U-541 3rd War Patrol

Translation by Jerry Mason with help from Andi Forster

Departed	Date	Arrived	Date	Days at Sea
Lorient	6 August 1944	Flensburg	11 November 1944	98

 

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Ships Hit
Date	KTB Time	Position	Ship	Tons	Nationality	Convoy
3 Sep 44	08.38 - 09.12	45°57'N, 57°25'W	LIVINGSTON	2,140	British
			Total = 2,140
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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			K r  i  e  g  s  t  a  g  e  b  u  c  h    U  -  541
				3rd Patrol
			Kommandant:  Kapitänleutnant  P  e  t  e  r  s  e  n
				Beginning:  22.6.44
				Ending    :  11.11.44.
			Distribution:
			2 x O.K.M.
			2 x 2. SKL B.d.U. Op.
			1 x Kom.Adm.Uboote
			1 x F.d.U. West
			1 x F.d.U. Ausb.
			1 x 27. U.-Flottille
			1 x 33. U.-Flottille
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		22.06.44		Arrived Lorient
		23. - 25.06.44		Cleared the boat.
		26.06.44		Beginning of the shipyard period.
		28.06.44		Dry docked.
		25.07.44		Undocked.
		01.08.44		Pierside trial.
				Accelerated outfitting due to enemy situation.
		02.08.44		Torpedo, ammunition and provisions loading.
		03.08.44		Sea trial, trim test, degaussing.
		04.08.44		Radio direction finder calibration, stowing of ballast.
		05.08.44		Independent training.
		06.08.44
		21.00		Departed Lorient.
		21.30		Final trim test.
		22.00		In convoy.
		23.00		Aircraft over Ile de Groix, range 6000 meters, altitude 500 meters, turned away after fire opened by the first escort vessel.
		23.46		Point "Leben" released from convoy.
		07.08.44
		00.00	BF 6175
			SW 1, Sea 0-1, clear, Vis. good, 1018 mb
		09.09	BF 6175	Dived.
		00.32	BF 6175	Began snorkeling.
		02.37	BF 5533	Crash dive!  8 loud aircraft bombs, ended snorkeling.
		03.35	BF 5533	Weak sound bearing in 203°R, 78°T, shifts ahead, passes the boat on the port side, was so loud that the propeller sounds were heard in the boat, suspect destroyer, 120 RPM, listening speed, disappeared about 05.00 hours in 10°T.
		08.10	BF 5532	Sound bearing ahead 9°R, 244°T, Volume 2-3.
		08.20	BF 5535	Sound bearing ahead 29°R.
		08.28	BF 5535	Sound bearing 310°R.
				Search group, suspect 3 destroyers, exactly on opposite course, overran the boat.  One directly, one to port and one to starboard. Momentarily stopped to listen.  Medium speed, 120 RPM.  Disappeared astern about 09.30 hours and came up again from astern about 10.40 hours.  Overran the boat once again as before.
		12.00	BF 5534	Day's run:     Surfaced    23.0 nm
				Submerged    28.0 nm
				51.0 nm
		13.58	BF 5537	Sound bearing ahead to starboard 32°R, 232°T, 110 RPM.  Shifts ahead.  Went to periscope depth.
		14.18	BF 5537	American battleship "ARKANSAS" and 2 cruisers ahead to port, range 7-8 nm, course 110°.  Sound bearings quickly grew fainter.

	Sun and Moon Data 06.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 07.08.44

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		continued
		07.08.44
		16.00	BF 5537
		20.00	BF 5537
		20.20	BF 5537	At periscope depth flying boat, altitude 400 meters, range 5000-6000 meters approaching.  Turns away to port at 2000 meters.
		22.55	BF 5561	Began snorkeling.
		08.08.44
		00.00	BF 5564
		04.00	BF 5582
		04.28	BF 5582	Ended snorkeling.
		08.00	BF 5584
		12.00	BF 5584	Day's run:  Submerged  53.5 nm.
		14.42	BF 5579	At periscope depth flying boat bearing 50°T, course 320°, range 7000 meters, altitude 800-1000 meters.
		16.00	BF 5579
		20.00	BF 5812
		23.02	BF 5812	Began snorkeling.
		09.08.44
		00.00	BF 5814
		03.07	BF 5739	Ended        "
		04.00	BF 5739
		05.23	BF 5762	Began        "
		05.50	BF 5762	Ended        "
		08.00	BF 5764
		12.00	BF 5764	Day's run:  Submerged  57.5 nm.
		16.00	BF 5759
		20.00	BF 5782
		22.47	BF 5782	Began snorkeling.
		10.08.44
		00.00	BF 5784
		03.05	BF 5779	Ended        "
		04.00	BF 5778
		05.11	BF 8133	Began        "
		05.30	BF 8133	Ended        "
		08.00	BF 8135
		12.00	BF 8134	Day's run:  Submerged  55.0 nm.
		16.00	BF 8129
		20.00	BF 8152
		22.55	BF 8152	Began snorkeling.
		11.08.44
		00.00	BF 8146
		03.27	BF 8147	Ended        "
		04.00	BF 8147
		05.08	BF 7369	Began        "
		05.20	BF 7369	Ended        "
		04.51		Incoming Radio Message 1949/10/78:
				Objective for Petersen square CB 25 etc.
		08.00	BF 7394
		12.00	BF 7391	Day's run:  Submerged  57.0 nm.
		16.00	BF 7383
		20.00	BF 7382
		23.02	BF 7381	Began snorkeling.

	Sun and Moon Data 07.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 08.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 09.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 10.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 11.08.44

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		12.08.44	Inner Bay of Biscay
		00.00	BF 7373
		01.15	BF 7372	Ended snorkeling.
		04.00	BF 7371
		04.11	BF 7371	Began        "
		06.43	BF 7292	Ended        "
		08.00	BF 7291
		12.00	BF 7283	Day's run:  Submerged  57.0 nm.
		16.00	BF 7282
		20.00	BF 7281
		23.02	BF 7273	Began snorkeling.
		13.08.44
		00.00	BF 7272
		03.00	BF 7193	Ended        "
		04.00	BF 7192
		05.32	BF 7192	Began snorkeling.
		06.12	BF 7191	Ended        "
		08.00	BF 7191
		12.00	BF 7183	Day's run:  Submerged  55.0 nm.
		16.00	BF 7181
		20.00	BF 7173
		23.27	BF 7172	Surfaced to charge.
		14.08.44
		00.00	BF 7171
			NE 3, Sea 2, light Swell, clear, Vis. medium to good, 1021 mb, weak marine phosphorescence
		03.18	BE 9381	Mücke detection, dived.
		04.00	BE 9381
		08.00	BE 9373
		12.00	BE 9372	Day's run:     Surfaced    50.0 nm
				Submerged    37.5 nm
				87.5 nm
		16.00	BE 9293
		20.00	BE 9292
		23.13	BE 9291	Surfaced to charge.
		15.08.44
		00.00	BE 9283
			NE 1, Sea 0-1, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. medium to bad, 1019 mb, weak marine phosphorescence
		03.50	BE 9192	Dived.
		08.00	BE 9183
		12.00	BE 9182	Day's run:     Surfaced    59.5 nm
				Submerged    43.0 nm
				102.5 nm
		16.00	BE 9173
		20.00	BE 9172
		23.15	BE 9171	Surfaced to charge.
		23.20		Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix:  238°T, 26 nm.
		16.08.44
		00.00	BE 8622
			WSW 3, Sea 2, light Swell, overcast, rain, Vis. bad, 1013 mb
		03.54	BE 8531	Dived.
		08.00	BE 8522
		12.00	BE 8521	Day's run:     Surfaced    60.0 nm
				Submerged    49.0 nm
				109.0 nm

	Sun and Moon Data 12.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 13.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 14.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 15.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 16.08.44

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		continued
		16.08.44
		13.33		Incoming Radio Message 1110/16/100:
				Hauber, Petersen.  You are reminded of passing report.
		16.00	BE 8512
		20.00	BE 8511
		23.19	BB 8413	Surfaced to charge.
		17.08.44
		00.00	BE 8431
			SW 3-4, Sea 2, light Swell, overcast, Vis. moderate, 1019 mb, medium marine phosphorescence
		01.05		Outgoing ßß:  0106/17/18:
				My position is BE 8423.    Petersen.
		03.08	BE 8171	Mücke detection, dived.
		04.00	BE 8178
		08.00	BE 8177
		12.00	BE 7399	Day's run:     Surfaced    45.0 nm
				Submerged    45.0 nm
				90.0 nm
		13.00		Switched to "Ireland" Circuit.
		16.00	BE 7398
		20.00	BE 7398
		23.37	BE 7394	Began snorkeling.
		18.08.44
		00.00	BE 7394
		01.41		Incoming Radio Message 0347/17/20:
				Petersen on 17 August at 13.00 hours switch to "Ireland" Circuit.
		04.00	BB 7358
		05.00	BE 7357	Ended snorkeling.
		08.00	BE 7357
		12.00	BE 7346	Day's run:  Submerged  53.5 nm.
		16.00	BE 7345
		20.00	BE 7344
		23.31	BE 7265	Surfaced to charge.
		19.08.44
		00.00	BE 7265
			NNW 4, Sea 2-3, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. medium, 1012 mb
		00.55	BE 7253	Mücke detection, dived.
		02.33	BE 7253	Began snorkeling.
		04.00	BE 7228
		07.37	BE 7222	Ended        "
		08.00	BE 7222
		12.00	BE 7221	Day's run:     Surfaced    13.3 nm
				Submerged    59.0 nm
				72.3 nm
		16.00	BE 7213
		20.00	BE 7211
		23.43	BE 7133	Surfaced.
		20.08.44
		00.00	BE 7133
			NW 4, Sea 2, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. medium, 1019 mb
		02.00	BE 7123	Mücke detection, dived.
		04.00	BE 7122

