Radio-Log U-330

Duration:     20.12.1939 - 07.01.1940, 19 days on sea


0415/21/001 Released Escorts 30 nautical miles west to standing line Le Conquet / Proceeding to patrol area AN14 / Estimate arrival 23 Dez / Fuel: 23 cu-meters / Seas Calm / Wind NNW 12 knots / Barometer 1013.2 mb / Grabowski U-330

2330/22/002 Arrived AN14 / Fuel: 21 Cubic Meters / All Eels / Winds NNE 15 knots / Barometer 1010.9 / Sea State 2 / Beginning patrol / Grabowski U-330

1000/24/003 Mein Standort ist AN1486 / Fuel Remaining: 20 cubic meters / All Eels / Winds NNE 25-35 knots / Sea State 4 / Barometer 1009.1 mb / No Contacts / Grabowski U-330

1000/31/004 Mein Standort ist AN1497 / Fuel Remaining: 18 cubic meters / All Eels / Winds ENE 20 knots / Sea State 3 / Barometer 1013.8 mb / No Contacts Yet On This Patrol / Grabowski U-330

2035/31/005 QR QR / From: 9th.Flot. HQ / To: U-330 / Ref: new patrol area AN22 / sail with march speed / building reconnaissance stripe "Reißewolf" with members of other flots / confirm re-direction / KvtKpt. Thomsen / EOM

2045/31/006 Currently underway to new Marqu. ETA for AN22 is 24 hours / Will Advise Our Arrival / Grabowski U-330

0115/01/007 Contact AN1442 / British Troop Ship Spotted and Sunk / 600 Meter Distress Call Identifies as “Bexhill-On-Sea” / 20,000 GRT / Continuing on to AN22 / Grabowski U-330

1940/01/008 Arrived AN22 and assumed position for "Reißewolf" . Sea State 2 / Winds NE 15 / Barometer 1011.9 mb / 18 cubic meters of fuel / 3 eels remaining / Grabowski U-330

1230/05/009 Encountered Large Convoy with Medium Protection AN2371 Heading Northeast at 7 Knots / Sunk Tanker 9000GRT Possibly Greek / No Eels / No Damage / Fuel 17 Cubic Meters Remaining / Returning To Base / ETA 36 Hours / Grabowski U-330

0200/07/010 Request Escort at Pte. Des Espagnols / Grabowski U-330

Radio Log for U-330 respectfully submitted this date;
FkOGfr. Wilhelm Schneider
U-330

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