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Catalogue reference: ADM 137/3060/11
This record is about the Folios 92-102: CB number 01379 O.X.O, Copy number 30, UC.65 Interrogation of Survivors,... dating from 1917 Nov in the series Admiralty: Historical Section: Records used for Official History, First World War. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Folios 92-102: CB number 01379 O.X.O, Copy number 30, UC.65 Interrogation of Survivors, November 1917. UC. 65 was sunk by C. 15 on 3 November 1917.
Folio 93: Cover sheet, UC.65.
Folio 94: Table of Contents.
Folio 94: Introductory Remarks. Of the crew of 29, only 5 survived: Lieutenant-Commander Claus Lafrenz, Reserve Sub-Lieutenant Diedrich Braue, Leading Seaman Willy Ostergaard, Leading Seaman Erich Fugner and Telegraphist Theodor Bremer.
Folio 95: On last cruise, left Zeebrugge on 21 Oct. 1917 and passed through Dover Barrage on surface. Laid mines off Havre and expended all five torpedoes. Sunk by torpedo from C.15 on 3 Nov.
Folio 95: Submarine Flanders Flotilla operates north to Flamborough Head, Channel and to North coast of Spain. Irish Sea considered too dangerous. Cruises usually of 14 to 16 days but depend on how quickly torpedoes are expended.
Folio 96: No problems navigating in the North Sea and Channel. Crossing Dover Barrage on surface at night.
Folio 96: Minelaying sinks ships and keeps minesweepers employed so they do not operate against submarines. Each submarine commander becomes a specialist for a definite area and he alone lays mines there.
Folio 97: Lafrenz had only one previous cruise in UC.65, also laying mines off Havre.
Folio 97: List of crew of UC.65.
Folio 98: Wireless Telegraphy little used.
Folio 98: Many of Flanders Flotilla has an eye painted on bow.
Folios 98: Submarine Losses UB.13, UB.20, UB.32, UB.36, UB.37, UB.39, UC.1, UC.2, UC.3, UC.4, UC.10, UC.72, U.10, U.50, U.66 and commercial submarine Bremen. Ill feeling regarding loss of UC.26 and opinion that Milne intentionally avoided picking up captain.
Folios 99: Mention of U.22 which landed Roger Casement in Ireland, improvements in UB class, UB.18, UB.23 and UB.49.
Folios 99-100: Mention of submarine officers Bauer, Max Valentiner, Steinbrinck, von Forstner, Beitzen, Hans Valentiner, Pustkuchen, Furbringer, Saltzwedel, Steckelberg, Gebeschuss, Wippern, Meier, Ziemer and Keyserlingk.
Folios 100-101: Rewards and Decorations based on tonnage of ships sunk.
Folio 101: V.100 was badly damaged by torpedo in Baltic.
Folio 101: Mention made of raider Wolf.
Folio 101: Railway to Denmark via Fehmarn not commenced.
Folio 101: Dissatisfaction in High Sea Fleet does not appear to have spread to Flanders.
Folios 101-102: Translation of extract from a letter Indefatigable German written by Lieutenant-Commander Lafrenz of UC. 65 to Lieutenant Ulrich Meier, Kiel, dated London, 4 November 1917.
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Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
Admiralty: Historical Section: Records used for Official History, First World War
Interrogations of survivors of captured and sunk German submarines, etc. (Described...
Folios 92-102: CB number 01379 O.X.O, Copy number 30, UC.65 Interrogation of Survivors,...
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