	Sun and Moon Data 16.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 17.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 18.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 19.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 20.08.44

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		continued
		20.08.44	North Atlantic
		04.45	BE 7122	Surfaced.
		04.58		Mücke detection, dived.
		06.08	BE 7121	Began snorkeling.
		08.13	BE 7113	Ended        "
		12.00	BE 7112	Day's run:     Surfaced    22.0 nm
				Submerged    52.5 nm
				74.5 nm
		16.00	BE 7111
		20.00	BD 9333
		23.48	BD 9331	Surfaced.
		21.08.44
		00.00	BD 9331
			WSW 1, Sea 0-2, light Swell, overcast, Vis. bad, 1023 mb, weak marine phosphorescence
		02.21	BD 9312	Mücke detection, dived.
		04.00	BD 9312
		04.57	BD 9311	Surfaced.
		05.25	BD 9311	Fliege detection, dived.
		06.07	BD 9233	Began snorkeling.
		07.48	BD 9232	Ended        "
		08.00	BD 9232
		12.00	BD 9231	Day's run:     Surfaced    38.5 nm
				Submerged    54.5 nm
				93.0 nm
		16.00	BD 9223
		20.00	BD 9221
		23.45	BD 9213	Surfaced.
		22.08.44
		00.00	BD 9213
			W 1, Sea 0-1, overcast, Vis. bad, 1024 mb
		04.00	BD 9121
			SW 2, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. bad, 1022 mb, weak marine phosphorescence
		07.45	BD 8323	Dived.
		12.00	BD 8322	Day's run:     Surfaced    100.0 nm
				Submerged      39.5 nm
				139.5 nm
		16.00	BD 8321
		20.00	BD 8312
		23.57	BD 8311	Surfaced.
		23.08.44
		00.00	BD 8311
			NW 5, Sea 3-4, light to medium Swell, cloudy, rain, Vis. medium, 1020 mb, weak marine phosphorescence
		00.02		Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix:  152°T, 10.0 nm
		04.00	BD 8226
			NW 5, Sea 4, medium Swell, Vis. medium, 1020 mb, weak marine phosphorescence
		07.45	BD 8216	Dived.
		12.00	BD 8214	Day's run:     Surfaced    56.0 nm
				Submerged    39.5 nm
				95.5 nm
		16.00	BD 8136
		20.00	BD 8134

	Sun and Moon Data 20.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 21.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 22.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 23.08.44

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		24.08.44	North Atlantic
		00.00	BD 8186
		00.25	BD 8185	Surfaced.
			WNW 5, Sea 5, light Swell, overcast, Vis. moderate, 1021 mb, weak marine phosphorescence
		03.32		Incoming Radio Message 0201/24/159:
				Petersen Officer-Only Ysop
				Schmöckel received the following situation report on 27 July, the boat is in the operations area at the moment.
				1.  As attack area occupy square BA 30, BB 10, 20, 40, 50.
				2.  Area has not been occupied since 1942, large surprise success is possible because the area is bustling with traffic.  In 1942 area was vacated due to the presence of air with localization, charging was more difficult. With snorkel the area is passable (see also Channel experiences).  Unseen transit, traffic detection in the narrow lanes, particularly BA 30 advantageous.
				Officer-Only Cäsar continued 0201/24:
				3.  Traffic situation:  Information 1944.
				a.  Monthly 4 partial convoys from convoys coming from England sighted at dispersal point in BB 5165, then via BB 5114, 1445, BA 3659, 3598 to the west, further via BB 5138, 2769 for Cornerbrook, further via BB 5488 for Sidney.
				b.  Monthly 4 partial convoys returning to England.
				c.  July to November convoys St. Lawrence River - Belle Isle Strait to the north and back.
				d.  Small coastal convoy traffic between harbors from New York to Halifax for the St. Lawrence River.
				Officer-Only Lucie continued 0432/24:
				4.  Traffic situation 1942:
				Assembled from U-boat reports:
				a.  Very heavy traffic, nearly without exception in only very weakly escorted convoys.
				b.  Regular inbound and outbound convoys along the southern coast about via BA 3830, BB 1470, 1730, 1840.  Here partially to Belle Isle Strait and to Cabot Strait.  Convoy assembly point in BA 3587.
				Officer-Only Zet continued 0616/24:
				c.  In Belle Isle Strait traffic runs in the center of the channel through the north entrance
				d.  Small convoys from BB 5450 to 5130.
				e.  Many enemy sightings in BA 3820, 30 along the coast to 48.  In BB 56, 54 and 51 right half.
				5.  Defense:  Situation 1942.  Medium to heavy air with and without locating, especially after being noticed.  Sea defense relatively slight and unpracticed.  For enemy very unfavorable locating conditions.

Sun and Moon Data 24.08.44

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		continued
		24.08.44	North Atlantic	due to very strong under water stratification.
				Officer-Only Ulrich continued 1027/24:
				This stratification established for greater depths before entering a depth charge pursuit.  Overall:  mainly defense by air.  Sea defenses little to fear.  Situation presumably changed since 1942.  Land locating stations accepted.
				6. Navigation:  Lighthouses as in peacetime.  Depths given in named area often inexact.
				7.  All naval squares.
				8.  Surprise appearance after so long a time promises greatest chances of success with low defenses. Strike therewith.
		04.00	BD 8188
			W 5, Sea 3-4, medium Swell, clear, hazy, Vis. medium, 1028 mb, weak marine phosphorescence
		07.45	BD 7361	Dived.
		12.00	BD 7353	Day's run:     Surfaced    52.0 nm
				Submerged    42.0 nm
				94.0 nm
		16.00	BD 7352
		20.00	BD 7346
		25.08.44
		00.00	BD 7348
		00.28	BD 7348	Surfaced.
		04.00	BD 7267
			WSW 3, Sea 2, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. medium, 1029 mb
		08.00	BD 7273
			SW 3, Sea 2, light Swell, overcast, Vis. medium, 1029 mb, weak marine phosphorescence
		08.30	BD 7272	Dived.
		12.00	BD 7271	Day's run:     Surfaced     62.0 nm
				Submerged      42.0 nm
				104.0 nm
		16.00	BD 7193
		20.00	BD 7194
		26.08.44
		00.00	BD 7186
		00.34	BD 7185	Surfaced.
		01.48		Incoming Radio Message 1548/25/189:
				Occupy same attack area as Schmöckel.  Arrival in about 14 days is expected.  26 August 08.00 hours switch "America 2" Circuit.
		04.00	BD 7178
			SW 5, Sea 3, light Swell, Vis. moderate, 1028 mb, weak marine phosphorescence
		08.00	BC 9631	Switched to "America 2" Circuit.
			SW 4, Sea 3, light Swell, overcast, Vis. medium, 1029 mb
		08.29	BC 9631	Dived.
		12.00	BC 9622	Day's run:     Surfaced    58.0 nm
				Submerged    40.0 nm
				98.0 nm
		16.00	BC 9624
		20.00	BC 9616

	Sun and Moon Data 24.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 25.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 26.08.44

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		27.08.44	North Atlantic
		00.00	BC 9614
		00.57	BC 9614	Surfaced.
		04.00	BC 9529
			SW 2-3, Sea 1-2, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. medium, 1030 mb
		08.27	BC 9541	Dived.
		12.00	BC 9466	Day's run:     Surfaced     63.0 nm
				Submerged      40.0 nm
				103.0 nm
		16.00	BC 9465
		20.00	BC 9467
		28.08.44
		00.00	BC 9458
		00.36	BC 9458	Surfaced.
		00.45	SW 4, Sea 3, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. good, 1023 mb	Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix:  9°T, 19.5 nm.
		02.58	BC 9442	Dived.
		04.10	BC 9442	Surfaced.
		08.00	BC 8667
			SSW 4-5, Sea 3, light Swell, overcast, 1023 mb, weak marine phosphorescence
		08.39	BC 8659	Dived.
		12.00	BC 8658	Day's run:     Surfaced     58.0 nm
				Submerged      43.0 nm
				101.0 nm
		16.00	BC 8681
		20.00	BC 8673
		29.08.44
		00.00	BC 8675
		00.41	BC 8675	Surfaced.
			SW 2, Sea 1-2, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. medium, 1028 mb
		02.04	BC 8599	Aircraft Alarm!  Aircraft with navigation lights astern to port, bearing 110°T.  Seen at long range.  Course 300°, altitude 1000 meters just beneath the clouds.  Showed small silhouette.  Flies past about 2000-3000 meters behind the stern. Did not shoot.  No detection.  Dived unnoticed.
		02.05		Sent Short Signal:  Was attacked by aircraft.
		04.00	BC 8598
		06.14	BC 8597	Surfaced.
		08.00	BC 8822
			SSW 2, Sea 1, light Swell, Vis. medium, 1026 mb, weak marine phosphorescence
		09.21	BC 8824	Dived.
		12.00	BC 8816	Day's run:     Surfaced     44.0 nm
				Submerged     49.0 nm
				93.0 nm
		16.00	BC 8817
		20.00	BC 8739
		30.08.44
		00.00	BC 8762
		00.54	BC 8761	Surfaced.
		01.15		Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix:  274°T, 15.0 nm.

