U - 861
Monsoon submarine U - 861 is in super condition upon arrival at troubled base in Trondheim , Norway , dated 19 April 1945 . Naturally, because cruise ships have sailed for 13 ½ weeks since the first departed from the port in Surabaya on January 15, 1945 ! Large submarines of the type IX D2 has previously been left Kiel on her first patrol dated 20 April 1944 under the leadership of Ritterkreuzträger ( Knight's Cross winner ) Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Oesten . At first he was stationed in the area around the coast of Brazil before being moved to the east coast of Africa . U - 861 was recorded drown four vessels with a total tonnage of 22,040 GRT and damaged the tanker " Daronia " which weighs 8,139 GRT before arriving at the base of the island Penang ( Malaysia ) dated 23 September 1944 . At that time the U - 861 had been sailing at sea for five months nonstop ! The U - boat languishing in Penang until November 1, 1944 to undergo the necessary repairs and provide an opportunity for the crew to rest weary . On 1 November 1944 the U - 861 left Penang to Surabaya and arriving there dated 5 November 1944 after a short transit in Singapore . The ship remained there before it was ordered to return to Germany dated January 15, 1945 . On the way home he brings a lot of valuable war materials sort of seed molybdenum , zinc stored in containers located in the ballast keel , and raw rubber . And so, weaponry is limited to two torpedoes to defend themselves when attacked ( road safety a top priority and not the destruction of enemy ships ) . It 's got safety toughest challenge it in the final stages of the trip when the U - 861 passed by a " swarm " of ice in southern Greenland . Because the ship's captain reliability coupled with an experienced crew , the ship eventually damage the steel layer can be minimized and the U - 861 could arrive back at their base safely despite living leaves 800 liters of diesel in tank - grilled ingredients . Note the repainted area around Panther logo ! Georg Högel in his book " Embleme , Wappen , Malings " explaining that the actual emblem depicts a panther who was climbing a globe . This is in contrast with the statement of Jürgen Oesten stating that the globe is claimed Högel not been a part of the panther emblem . The latter is the most interesting : Yamaha recall the motto " Always in front " on display at the MotoGP race ? It turns out that U - 861 had been " way ahead " in this case : the majority of the word " Hurry " emblazoned on the front of the control tower . The word is , of course , is derived from the Malay language meaning " fast " or " soon " !
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Magazine " U - Boot im Focus " edition no.2 of 2007
Monsoon submarine U - 861 is in super condition upon arrival at troubled base in Trondheim , Norway , dated 19 April 1945 . Naturally, because cruise ships have sailed for 13 ½ weeks since the first departed from the port in Surabaya on January 15, 1945 ! Large submarines of the type IX D2 has previously been left Kiel on her first patrol dated 20 April 1944 under the leadership of Ritterkreuzträger ( Knight's Cross winner ) Kapitänleutnant Jürgen Oesten . At first he was stationed in the area around the coast of Brazil before being moved to the east coast of Africa . U - 861 was recorded drown four vessels with a total tonnage of 22,040 GRT and damaged the tanker " Daronia " which weighs 8,139 GRT before arriving at the base of the island Penang ( Malaysia ) dated 23 September 1944 . At that time the U - 861 had been sailing at sea for five months nonstop ! The U - boat languishing in Penang until November 1, 1944 to undergo the necessary repairs and provide an opportunity for the crew to rest weary . On 1 November 1944 the U - 861 left Penang to Surabaya and arriving there dated 5 November 1944 after a short transit in Singapore . The ship remained there before it was ordered to return to Germany dated January 15, 1945 . On the way home he brings a lot of valuable war materials sort of seed molybdenum , zinc stored in containers located in the ballast keel , and raw rubber . And so, weaponry is limited to two torpedoes to defend themselves when attacked ( road safety a top priority and not the destruction of enemy ships ) . It 's got safety toughest challenge it in the final stages of the trip when the U - 861 passed by a " swarm " of ice in southern Greenland . Because the ship's captain reliability coupled with an experienced crew , the ship eventually damage the steel layer can be minimized and the U - 861 could arrive back at their base safely despite living leaves 800 liters of diesel in tank - grilled ingredients . Note the repainted area around Panther logo ! Georg Högel in his book " Embleme , Wappen , Malings " explaining that the actual emblem depicts a panther who was climbing a globe . This is in contrast with the statement of Jürgen Oesten stating that the globe is claimed Högel not been a part of the panther emblem . The latter is the most interesting : Yamaha recall the motto " Always in front " on display at the MotoGP race ? It turns out that U - 861 had been " way ahead " in this case : the majority of the word " Hurry " emblazoned on the front of the control tower . The word is , of course , is derived from the Malay language meaning " fast " or " soon " !
sources :
Magazine " U - Boot im Focus " edition no.2 of 2007