This record was kindly provided by the generous assistance of Tony Cooper. The "Speerbrecher's" duty is to detonate mines and the patrol boat's to provide anti-aircraft escort, since the U-Boat cannot dive sufficiently deep while in coastal waters to evade detection from the air to be sure of not detonating a magnetic mine laid on the bottom.
Sporn's nerves were all to pieces and he asked to be relieved. Survivors said he had recently been extremely nervous and irritable on board and they were glad to get rid of him. Click the icons to view the associated records. COPY No. This book is invariably to be kept locked up when not in use and is not to be taken outside the ship or establishment for which it it issued without the express permission of the Commanding Officer.
This Report is not to be considered accurate in all respects, having been prepared before complete information was available. It is therefore not to be taken as historically correct. Attention is called to the penalties attaching to any infraction of the.
PART I. Sole Survivor. Maximum Depth Tested metres ft. Maximum Depth attained metres ft. Crash-diving time About 30 seconds to periscope depth. Periscope depth 14 metres 46 ft. This is the first U-Boat, from which prisoners of war have been captured, to have these bolts. Normal diamond-shaped provisional aerial. She also carried a spare aerial for use in emergencies, stowed in Captain's cabin.
Prisoners stated that a trial reception was once carried out in this way, but its clarity was much less than when the normal aerial was used. She carried between six and ten cases of S. Colours unknown. Multiple unit type G. Normal U-Boat equipment, manufactured by Telefunken. Prisoners did not remember details. Removed at final adjustments. Early in the forenoon of 28th April, "U " parted company with her escort and the other tonner and submerged.