	Sun and Moon Data 27.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 28.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 29.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 30.08.44

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		continued
		30.08.44	North Atlantic
		04.00	BC 7993
			SSW 2-3, Sea 1-2, light Swell, clear, Vis. medium, 1027 mb
		08.00	BC 7985
			SSW 2, Sea 2, light Swell, clear, Via. good, 1027 mb
		09.30	BC 7979	Dived.
		12.00	BC 7979	Day's run:     Surfaced       82.0 nm
				Submerged       37.0 nm
				119.0 nm
		16.00	CC 3132
		17.43	CC 3134	Weak sound bearing astern to starboard, bearing 38°T, slowly growing louder up to Volume 5 and shifting ahead.  150 RPM.  Several times at periscope depth.  Due to hazy weather nothing seen.  Sound bearing disappeared about 19.13 hours in 336°T.
		20.00	CC 3134
		31.08.44
		00.00	CC 3125
		01.00	CC 3125	Surfaced.
		01.15		Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix:  90°T, 6 nm.
		04.00	CC 3218
			SSW 2, Sea 0-1, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. good, 1022 mb
		08.00	CC 3119
			S 2-3, Sea 1-2, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. good, 1022 mb
		09.30	CC 2339	Dived.
		12.00	CC 2338	Day's run:     Surfaced       93.0 nm
				Submerged       39.0 nm
				132.0 nm
		16.00	CC 2329
		20.00	CC 2328
		01.09.44
		00.00	CC 2319
		01.13	CC 2318	Surfaced.
		04.00	CC 2234
			Wind calm, light Swell, low fog, Vis. very bad, 1015 mb
		04.30	CC 2331	Fliege detection, dived.
		07.07	CC 2223	Surfaced.
		08.00	BC 7778
			SW 1, Sea 0-1, light Swell, clear, Vis. good, 1015 mb, weak marine phosphorescence
		08.20 - 08.25	BC 7877	Mücke detection, Volume 2, shifts quickly from starboard quarter to directly astern.  Remained on the surface.  No attack.
		09.36	BB 9992	Dived.
		12.00	BB 9967	Day's run:     Surfaced       62.0 nm
				Submerged       47.0 nm
				109.0 nm
		16.00	BB 9956
		20.00	BB 9952
		02.09.44
		00.00	BB 9927
		01.34	BB 9927	Surfaced.
		02.00		Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix:  215°T, 8.0 nm.

	Sun and Moon Data 30.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 31.08.44
	Sun and Moon Data 01.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 02.09.44

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		continued
		02.09.44	South of Newfoundland
		04.00	BB 9832
			NWbyW 2, Sea 1, light Swell, overcast, Vis. good, 1020 mb
		08.00	BB 9543
			NbyW 2-3, Sea 1-2, light Swell, overcast, Vis. good, 1018 mb
		09.55	BB 9436	Dived.
		12.00	BB 9433	Day's run:     Surfaced     108.0 nm
				Submerged       38.0 nm
				146.0 nm
		16.00	BB 9198
		20.00	BB 9186
		03.09.44
		00.00	BB 9158
		01.30	BB 9158	Surfaced.  While blowing short detection on Tunis, if Mücke or Fliege and shifting not determined because each time only a point to hear of 1/2 second duration, low Volume.  Repeated 2 times at an interval of 5 minutes.  Remained on the surface.
		04.00	BB 9117
			SE 1, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. good, 1020 mb
		06.20	BB 5967	Arrived in the operations area.  Since the element of surprise no longer exists as with Schmöckel, from now on all opportunities will be exploited.
		08.00	BB 5958
			SE 1-2, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. good, 1020 mb
		08.23	BB 5957	Tanker in sight ahead 10°R, 317°T, 7000 GRT, course 195°, 12 knots, no zigzag.
				To Action Stations.
				Am positioned in a favorable shooting position.
		08.38		Fan Fire!  Three-fan from tubes I. III, IV.  Enemy bow right, target angle 89°, speed 14 knots, range 1000 meters, spread angle 5°.  Own course 7°, bearing 358°, shooting angle 26.5°, torpedo speed 30 knots, depth 8 meters, no Fat setting.  MZ on.
				Tube I and III Fat II with Pi 2, tube IV T III with Pi 2.
				After 17 seconds early detonator.  Torpedo goes 100 meters ahead of the boat, a bit to starboard high sheet of flame, thereafter huge water column.  Steamer was alert and commences zigzagging.  Immediately turned away and approached again.
		08.46		Tube II Fire!  Single shot T V with Pi 4 c.
				Enemy bow right target angle 140°, speed 14 knots, range 1200 meters, torpedo speed 40 knots, depth 7 meters, steering WS, bearing 20°, shooting angle 43°.  Dived after the shot.
				No sound bearing, apparently the steamer had stopped.
		08.52		Surfaced.  Steamer lies stopped and blows off steam.  Suspect a hit by the three-fan.  Due to the detonation cloud of the early detonator

	Sun and Moon Data 02.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 03.09.44

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		continued
		03.09.44	South of Newfoundland	target observation after the shot was impossible.  Want to shoot a coup de grâce because there is only a T V in the tubes, waited on reloading forward.
				Immediately after surfacing on the 600 meter wave bearing signals of the steamer heard with roaring Volume.  He gives sss interspersed with radio call sign ngu ngu until he flies into the air.
				While blowing suddenly a detonation, probably an end of run detonation of the T V after about 15 minutes.  In the mean time the steamer gets underway again, turned away for a stern shot.
		09.12		Tube V Fire!  Reversal shot.
				Fixed angle 180°, fixed shooting angle 180°, target angle 180°, range 1200 meters, torpedo speed 40 knots, depth 8 meters, steering WS.
				After 2 minutes, 43 seconds detonation.  Hit in the engine room.  A few seconds later a new detonation, steamer breaks apart and sinks.
		09.15		Dived.  Sinking sounds heard.
				Steamer was fully loaded, old type.
		12.00	BB 5943	Day's run:     Surfaced     96.0 nm
				Submerged      43.0 nm
				139.0 nm
		16.00	BB 5918
		16.20	BB 5918	Sound bearing ahead to port, bearing 248°T, shifts within a few minutes past ahead.  Immediately went to periscope depth.  Destroyer, already passed by, must have driven around the boat in a large zigzag.  At the same moment astern a large troop transport 15000 GRT passed by, already target angle 140°, high speed, course 90°.  Quickly passes out of sight.
		20.00	BB 5914
		04.09.44
		00.00	BB 5833
		01.57	BB 5833	Began snorkeling.
		07.27	BB 5591	Ended        "
		08.00	BB 5591
		09.46	BB 5583	Began        "
		11.10	BB 5558	Ended        "
		12.00	BB 5558	Day's run:     Surfaced       -/-
				Submerged       64.5 nm
		16.00	BB 5554
		19.01	BB 5551	Weak sound bearing abeam to port, bearing 212°T, slowly growing louder and shifting astern.  At periscope depth due to fog nothing seen.  Steamer shifts past behind the stern, disappears bearing 70°T.
		20.00	BB 5543
		05.09.44
		00.00	BB 5518
		01.14	BB 5518	Began snorkeling.
		04.00	BB 5512

	Sun and Moon Data 03.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 04.09.44
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		05.09.44	Cabot Strait
		05.45		Lighthouse in sight.  Cape Ray bearing 127°T.  Cape Anguille 357°T.  Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix 310°T, 11 nm.  Lighthouses burn as in peacetime.  Identifiers unchanged, repeat curtailed at Cape Ray to 9 seconds, at Anguille to 12 seconds.
		05.54	BB 5271	Ended snorkeling.
		08.00	BB 5193
		09.49	BB 5193	Began        "
		11.13	BB 5167	Ended        "
		12.00	BB 5167	Day's run:  Submerged  69.0 nm.
		16.00	BB 5167
		20.00	BB 5158
		06.09.44
		00.00	BB 5157
		01.10	BB 5157	Began snorkeling.
		04.00	BB 5147
		04.12	BB 5145	Ended        "
		08.00	BB 5144
		10.13	BB 5154	Began        "
		11.13	BB 4363	Ended        "
		12.00	BB 4363	Day's run:  Submerged  47.0 nm.
		16.00	BB 4336	Followed the exit route of the steamer into the Gulf.
		20.00	BB 4332
		07.09.44
		00.00	BB 4332
		01.25	BB 4331	Began snorkeling.
		04.28	BB 1989	Ended        "
		08.00	BB 1987
		09.53	BB 1984	Began        "
		10.58	BB 1976	Ended        "
		12.00	BB 1972	Day's run:  Submerged  53.0 nm
		16.00	BB 1971
		20.00	BB 1971
		08.09.44
		00.00	BB 1971
		01.49		Sound bearing in 30°R, 324°T, Volume 2/3, 105 RPM, put ahead.  Bearing was louder up to 4 and shifted quickly out to 65°T.  Destroyers were not heard.
		02.32	BB 1869	Surfaced.  Large shadow in sight.  Very long with flat deck, suspect auxiliary aircraft carrier.  Course 120°, 12 knots.  Range 6000 meters.  Destroyers not seen.
			N 2, Sea 1, overcast, dark night, Vis. medium to bad
				Immediately after surfacing detection on Fliege at Volume 3 from the direction of the shadow.  After 5 minutes steady detection on Fliege, after another 5 minutes steady detection on Fliege and Mücke roaring volume.  No further bearing possible.  Remains unchanged up to diving.  During this ran towards at AK and turned for a stern shot with T V.  Because the angle was still too great again ran towards.  Steamer put exactly ahead.  Want to shoot a forward reversal shot.  Suddenly ahead to starboard muzzle fire seen and shots heard.  Behind the boat 5 star shells go off one after another and illuminate the water

	Sun and Moon Data 05.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 06.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 07.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 08.09.44

