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10.05. |
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Put to sea from Lorient. Mission: Transfer the boat to Kure (Japan). |
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10. - 15.05 |
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Transit through the Bay of Biscay. Dived for aircraft 6 times. |
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16.05. |
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Transit to Penang via ES 8889, JJ 42, KQ 95, KG 88, KJ 27, LP 59, LP 68, LE 6630. |
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25.05. |
ES 8889 |
Took over 80 cbm fuel from "Schnoor". |
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29.05. |
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16.50 |
FD 9571 |
Crash dive for aircraft. |
17.29 |
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Sighted 2 destroyers, 3 steamers and 3 further smoke clouds, set off because attack on convoys was forbidden. |
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27.06. |
KR 4869 |
U.S.A. Liberty-freighter "SEBASTIANO CERMENO" sunk by multiple shot. 7000 GRT, from Suez with unknown orders, in ballast, course 180°, 10.5 knots. |
09.40 |
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09.07 |
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19.40 |
LY 2616 |
Passenger-freighter with ammunition, 7000 GRT, course 315°, 12 knots, blew up after being hit. |
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15.07. |
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04.45 |
LF 4191 |
Taken under escort by Japanese. |
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16.07. |
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07.25 |
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Arrived Penang. |
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16. - 24.07 |
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Lay period Penang. |
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24.07. |
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09.00 |
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Put to sea from Penang. |
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24.07. - 07.08. |
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Transit to Kure. Up to Shonan transit in Japanese convoy. |
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Continued transit via LG 79, LG 81, QC 72, QC 83, QD 27, OP 98, OP 38. |
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29.07. |
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09.35 |
MX 7355 |
On passing a Japanese troop transport convoy, course 210°, high speed, was shot at by tanker "OMUROSAM MARU". It turned out that the convoy had no idea of our presence. |
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05.08. |
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00.28 |
OP 3877 |
Taken under Japanese mine-layer and aircraft escort. |
02.15 |
OP 3844 |
Aircraft sighted enemy U-boat, continued transit alone, because mine-layer and aircraft remained to fight at the sighting location. |
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