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Catalina Reports, 26 May 1941

ON 6840 Kc/s

(Enclosure No.3 to Flag Officer Commanding Force "H" No. 471/14 dated 4th June 1941)

From (Aircraft call sign)	To	Time of Origin		Message	Time of Receipt	Code
Y6AZ [Catalina Z/209]	No. 15 Group	1030	NR1	1 BS 240 - 5 - 150 - KRGP 3313 [1 battleship bearing 240º - distance 5 miles - course 150º - my position 49º 33' N., 21º 47' W.]	1038	SE Code
Y6AZ	No. 15 Group	1035	NR2	My 1030 OECS 150 - 20 - KRGP 2810 [My 1030 enemy course 150º - speed 20 knots - my position 49º 28' N., 21º 50' W.]	1051	SE Code
Y6AZ	No. 15 Group	1100	NR3	BB. My 1030. Have lost track with enemy BS. When last seen enemy's position was KRGP 2216 [49º 22' N., 21º 44' W.] at 1045	1117	Syko
Y6AZ	No. 15 Group	1114	NR4	BB. Hull holed by shrapnel request instructions	1136	Syko
No. 15 Group	Y6AZ	1150		NR4 Search and shadow as long as possible further instructions later	1202	Syko
ZK6M [Catalina M/240]	No. 15 Group	1200	NR1	4 UN 050 - 10 - 140 - KRGP 4731 [4 unknown vessels bearing 50º - distance 10 miles - course 140º - my position 49º 47' N., 21º 29' W.]	1208	SE Code
ZK6M	No. 15 Group	1240	NR2	My 1200. Vessels reported are not objective	1243	Syko
ZK6M	No. 15 Group	1330	NR3	1 BS 180 - 4 - 130 - PHYE 1210 - U [1 battleship bearing 180º - distance 4 miles - course 130º - my position 48º 12' N., 19º 50' W.]	1333	SE Code
ZK6M	No. 15 Group	1340	NR4	OECS 140 - 20 [Enemy course 140º - Speed 20 knots]	1344	SE Code
ZK6M	No. 15 Group	1345	NR5	Am being attacked by enemy aircraft unknown type [*]	1345	NAC
ZK6M	No. 15 Group	1405	NR6	Am Shadowing enemy battleship	1404 [?]	Syko
ZK6M	No. 15 Group	1525	NR7	Have lost touch with enemy. Last observed position was VCHX 3000 - U [47º 30' N., 19º 00' W.] at 1500	1527	Syko
ZK6M	No. 15 Group	1600	NR8	Have regained contact	1610	NAC
ZK6M	No. 15 Group	1605	NR9	OECS 140 - 20 [Enemy course 140º - Speed 20 knots]	1612	SE Code
No. 15 Group	LT70	1620		You 1548. Position course and speed of enemy is VCWM 4045 - 120 - 22 - (1930)	1647	Syko
ZK6M	No. 15 Group	1630	NR10	Estimated position at 1610 VCHX 2803 - U [47º 28' N., 18º 57' W.]	1635	Syko
ZK6M	No. 15 Group	1632	NR11	Am being attacked by enemy aircraft unknown type [*]	1639	NAC
ZK6M	No. 15 Group	1655	NR12	Enemy has altered course to 125º	1655	NAC
ZK6M	No. 15 Group	1700	NR13	My 1605 My 1655 course was 140º true not 125º true	1715	Syko
ZK6M	No. 15 Group	1800	NR14	Have lost touch with enemy. Last observed position was VCHX 1537 - U [47º 15' N., 18º 23' W.] Am returning to base	1808	Syko
ZK6M	No. 15 Group	1830	NR15	ETA [estimated time of arrival] 0054	18**	Syko
No. 15 Group	LT70	1845		Position of enemy is expected to be 4740 north 1715 west at 1930	1856	Syko
No. 15 Group	LT70	1920		Amend previous signal of 1845 substitute 4755 north 1617 west at 1930. Search the area.	1944	Syko

* Regarding signals at 1345 and 1632, alarm was apparently caused by shadowing Swordfish aircraft from Ark Royal (see Vice-Admiral Somerville's Dispatch, item #27).

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