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		continued
		08.09.44	Gulf of St. Lawrence	surface bright as day.  Meanwhile a destroyer comes from ahead to starboard at high speed, about 20 knots, on nearly a parallel course to the boat and passes the boat 300 meters abeam to starboard.  Immediately turned away to port.  Abeam a destroyer begins to shoot with 2 cm. After completion of snorkeling bullet holes are found in the bridge. However the hits first occurred after the bridge crew was inside.
		03.03	BB 1747 [probably 1947]	Got inside, dived.  While getting inside reversal shot from tube VI.  Destroyer bears 120°R, bow right target angle 100°, shooting angle 160°, steering WS, depth 5 meters, own course 70°.  After 11 minutes 52 seconds heavy detonation with sinking sounds afterwards.
				Two destroyers take up sound pursuit, deploy circular saw and steer search courses.  Throw at 04.25 hours 6 inexact depth charges, after their circular saw had been switched off.
				Moved off on northerly course in the direction of shallower water, to lie on the bottom by day.
				At 6000-7000 Amperes per hour discharge battery capacity will be completely exhausted.  Thus amounts to only 50-60%.
				Boat was not detected submerged.  Circular saw is heard for hours in the entire boat and easily at long range in the GHG with bearings.  About 11.30 hours went to periscope depth.  Despite good visibility nothing seen, although circular saw is still heard in the entire boat and in the GHG at Volume 3 bearings are easily taken.
				Destroyers finally disappear at 12.50 hours in 140°T.
		12.00	BB 1941	Day's run:     Surfaced       6.0 nm
				Submerged      36.5 nm
				42.5 nm
		16.05	BB 1914	Boat put on the bottom, water depth 113 meters.  5 bow down, 1 tons negative buoyancy.
		09.09.44		This and the following night lay on the bottom, to charge the battery fully again.
		00.00		Raised the boat from the bottom.
		01.25	BB 1915	Began snorkeling.
		05.30	BB 1917	Lighthouse at Bogat Bluff bearing 36°T.  Burns as in peacetime.
		05.54	BB 1917	Ended snorkeling.
		08.00	BB 1917
		09.24	BB 1917	Began        "
		10.55	BB 1839	Ended        "
		12.00	BB 1839	Day's run:  Submerged  36.5 nm
		12.36	BB 1836	Boat put on the bottom, depth 105 meters.  2 tons negative buoyancy, 5 bow down
		10.09.44
		01.30	BB 1836	Raised the boat from the bottom.
		02.12	BB 1835	Began snorkeling.
				Despite the low battery capacity, which greatly complicates a successful operation, continued advance into the St. Lawrence River.

	Sun and Moon Data 08.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 09.09.44
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		continued
		10.09.44	St. Lawrence Gulf
		04.00	BB 1835
		07.19	BB 1822	Ended snorkeling.
		09.30	BB 1822	Began        "
		10.46	BB 1587	Ended        "
		12.00	BB 1587	Day's run:  Submerged  35.0 nm.
		16.00	BB 1579
		20.00	BB 1578
		11.09.44
		00.00	BB 1574
		01.25	BB 1574	Began snorkeling.
		02.22	BB 1496	Ended        "         due to too rough sea and strong marine phosphorescence
		04.00	BB 1496
		07.29	BB 1492	Began snorkeling.
		08.00	BB 1492
		10.50	BB 1456	Ended        "
		12.00	BB 1456	Day's run:  Submerged  51.5 nm.
		16.00	BB 1455
		20.00	BB 1451
		12.09.44
		00.00	BB 1427
		01.35	BB 1419	Began snorkeling.
		04.00	BB 1418
		04.15	BB 1417	Ended        "
		08.00	BB 1417
		09.35	BA 3639	Began        "
		11.10	BA 3638	Ended        "
		12.00	BA 3638	Day's run:  Submerged  48.0 nm.
		16.00	BA 3661
		20.00	BA 3653
		13.09.44
		00.00	BA 3652	Began snorkeling.
		01.36	BA 3655	Lighthouse at Grand Cawee bearing 313°T, repetition 10 seconds, otherwise unchanged.
		02.54		Egg Island bearing 245°T, as in peacetime.
				Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix:  278°T, 16.5 nm.
		04.00	BA 3644
		05.50		Brightly illuminated beach at Trinity in sight,
		06.04	BA 3593	Ended snorkeling.
		06.05		Pointe des Monts Lighthouse bearing 232°T, unchanged.
		08.00	BA 3595
		09.15	BA 3595	Weak sound bearing ahead to starboard 55°, 270°T, 120 RPM, shifting ahead. Disappears after 1/4 hour in 255°T.
		09.42	BA 3595	Began snorkeling.
		11.13	BA 3598	Ended        "
		12.00	BA 3832	Day's run:  Submerged  63.0 nm.
		16.00	BA 3835
		16.26	BA 3835	Weak sound bearing ahead to starboard 30°, 208°T.  At periscope depth nothing seen.  After 10 minutes nothing more heard.

	Sun and Moon Data 10.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 11.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 12.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 13.09.44

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		continued
		13.09.44	Gulf of St. Lawrence
		16.50		Stopped to lie on water layer depth 30 meters, to save current and to be able to listen better.
		20.00	BA 3834
		14.09.44
		00.00	BA 3837
		01.39	BA 3837	Began snorkeling.
		02.15		Matane Lighthouse bearing 206°T, 7 nm.  Identifier unchanged.
				Therefore am not driven as intended by the apparent southeastern surface current from the charts and books, but instead by the opposite overwhelming tidal current in the narrows.
		03.19	BA 3829	Ended snorkeling.
		04.00	BA 3829
		08.00	BA 3829
		09.30	BA 3829	Began        "
		11.25	BA 3835	Ended        "
		12.00	BA 3835	Day's run:  Submerged  35.0 nm.
		16.00	BA 3835
		16.22	BA 3835	Weak sound bearing astern to port, 268°T, slowly growing louder and shifting ahead.  Went to periscope depth.  A destroyer approaches on approximately the same course, 60°, coming up from astern up to 250°R, then zigzags exactly towards the boat.  Quickly went to depth 50 meters.  Runs past just ahead of the boat and disappears directly ahead, lightly zigzagging.  Did not fire, so as not to betray our presence.  Destroyer stops occasionally and throws depth charges.  Hope that after the destroyer steamers will come.
		20.00	BA 3833
		15.09.44
		00.00	BA 3833
		01.20	BA 3911	Began snorkeling.
		03.02	BA 3678	Ended        "
		04.00	BA 3912
		08.00	BA 3913
		09.43	BA 3913	Began        "
		11.33	BA 3687	Ended        "
		12.00	BA 3687	Day's run:  Submerged  42.5 nm.
		16.00	BA 3689
		20.00	BA 3694
		20.25	BA 3694	Weak sound bearing Volume 2, abeam to port 260°R, 153°T.  Shifting slowly astern.  Nothing seen at periscope depth.  Disappeared in 110°T after 25 minutes.  Suspect an outbound steamer.
		16.09.44
		00.00	BA 3695
		01.36	BA 3695	Began snorkeling.
		03.04	BB 1474	Ended        "

	Sun and Moon Data 13.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 14.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 15.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 16.09.44

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		continued
		16.09.44	Gulf of St. Lawrence
		04.00	BB 1474
		08.00	BA 3696
		10.00	BA 3696	Began snorkeling.
		11.13	BA 3695	Ended        "
		12.00	BA 3695	Day's run:  Submerged  53.0 nm.
		14.15	BA 3696	Sound bearing ahead to starboard, 250°T.  Went to periscope depth.  2 destroyers in line abreast.  Have already passed by, target angle 160°, range 6000 meters, course east.  Aircraft over destroyer, flies off to the north.
		16.00	BA 3696
		20.00	BA 3696
		21.50	BA 3696	Sound bearing ahead to port 325°R, 245°T, Volume 3.  Went to periscope depth.  2 destroyers in line ahead formation.  Passing on easterly course at a distance of 4000 meters to the south.
		17.09.44
		00.00	BB 1474
		01.40	BB 1474	Began snorkeling.
		02.41	BB 1474	Ended        "
		04.00	BB 1475
		06.25	BB 1475	Sound bearing astern to starboard 130°R, 349°T, shifting ahead, increases to Volume 5 and disappears in 312°T.  Destroyer 160 RPM.
		08.00	BB 1475
		10.09	BB 1476	Began snorkeling.
		11.08	BB 1484	Ended        "
		11.50	BB 1484	Sound bearing ahead to starboard 70°R, 155°T, 180 RPM, quickly shifting astern.  Went to periscope depth.  Starboard abeam 3000 meters 2 ML-Boats in port echelon on opposite course.  Disappeared in 256°T.
		12.00	BB 1484	Day's run:  Submerged  35.0 nm.
		16.00	BB 1484
		20.00	BB 1488
		18.09.44
		00.00	BB 1489	Because I have found no steamers in the River or the Gulf I will again go into the area where the tanker was sunk and the transport was seen.
		01.43	BB 1497	Began snorkeling.
		03.07	BB 1497	Ended        "
		04.00	BB 1498
		08.00	BB 1739
		09.29	BB 1811	Began        "
		11.06	BB 1812	Ended        "
		12.00	BB 1812	Day's run:  Submerged  51.0 nm.
		14.05	BB 1812	Sound bearing astern to port 240°R quickly shifting astern.  Went to periscope depth.  2 destroyers, already passed by, position port astern target angle 160° and 180°, 3000-4000 meters away.  130 RPM.  Running into the St. Lawrence River.  Exact course not determined because the gyro and magnetic compass are out of service.

