right edge	"
			NE 2, Sea 1, cloudy, Vis. good
		09.50		Dived, course 105°, LF.
		11.00		Course 142°.
		12.00	AN 3149 center-left	Day's run: 148 nm
		16.00	AN 3185 lower-left corner
		18.00		Surfaced, course 142°, GF.
		19.02		Requested by Radio Message measures [navigation aids] to head for for Kristiansand.
		20.00	AN 3429 center-right edge
			NE 2, Sea 2, cloudy, Vis. very good
		21.19		Course 90°.
		20.12.40	Skagerrak
		00.00	AN 3542 lower-center
			ENE 3, Sea 2, cloudy, Vis. very good
				04.00 hours

	Sun and Moon Data 16.12.40
	Sun and Moon Data 17.12.40

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		continued
		22.12.40
		15.15		Exchanged escort at Kjels Nor.
		16.00	Baltic, south of Lang Land	With new escort to Kiel.
			NE 1, Sea 0, overcast, Vis. good
		18.00		Kiel Lightship.
				Released escort.
		19.30		Made fast Tirpitz Mole.

 

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	Comments of the Befehlshabers der Unterseeboote.
	Successful patrol, nothing to note on execution.
		Signed in draft:  Dönitz
		For the Befehlshabers der Unterseeboote
		The Chief of the Operations Department.

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