	Sun and Moon Data 16.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 17.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 18.09.44

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		continued
		18.09.44	Gulf of St. Lawrence	Moving off of the destroyers can still be seen in the periscope but not heard.
				Due to the strong water layers the range of the listening gear is not great enough to allow one to get from depth 30 meters to periscope depth for a quickly passing vessel and still shoot.  Due to water layers visibility range is greater than listening range.
		16.00	BB 1812
		20.00	BB 1816
		19.09.44
		00.00	BB 1816
		01.39	BB 1816	Began snorkeling.
		03.40	BB 1828	Ended        "
		04.00	BB 1828	Sound bearing, Volume 2, ahead to starboard 15°R, 125°T, 240 RPM.  Probably 2 ML-Boats.  Before recognizing the propeller sounds the beeping transmitter of the S-gear is heard, repeats regularly at an interval of 3-4 seconds, and at the threshold of audibility disappears in 1/2 hours in 310°T.
		08.00	BB 1829
		09.35	BB 1853	Began snorkeling.
		11.05	BB 1861	Ended        "
		12.00	BB 1861	Day's run:  Submerged  40.5 nm.
		16.00	BB 1863
		20.00	BB 1941
		20.09.44
		00.00	BB 1942
		01.39	BB 1942	Began snorkeling.
		04.12	BB 1951	Ended        "
		08.00	BB 1955
		09.47	BB 1959	Began        "
		11.03	BB 1959	Ended        "
		12.00	BB 1967	Day's run:  Submerged  53.0 nm.
		16.00	BB 1967
		20.00	BB 1993
		21.09.44
		00.00	BB 1993
		01.18	BB 1993	Began snorkeling.
		03.58	BB 2775	Ended        "
		08.00	BB 2779
		09.47	BB 2779	Began        "
		10.59	BB 2787	Ended        "
		12.00	BB 2787	Day's run:  Submerged  47.0 nm.
		16.00	BB 5122
		20.00	BB 5123
		22.09.44
		00.00	BB 5131
		01.17	BB 5134	Began snorkeling.

	Sun and Moon Data 18.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 19.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 20.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 21.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 22.09.44

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		continued
		22.09.44	Gulf of St. Lawrence
		00.00	BB 5134
		02.45	BB 5217	Began snorkeling.
		03.54	BB 5139	Anguille Lighthouse in sight.
		04.00	BB 5139	Ended snorkeling.
		08.00	BB 5166
		09.31	BB 5169	Began snorkeling.
		11.00	BB 5193	Ended        "
		12.00	BB 5193	Day's run:  Submerged  55.5 nm.
		16.00	BB 5274
		20.00	BB 5277
		23.09.44
		00.00	BB 5277
		00.57	BB 5512	Began snorkeling.
		04.00	BB 5519
		04.52	BB 5527	Ended        "
		08.00	BB 5551
		09.28	BB 5551	Began        "
		10.59	BB 5555	Ended        "
		12.00	BB 5555	Day's run:  Submerged  55.0 nm.
		16.00	BB 5559
		20.00	BB 5583
		24.09.44
		00.00	BB 5591
		00.47	BB 5594	Began snorkeling.
		02.52	BB 5598	Ended        "
		04.00	BB 5598
		08.00	BB 5833
		09.02	BB 5822	Began        "
		11.01	BB 5836	Ended        "
		12.00	BB 5836	Day's run:  Submerged  48.0 nm.
		16.00	BB 5839
		20.00	BB 5863
		25.09.44
		00.00	BB 5866	Because in the Gulf no very low frequency reception is possible, today is the first Radio Message received since 3 September.  Keyword order figured out.  Naval Enigma again in service.
		00.36	BB 5869	Began snorkeling.
		02.55	BB 5893	Ended        "
		04.00	BB 5896
		09.29	BB 5899	Began        "
		11.04	BB 5899	Ended        "
		12.00	BB 5896	Day's run:  Submerged  45.5 nm.
		16.00	BB 5893
		20.00	BB 5869
		26.09.44
		00.00	BB 5866
		00.41	BB 5866	Began snorkeling.
		02.54	BB 5839	Ended        "
		04.00	BB 5839
		08.00	BB 5836
		08.26	BB 5836	Began        "
		10.40	BB 5599	Ended        "

	Sun and Moon Data 22.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 23.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 24.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 25.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 26.09.44

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		continued
		26.09.44	South of Newfoundland
		12.00	BB 5599	Day's run:  Submerged  50.0 nm.
		16.00	BB 5596
		20.00	BB 5596
		27.09.44
		00.00	BB 5599
		00.43	BB 5599	Began snorkeling.
		00.50	BB 5599	Small vessel with set lights ahead to starboard 40°R, 220°T, suspect a patrol vessel.  Course 70°, 8 knots.  Am positioned in favorable shooting position.  Ceased snorkeling.
				To Action Stations.
		01.17		Tube II Fire! Single shot T V with Pi 4 c.  Bow left target angle 110°, speed 8 knots, range 2500 meters, bearing 26.5°, shooting angle 9°, steering NS, depth 8 meters.
				Unexplained miss despite favorable data. End of run detonation after 13 minutes 21 seconds.  Moved off to the south.
		02.17	BB 5599	Began snorkeling.
		04.00	BB 5833
		05.30	BB 5917	Ended        "
		08.00	BB 5917
		09.40	BB 5941	Began        "
		11.02	BB 5944	Ended        "
		12.00	BB 5944	Day's run:  Submerged  48.0 nm.
		16.00	BB 5947
		16.41	BB 5947	Weak sound bearing ahead to port 320°R, 129°T, 110 RPM. Went to periscope depth.  Large passenger steamer about 12000 tons, course 280, 17 knots.
				To Action Stations!  Ran to meet at AK.  Despite long range and broad target angle four-fan shot.
		17.29	BB 5947	Fan Fire!  Bow right target angle 110°, speed 17 knots, enemy length 120 meters, spread angle 1.2°.  Bearing 338.5°, shot angle 13, no Fat settings.  Tube I and IV T III with AZ, tube II MZ on.  Tube I, II and IV depth 8 meters, tube III 5 meters.  Torpedo speed 30 knots.
				Miss due to long range and broad target angle.
				After 22 minutes 45 seconds end of run detonator, probably an Ato.
		20.00	BB 5971	Again moved off to the south.
		28.09.44
		00.00	BB 5972
		00.39	BB 5972	Began snorkeling.
		02.45	BB 5979	Ended        "

	Sun and Moon Data 26.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 27.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 28.09.44

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		continued
		28.09.44	South of Newfoundland
		08.00	BB 8321
		08.35	BB 8321	Began snorkeling.
		10.48	BB 8325	Ended        "
		12.00	BB 8325	Day's run:  Submerged  54.0 nm.
		16.00	BB 8325
		20.00	BB 8337
		29.09.44
		00.00	BB 8361	Let the operations area, continued to move off to the southeast.
		00.39	BB 8362	Began snorkeling.
		02.59	BB 8366	Ended        "
		04.00	BB 8366
		08.00	BB 8369
		09.35	BB 9147	Began        "
		10.56	BB 9171	Ended        "
		12.00	BB 9172	Day's run:  Submerged  48.0 nm.
		16.00	BB 9175
		20.00	BB 9176
		30.09.44
		00.00	BB 9187
		00.27	BB 9187	Surfaced after four-weeks snorkeling.  Emptied bailers
		04.00	BB 9453
			SbyE 3-4, Sea 2, light Swell, overcast, Vis. medium, 1013 mb
		05.56	BB 9468	Dived.
		08.00	BB 9469
		08.52	BB 9469	Surfaced.
			SSE 3-4, Sea 2, light Swell, Vis. good, 1013 mb
		10.36	BB 9493	Dived.
		12.00	BB 9493	Day's run:     Surfaced    65.0 nm
				Submerged    25.5 nm
				90.5 nm
		16.00	BB 9468
		20.00	BB 9465
		01.10.44
		00.00	BB 9464
		00.25	BB 9464	Surfaced.  Charged the battery.
		01.25	BB 9453	Dived.
		02.30	BB 9428	Surfaced.
		04.00	BB 9421
			NbyE 3, Sea 2, light Swell, overcast, Vis. good, 1018 mb
		08.00	BB 8369
			NbyE 4, Sea 2-3, light Swell, overcast, Vis. medium, 1014 mb
		10.09	BB 8353	Dived.
		12.00	BB 8353	Day's run:     Surfaced    87.0 nm
				Submerged    26.0 nm
				113.0 nm
		16.00	BB 8328
		20.00	BB 8325
		02.10.44
		00.00	BB 8324

	Sun and Moon Data 28.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 29.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 30.09.44
	Sun and Moon Data 01.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 02.10.44

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		continued
		02.10.44	South of Newfoundland
		00.27	BB 8324	Surfaced.
			ENE 3, Sea 2-3, light Swell, overcast, Vis. bad, 1013 mb
		01.35	BB 5976	Dived.
		02.05	BB 5976	Surfaced.
		04.00	BB 5946
			ENE 4, Sea 3, light Swell, overcast, Vis. bad, 1013 mb
		04.30	BB 5946	Dived to listen.
		04.42	BB 5946	Surfaced.
		06.47	BB 5915	Brief detection, dived.
		08.00	BB 5912
		12.00	BB 5912	Day's run:     Surfaced    87.0 nm
				Submerged    26.0 nm
				113.0 nm
		16.00	BB 5915
		20.00	BB 5918
		23.24	BB 5943	Surfaced.
		03.10.44
		00.00	BB 5946
			ENE 4, Sea 3-4, light Swell, overcast, rain, Vis. bad, 991 mb
		00.12		Incoming Radio Message 1917/2/383 (Report position).
		01.07		Outgoing Radio Message ßß:  My position is square BB 5946.
				Was not heard.  Short Signal was repeated at 02.49 hours by Offermann and was understood.
		02.43	BB 5979	Dived.
		04.00	BB 5979
		07.30	BB 5976	Surfaced.
		07.45		Incoming Radio Message:  0326/3/387:  On 54 meters reported with Volume 3-4 Offermann 02.48 hours position from square BD 20, sent the message up to 3 times unsuccessfully and Petersen 02.49 hours position from naval square BB 5946.
		08.00	BB 5973
			ENE 7-8, Sea 5, medium Swell, Vis. bad, rain, 990 mb
		09.20	BB 5947	Dived.
		12.00	BB 5946	Day's run:     Surfaced    45.0 nm
				Submerged    30.0 nm
				75.0 nm
		16.00	BB 5943
		20.00	BB 5918
		23.24	BB 5915	Surfaced.
		04.10.44
		00.00	BB 5915
			WNW 7, Sea 6, medium Swell, overcast, Vis. bad, rain, 998 mb
		00.45		Incoming Radio Message 2102/3/394:
				1.)  Petersen after setting off appropriately report situation as soon as possible.
				2.)  and so on.
		02.15	BB 5912	Dived.

	Sun and Moon Data 02.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 03.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 04.10.44

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		continued
		04.10.44	South of Newfoundland
		08.00	BB 5912	Surfaced.
			NW 7-8, Sea 6, medium Swell, Vis. medium, 1002 mb
		10.00	BB 5919
		12.00	BB 5919	Day's run:     Surfaced    23.0 nm
				Submerged    28.0 nm
				51.0 nm
		16.00	BB 5927
		20.00	BB 5927
		23.28	BB 5952	Surfaced.
		05.10.44		In operations area daily in lightness several times at periscope depth, otherwise steered at depth 30 meters.
		00.00	BB 5956
			NNW 2-3, Sea 2, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. good, 1020 mb	Began return transit.  Left the operations area. Due to the order "Set off, report situation" I have to sacrifice one week of hopeful and promising operations in BB 59.
		00.54		Incoming Radio Message 16512/5/317:  Petersen and Offermann are reminded of situation report in Radio Message 2102/3.
		01.20		Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix:  140°T, 42 nm.
		04.00	BB 9197
			NW 3, Sea 2, light Swell, Vis. medium, 1020 mb
		08.00	BB 9551
			NW 3, Sea 2, overcast, Vis. good, 1020 mb
		09.28	BB 9559	Dived.
		12.00	BB 9567	Day's run:     Surfaced   131.0 nm
				Submerged      22.0 nm
				151.0 nm
		16.00	BB 9567
		20.00	BB 9592
		23.00	BB 9593	Surfaced.
		06.10.44
		00.00	BB 9596
			NNE 2, Sea 0-1, light Swell, few clouds, Vis. good, 1030 mb
		04.00	BB 9966
			NE 1, Sea 0-1, light Swell, overcast, Vis. good, 1031 mb
		09.52	BC 7726
		12.00	BC 7734	Day's run:     Surfaced   123.0 nm
				Submerged      23.0 nm
				146.0 nm
		16.00	BC 7736
		20.00	BC 7814
		22.57	BC 7815	Surfaced.
		07.10.44
		00.00	BC 7816
			NE 2-3, Sea 1-2, light Swell, Vis. medium, overcast, 1027 mb

	Sun and Moon Data 04.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 05.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 06.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 07.10.44

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		continued
		07.10.44	Southeast of Newfoundland
		01.57		Attempted to send situation report on Norddeich on the 54 meter band, check transmitter base frequency heard with Volume 4.  Norddeich Program Time from 02.01-02.15 hours failed because the radio message was 250 groups long.  After that no response from Norddeich, although Radio Messages must have been heard in these good conditions.
		04.00	BC 7835
			NE 2-3, Sea 2, light Swell, overcast, Vis. good, 1027 mb
		04.25	BC 7635	Dived.
		07.55	BC 7833	Surfaced.
			NE 2-3, Sea 2, light Swell, overcast, Vis. good, 1022 mb
		08.54	BC 7677	Tunis detection, dived.
		12.00	BC 7675	Day's run:     Surfaced    52.0 nm
				Submerged    43.0 nm
				95.0 nm
		16.00	BC 7673
		20.00	BC 7657
		22.35	BC 7654	Surfaced.
		22.50	BC 7655	Fliege detection, dived.
		23.18	BC 7655	Surfaced.
		08.10.44
		00.00	BC 7658
			NE 2, Sea 1, light Swell, overcast, Vis. medium, 1021 mb
		02.07	BC 7697	Fliege detection, dived.
		04.00	BC 7932
		07.28	BC 7936	Surfaced.
		08.00	BC 7936
			NbyE 2, Sea 0-1, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. good, 1027 mb
		09.01	BC 7818	Dived.
		12.00	BC 8742	Day's run:     Surfaced    54.0 nm
				Submerged    48.0 nm
				102.0 nm
		16.00	BC 8751
		20.00	BC 8752
		22.35	BC 8753	Surfaced.
		09.10.44
		00.00	BC 8762
			NE 1-2, Sea 0-1, light Swell, overcast, Vis. medium, 1021 mb
		03.06		Outgoing Radio Message 2356/8/357:
				Return transit, BC 8761, battery replacement.
				3 September 7000 ton tanker BB 5957, three early detonator, T 5 miss, explained, then sank with T 5.
				8 September BB 1869 destroyer from small convoy sunk with T 5.  Thereafter slight day air, search groups

	Sun and Moon Data 07.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 08.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 09.10.44

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		continued
		09.10.44	Southeast of Newfoundland	destroyers and ML-Boats, unpracticed.  Traffic stopped.  On steamer route from BA 38 nothing more seen.
				27 September BB 5599 night submerged T 5 miss on patrol vessel, explained, end of run detonator.  Day four-miss on 12000 tonner, 1 end of run detonation.  Lighthouses as in peacetime.  Outside of the Gulf no air.  Good opportunities BB 59, "Halifax" - traffic.
				Petersen.
				Because up to now the boat has not been heard, constructed an emergency antenna  to transmit.  A 14-meter long coper wire is attached to the starboard after net deflector and raised with 4 Aphrodite balloons. Reception was 2 Volume levels better.  Boat was heard well by Control for the first time, see the Communications Report.
				Transmission of the Radio Messages was also carried out at 04.00.
		04.00	BC 8852
			NE 1-2, Sea 1, light Swell, Vis. medium, 1021 mb
		04.06		Outgoing Radio Message 2348/8/359:
				In Gulf area no very low frequency.  Missing Serial Nos. Coastal 14, 19, 21, 22 from 16 and 17 August.  Ireland 183, 84 from 19 August.  America II 382 from 26 August and 389 from 3 September to 386 from 24 September, 116 cbm.
				Petersen.
		04.51	BC 8853	Dived.
		07.45	BC 8861	Surfaced.
		08.00	BC 8862
			NE 1, Sea 0-1, light Swell, overcast, Vis. medium, 1022 mb
		09.10	BC 8863	Dived.
		12.00	BC 8917	Day's run:     Surfaced    84.0 nm
				Submerged    38.0 nm
				122.0 nm
		16.00	BC 8915
		20.00	BC 8913
		22.27	BC 8679	Surfaced.
		22.47	BC 8684	Fliege detection, dived.
		23.53	BC 8684	Surfaced.
		10.10.44
		00.00	BC 8684
			N 3, Sea 2-3, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. good, 1023 mb
		01.20	BC 8682	Dived, because Tunis is out of service.
		02.56	BC 8683	Surfaced.
		04.00	BC 8667
			NNE 4, Sea 3, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. medium, 1023 mb

	Sun and Moon Data 09.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 10.10.44

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		continued
		10.10.44	North Atlantic
		05.45	BC 8666	Dived.
		08.09	BC 8663	Surfaced.
			NNE 4-5, Sea 3, light Swell, overcast, Vis. medium, 1022 mb
		09.00	BC 9417	Dived.
		12.00	BC 9415	Day's run:     Surfaced    50.0 nm
				Submerged    43.0 nm
				93.0 nm
		16.00	BC 9413
		20.00	BC 9187
		22.10	BC 9184	Surfaced.
		11.10.44
		00.00	BC 9159
			N 1-2, Sea 1, light Swell, overcast, Vis. medium, 1028 mb, slight marine phosphorescence
		04.00	BC 9136
			N 2, Sea 1, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. medium, 1028 mb
		08.00	BC 6873
			N 2, Sea 1-2, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. good, 1028 mb
		08.49	BC 6849	Dived.
		12.00	BC 6854	Day's run:     Surfaced    85.0 nm
				Submerged    33.0 nm
				118.0 nm
		20.00	BC 6829
		22.00	BC 6826	Surfaced.
		22.10		Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix:  21°T, 11.0 nm
		12.10.44
		00.00	BC 6593
			W 2, Sea 1-2, clear, Vis. good, 1021 mb, light marine phosphorescence
		04.00	BC 6619
			W 3, Sea 2-3, light Swell, clear, Vis. good, 1027 mb, strong marine phosphorescence
		08.00	BC 6383
			W 4-5, Sea 3, light Swell, overcast, Vis. medium, 1024 mb
		08.40	BC 6383
		12.00	BC 6364	Day's run:     Surfaced    89.0 nm
				Submerged    35.0 nm
				124.0 nm
		16.00	BC 6362
		20.00	BC 6369
		22.00	BD 4114	Surfaced.
		13.10.44
		00.00	BD 1778
			N 2, Sea 1-2, light Swell, overcast, rain, Vis. medium, 1021 mb
		04.00	BD 1755
			NW 3, Sea 2, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. medium, 1018 mb, light marine phosphorescence

	Sun and Moon Data 10.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 11.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 12.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 13.10.44

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		continued
		13.10.44	North Atlantic
		08.30	BD 1499	Dived.
		12.00	BD 1574	Day's run:     Surfaced    82.0 nm
				Submerged    33.0 nm
				115.0 nm
		16.00	BD 1548
		20.00	BD 1545
		21.40	BD 1542	Surfaced.
		14.10.44
		00.00	BD 1513
			W 2-3, Sea 2, light Swell, overcast, rain, Vis. bad, 1013 mb, light marine phosphorescence
		01.41		Incoming Radio Message 1327/13/311:
				1.)  Petersen report weather by Short Signal in the nights of 15 and 16 October
				2.)  and so on.
		04.00	BD 1243
			W 4, Sea 2-3, light Swell, overcast, Vis. medium, 1011 mb, slight marine phosphorescence
		07.46	AK 7984	Aircraft!  Aircraft with position lights from aster to port bearing 230°T.
				Dived, no detection.
				Aircraft Short Signal was not heard.
		12.00	AK 7958	Day's run:     Surfaced    84.0 nm
				Submerged    35.0 nm
				119.0 nm
		16.00	AK 7952
		20.00	AK 7928
		21.45	AK 7925	Surfaced.
		15.10.44
		00.00	AK 7689
			W 4, Sea 3-4, light Swell, Vis. medium, cloudy, 1003 mb
		02.59		Short Signal weather report sent on Norddeich on 80-meter band.  Was not heard due to strong Northern Lights.
		04.00	AK 7661
			WNW 5, Sea 4, medium Swell, cloudy, hazy, 1000 mb
		08.00	AK 7392
			W 6, Sea 4, overcast, Vis. bad
		08.18	AK 7392	Dived.
		12.00	AK 7365	Day's run:     Surfaced    83.0 nm
				Submerged    33.0 nm
				116.0 nm
		16.00	AK 7338
		20.00	AK 7336
		21.40	AK 7336	Surfaced.
		22.37		Incoming Radio Message 1508/15/336:
				1.)  Petersen 16 October 08.00 hours switch to Ireland Circuit.
				2.)  Within square AK, AL up to arrival in AL upper third, daily one time Short Signal weather report.  Reports are mandatory, only cancel in case of special defense.

	Sun and Moon Data 13.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 14.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 15.10.44

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		16.10.44	North Atlantic
		00.00	AK 4993
			W 1-2, Sea 1, light Swell, overcast, Vis. medium, 993 mb
		01.08		Short Signal weather report on 54 meters, not heard.
		04.00	AK 5711
			SE 2-3, Sea 2, light Swell, overcast, Vis. medium, 983 mb, light marine phosphorescence
		08.00	AK 5445	Switched to Ireland Circuit.
			SE 4, Sea 3, light Swell, overcast, rain, Vis. bad
		08.34	AK 5442	Dived.
		12.00	AK 5419	Day's run:     Surfaced    91.0 nm
				Submerged    31.5 nm
				122.5 nm
		16.00	AK 5413
		20.00	AK 5176
		21.27	AK 5173	Surfaced.
		23.05		Short Signal weather report sent on Ireland Circuit, not heard. No reception on Norddeich
		17.10.44
		00.00	AK 5151
			W 6, Sea 5, medium Swell, overcast, rain, 953 mb
		04.00	AK 0184
			E 3, Sea 3, medium Swell, clear, Vis. medium, 956 mb
		08.00	AK 0128
		08.20		Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix:  60°T, 21.0 nm.
		08.30	AK 1898	Dived.
		12.00	AK 1892	Day's run:     Surfaced     91.0 nm
				Submerged     31.5 nm
				122.5 nm
		16.00	AK 1869
		20.00	AK 1866
		21.10	AK 1863	Surfaced.
		18.10.44
		00.00	AK 1833
			N 6, Sea 5-6, medium Swell, overcast, Vis. bad, 985 mb
		04.00	AK 2547
			NW 4, Sea 3, light to medium Swell, overcast, 999 mb
		08.02	AK 2515	Dived.
		12.00	AK 2378	Day's run:     Surfaced     68.0 nm
				Submerged     33.0 nm
				101.0 nm
		16.00	AK 2375
		20.00	AK 2349
		21.15	AK 2349	Surfaced.
		21.30		Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix:  80°T, 10 nm.
		19.10.44
		00.00	AK 2188
			SW 2-3, Sea 2, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. medium, 1000 mb

	Sun and Moon Data 16.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 17.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 18.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 19.10.44

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		continued
		19.10.44	North Atlantic
		04.00	AD 7987
			W 3-4, Sea 2-3, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. medium, 999 mb
		07.58	AD 7922	Dived.
		12.00	AD 7685	Day's run:     Surfaced   137.0 nm
				Submerged     33.0 nm
				170.0 nm
		16.00	AD 7658
		20.00	AD 7656
		21.02	AD 7653	Surfaced.
		20.10.44
		00.00	AD 7391
			W 2, Sea 1, cloudy, Vis. good, 997 mb
		02.46		Incoming Radio Message 1141/19/136:
				1.)  Albrecht, Hauber:  20 October 08.00 hours switch to Ireland Circuit.  From about passing the latitude of BD35 to about entry into the upper third of AK report weather once daily, time at your discretion.
				2.)  The same goes for Petersen from about entering BD.
				3.)  and so on.
				For me it is no longer in question, because I am already further to the north.
		04.00	AD 4992
			ENE 2, Sea 1, light Swell, overcast, Vis. medium, 996 mb
		08.05	AD 4696	Dived.
		12.00	AD 5447	Day's run:     Surfaced   140.0 nm
				Submerged     32.5 nm
				172.5 nm
		16.00	AD 5445
		20.00	AD 5419
		20.46	AD 5419	Surfaced.
		23.35		Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix:  30°T, 17.0 nm.
		21.10.44
		00.00	AD 5138
			S 2, Sea 1, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. good, 981 mb
		04.00	AD 2851
			E 2-3, Sea 2, light Swell, overcast, Vis. medium, 981 mb
		08.00	AD 2678	Dived.
		12.00	AD 2687	Day's run:     Surfaced   154.0 nm
				Submerged     32.0 nm
				186.0 nm
		16.00	AD 2689
		20.00	AD 2698
		20.28	AD 2698	Surfaced.  A large iceberg ahead to starboard, about 40 meters high.  Northwest horn (North Cape) 60 nm away.
		22.00		Many fishing vessels with lights.
		22.10.44
		00.00	AE 1488
			NE 2, Sea 1, light Swell, overcast, Vis. medium, 987 mb
		04.00	AE 1573
			SE 2, Sea 1, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. medium, 990 mb

	Sun and Moon Data 19.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 20.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 21.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 22.10.44

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		continued
		22.10.44
		05.24		Incoming Radio Message 1210/21/168:
				1.)  Petersen 22 October 08.00 hours switch to America II.
				2.)  and so on.
		07.33	AE 1569	Dived.
		08.00	AE 1569	Switched to America II Circuit.
		12.00	AE 1648	Day's run:     Surfaced   113.0 nm
				Submerged     32.0 nm
				145.0 nm
		16.00	AE 1657
		20.00	AE 1659	Surfaced to charge.
			SE 3, Sea 2, light Swell, Vis. medium
		23.25	AE 2457	Dived.
				Passage through the Denmark Strait
				1.)  Favorable ice-free month.
				2.)  Route is faster than a long snorkel cruise through the Iceland Passage, because undisturbed surface transit is possible.  No defenses.
				3.)  Boat had oil loss with extended snorkel mast through the stuffing box (oil trace).
		23.10.44
		00.00	AE 2458
		04.00	AE 2459
		05.24	AE 2459
			NE 3, Sea 2, light Swell, hazy, Vis. medium, 999 mb
		07.02	AE 2569	Dived.
		12.00	AE 2548	Day's run:     Surfaced   61.0 nm
				Submerged   36.0 nm
				97.5 nm
		16.00	AE 2549
		19.53	AE 2557	Surfaced to charge.
			E 3, Sea 2, light Swell, cloudy, Vis. medium, 1003 mb
		22.15	AE 2599	Dived.
		24.10.44
		00.00	AE 2599
		04.00	AE 2911
		05.24	AE 2912	Surfaced to charge.
			SSE 4, Sea 2-3, light Swell, overcast, Vis. bad, 1009 mb, light marine phosphorescence
		07.07	AE 2928	Dived.
		12.00	AE 2929	Day's run:     Surfaced   55.0 nm
				Submerged   31.5 nm
				81.5 nm
		16.00	AE 2961
		19.25	AE 2962	Surfaced to charge.
		19.30		Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix:  144°T, 22.0 nm.
		20.00	AE 3775
			S 2-3, Sea 3, medium Swell, cloudy, Vis. medium, 995 mb
		22.37	AE 6123	Dived.
		25.10.44
		00.00	AE 6123
		04.30	AE 6134	Surfaced to charge.
			SW 5, Sea 4, medium Swell, clear, Vis. medium, 998 mb
		06.26	AE 6217	Dived.
		08.00	AE 6242

	Sun and Moon Data 22.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 23.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 24.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 25.10.44

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		continued
		25.10.44
		12.00	AE 6242	Day's run:     Surfaced   53.5 nm
				Submerged   29.5 nm
				83.0 nm
		16.00	AE 6246
		19.00	AE 6254	Began snorkeling.
		21.45	AE 6259	Ended        "
		26.10.44
		00.00	AE 6291
		04.00	AE 6292
		04.55	AE 6292	Began        "
		07.14	AE 6377	Ended        "
		08.00	AE 6377
		12.00	AE 6378	Day's run:  Submerged  61.0 nm.
		16.00	AE 6613
		18.59	AE 6621	Began snorkeling.
		19.08		Incoming Radio Message 1609/26/367:
				Petersen.
				You are reminded of ordered weather reports.
		21.30	AE 6625	Ended snorkeling.
		23.56	AE 6626	Surfaced.
		27.10.44
		00.00	AE 6626	I am asked again to report weather.  It is completely incomprehensible to me.  The order to report weather applied for the area from BD to AL upper third.  I think it is not possible that Leadership has plotted my position incorrectly by 1000 miles.  Because I am still on America 2, I decide to surface and send my position to clarify the situation.
		00.07		Outgoing Short Signal:  My position is AE 66.    U-451.
				Short Signal was received garbled and correctly decoded.
		00.33	AE 6634	Dived.
		04.43	AE 6635	Began snorkeling.
		06.55	AE 6639	Ended        "
		11.11		Incoming Radio Message 0526/27/374:
				1.)  Signature from Ireland Short Signal 0007/27 150 garbled and interpreted.  According to this Petersen is located in AE 66.
				2.)  and so on.
		12.00	AF 4441	Day's run:     Surfaced     7.5 nm
				Submerged   55.0 nm
				62.5 nm
		18.58	AF 4446	Began snorkeling.
		19.26		Incoming Radio Message 0914/27/375:  On 28 October at 08.00 hours switch:  Petersen Coastal Circuit.  And so on.
		21.30	AF 4458	Ended snorkeling.
		28.10.44
		00.00	AF 4458
		04.44	AF 4483	Began        "
		06.37	AF 4495	Ended        "
		08.00	AF 4495	Switched to Coastal Circuit.

	Sun and Moon Data 25.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 26.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 27.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 28.10.44

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		continued
		28.10.44	Northern North Sea
		12.00	AF 4496	Day's run:  Submerged  57.0 nm.
		18.23		Incoming Radio Message 1158/28/62:
				Return harbor for Petersen is Kristiansand South.
				F.d.U. West.
		18.56	AF 4577	Began snorkeling.
		21.10	AF 4815	Ended        "
		29.10.44
		00.00	AF 4819
		04.52	AF 4843	Began        "
		06.43	AF 4854	Ended        "
		12.00	AF 4857	Day's run:  Submerged  51.0 nm.
		12.05	AF 4857	Noise buoy 210 RPM, heard for 3 hours.
		18.55	AF 4885	Began snorkeling.
		21.25	AF 7223	Ended        "
		30.10.44
		00.00	AF 7231
		04.57	AF 7234	Began        "
		06.41	AF 7262	Ended        "
		12.00	AF 7266	Day's run:  Submerged  54.0 nm.
		19.04	AF 7293	Began snorkeling.
		21.35	AF 7377	Ended        "
		31.10.44
		00.00	AF 7378
		05.00	AF 7612	Began        "
		07.19	AF 7619	Ended        "
		12.00	AF 7651	Day's run:  Submerged  53.0 nm.
		18.54	AF 7657	Began snorkeling.
		21.20	AF 7659	Ended        "
		01.11.44
		00.00	AF 7683
		04.47	AF 7694	Began        "
		06.39	AF 7697	Ended        "
		12.00	AF 7931	Day's run:  Submerged  50.0 nm.
		18.56	AF 7938	Began snorkeling.
		21.45	AF 7966	Ended        "
		02.11.44
		00.00	AF 7966
		04.55	AF 8771	Began        "
		06.36	AF 8775	Ended        "
		12.00	AF 8778	Day's run:  Submerged  56.0 nm.
		18.58	AN 2326	Began snorkeling.
		21.30	AN 2353	Ended        "
		03.11.44
		00.00	AN 2353
		04.50	AN 2356	Began        "
		06.39	AN 2383	Ended        "
		12.00	AN 2386	Day's run:  Submerged  45.0 nm.
		19.05	AN 2384	Began snorkeling.
		21.10	AN 2863	Ended        "

	Sun and Moon Data 28.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 29.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 30.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 31.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 01.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 02.10.44
	Sun and Moon Data 03.10.44

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		continued
		03.11.44	Northern North See
		21.30		Difference between dead reckoning and actual position after a navigation fix:  90°T, 18 nm.
		04.11.44
		00.00	AN 2863
		01.25		Incoming Radio Message 1256/3/43:
				For Just and Petersen escort positioned 5 November 17.30 hours Point "Krista".  If escort can not be reached, do not report, escort will again be positioned at Point "Krista" on 6 November at 18.00 hours.
				F.d.U. West.
		03.55	AN 2866	Began snorkeling.
		06.50	AN 2893	Ended        "
		12.00	AN 2899	Day's run:  Submerged  59.0 nm.
		17.56	AN 4336	Began snorkeling.
		20.00	AN 4363	Ended        "
		23.53	AN 3144	Began        "
		05.11.44
		02.40	AN 3172	Surfaced to ventilate the boat, because undercut due to the too great Sea while snorkeling.
			SW 8, Sea 6, medium Swell, cloudy, Vis. good
		03.09	AN 3175	Dived.
		05.55	AN 3176	Surfaced to charge.
		06.27	AN 3179	Dived.
		12.00	AN 3413	Day's run:     Surfaced    13.0 nm
				Submerged    66.0 nm
				79.0 nm
		18.16	AN 3422	Began snorkeling.
		19.55	AN 3426	Ended        "
		20.03	AN 3426	Surfaced to charge, because snorkeling is no longer possible.
			W 6, Sea 4-5, light to medium Swell, cloudy, Vis. medium, 990 mb
		21.16	AN 3439	Dived.
		06.11.44
		00.00	AN 3463
		02.58	AN 3463	Surfaced to charge.
			W 6, Sea 5, medium Swell, cloudy, Vis. good
		04.18	AN 3542	Dived.
		12.00	AN 3527	Day's run:     Surfaced    33.0 nm
				Submerged    35.0 nm
				68.0 nm
		17.50		Reached point Krista.  Taken in convoy.
		19.55		Made fast Farsund.
		20.28		Outgoing Radio Message 1951/6/2:
				19.30 hours arrived Farsund with Just.
				Petersen.
		07.11.44		Overhauled anti-aircraft weapons.
		17.00		Ready for sea.  Proceeded to Kristiansand with escort and Just.
		23.03		Made fast U-boat Base Kristiansand.

	Sun and Moon Data 03.11.44
	Sun and Moon Data 04.11.44
	Sun and Moon Data 05.11.44
	Sun and Moon Data 06.11.44
	Sun and Moon Data 07.11.44

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		08.11.44	Skagerrak - Kattegat
		18.00		Put to sea from Kristiansand with "Just" and "Knieper".
		19.15		After passing the exit Fliege put on. For 5 hours alternating one or 2 locators are heard.
		22.50	AO 4415	Remained on the surface.  Aircraft!  Aircraft throw parachute flares, do not attack.
		22.53		Outgoing Radio Message ßß:  Was attacked by aircraft.  AO 4415.
		09.11.44
		00.00	AO 4424
			S 3, Sea 1, cloudy, Vis. good, 990 mb
		04.00	AO 4571
			SE 3, Sea 1, overcast, Vis. good, 992 mb
		06.30	AO 4571	In convoy.
		10.00	AO 4815	Aircraft!  Aircraft in approach from astern to starboard bearing 270°T.  No attack.
				Outgoing Radio Message ßß:  Aircraft.  AO 4815.
		13.00	AO 4843	Day's run:  Surfaced  179.0 nm.
			NE 2, Sea 1, cloudy, Vis. medium, 993 mb
		16.00	AO 4973
		20.00	AO 7216
		10.11.44
		00.00	AO 7244
			NW 2, Sea 0-1, overcast, Vis. medium, 1003
		01.15		Outgoing Radio Message 2358/82:  (Arrival Message).
		04.00	AO 7195
		08.00	AO 7541
		12.00	AO 7495	Day's run:  Surfaced  159.5 nm.
			NNE 3, Sea 1, clear, Vis. good, 1007 mb
		16.00	AO 7722	Changed escort.
		21.05		Anchored Flensburger Fjord.
		11.11.44
		07.20	Ready for sea.
		08.25		Approached by 8 2-engined aircraft from the NE.  Fired.
				Thereafter recognition signal from aircraft.
		09.15		Made fast U-boat Base Flensburg.
			On board 11.11.1944
				Kaptlt and Kommandant

	Sun and Moon Data 08.11.44
	Sun and Moon Data 09.11.44
	Sun and Moon Data 10.11.44
	Sun and Moon Data 11.11.44

 

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	Comments of the Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
	On the K.T.B. of "U 541" (Petersen) from 6.8.-11.11.1944.
	South of Newfoundland on 3 September the Kommandant immediately utilized a shooting opportunity on a tanker and and got him with repeated stubborn attempts.  Previous bravado showed once again on 8 September in the attack on suspected auxiliary aircraft carrier.  Heedless of localizing the assault was performed ruthlessly. Detected and shot at by escort, attack on the main target had to be broken off and dived.  The remaining shot opportunity, already conceived while diving, was alertly exploited. - A beautiful performance. -  Failure with 8 meter depth setting on T 5 shot on 27 September was not surprising, likewise miss on passenger steamer due to too great range and broad target angle.
	In all a good, attack joyful patrol of the experienced Kommandant.
	Accredited successes:  1 tanker 7000 GRT sunk
	1 destroyer              sunk.
		For the Befehlshaber der Unterseeboote
		- The chief of the Operations Department -

 

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