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Colchester steamship UK (2 replies)

Josephbremez — Tue, 14 May 2013 20:33:21 +0000

Hi Gents and Gals,

[www.kiel.de]

Which uboat captured the COLCHESTER?

Respectfully,

Joe R

UC 65 September 9 1916 (7 replies)

Clio — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:56:17 +0000

Amazing Adventure, the biography of Godfrey Herbert RN, then in command of the Q-ship Carradale Head, describes a duel with UC 65 (Otto Steinbrinck) on the above date. Being cautious over biographies, can anyone confirm whether the Q-ship did in fact surprise but not sink UC 65 please.

U117 (2 replies)

Josephbremez — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:57:00 +0000

Hi every one,

[www.uboat.net]

Shouldn't the name of the vessel be OLD TIME?

Respectfully,

Joe R

What time was Buffalo attacked? (1 reply)

Albion3 — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:49:26 +0000

UB 64 sank Setter, MJ Craig and Buffalo on 13.9.1918. Setter was off Corsewall Pt at about 0425 GMT, MJ Craig off Belfast Lough at about 2200 GMT. Buffalo was off Corsewall Point. Can anybody tell me what time?

Donald

Cost of building a WW1 U-boat (1 reply)

John T. — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:52:44 +0000

Does anyone have a rough estimate as to how much it would cost to build a full scale and fully functional replica of a type UB III or any u-boat used in WW1?

looking for troops carrier sunk between 10/10-21/12/16 near Crete (no replies)

shvo — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:15:13 +0000

Hi,
I am looking for troops carrier sunk between 10/10-21/12/1916 near Crete
i found one that sunk on 29/11/1916 called SS Minnewaska

does someone knows whether another troops carrier sunk between these dates??

10x in advance

Ships sunk on northeastern coast of the USA and Canada (2 replies)

samcote — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:44:07 +0000

Hi,

The Uboats have they sunk ships in this area (Canada / USA) during the WWI ?

According to Joe R, Uboats did sink ships off the northeastern coast of the USA and Canada. Among them was the U53 sinking 5 ships in 1916. U117, U140, 151 and U156 also sank ships. Do you have the exact date and name of ships sunk by each Uboats ?

Thank you very much.

Sam

SM UC 42 (no replies)

Matthias — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 08:46:01 +0000

A link to an interesting article from Ireland.
[www.independent.ie]

Michele SV (2 replies)

regio — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:47:31 +0000

Hi, anyone has information about the Italian sailing ship "Michele" 41 t. sank near the island of Linosa February 14, 1917?
Thank you

U-17 and Johannes Feldkirchener (no replies)

DasFitch — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:46:58 +0000

Hello,
I know that Johannes Feldkirchener was awarded an Iron Cross at some point since it is visible in pictures of him with his uniform. Does anyone know off-hand how many crewmembers of the U-17 were awarded Iron Cross First Class in 1914?

Thank you in advance.

Logbook of the U-21 (5 replies)

DasFitch — Tue, 21 May 2013 18:49:38 +0000

Hello all,
This topic may be covered elsewhere, so please forgive me if that is the case. Does anyone know where I might be able to get a copy of the logbook of U-21? I am particularly interested in the entry Otto Hersing relating to the sinking of HMS Pathfinder, as well as a few other items. Any information would be appreciated.

Kind regards,
Tad

U89 (1 reply)

Innes McCartney — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:29:04 +0000

Hi all

For those interested in such matters, I am uploading a gallery of images of U89 to my FB site.

[www.facebook.com]

Other WW1 era wrecks area also there.

I will be adding all of my Kaiserliche Marine U-boat investigations in the future

all the best

Innes McCartney

WW1 British Submarine Stats. (1 reply)

Paul H. — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 15:26:00 +0000

Dear Forum Readers.
Can anybody tell me if the number and tonnage of ships sunk and damaged by all British Subs.in WW1 is available anywhere.Also individual 'scores'of all British Subs,together with the sinking details of the ships sunk.
I am aware that records exist at Kew and other museums etc.but can not visit there due to my health problems.
Any info.on this topic will be greatly appreciated.

Article about type UB-II (no replies)

bonneville28 — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:25:02 +0000

New question regarding type UB-II...does anyone know where to get ahold of the article "Deutsche Unterseeboote fur Kustengewasser?"(German U-Boats for Coastal Waters)

It was apparently part of a journal entitled "Schiffbau" published in 1919 and the author is Friedrich Scheurer.

Several WWI U-Boat books and articles that I have found cite this particular article as a reference but I cannot seem to find it anywhere.

Any help is much appreciated. I believe there may be two versions of the article, one for UB boats and one covering UC boats.

WWI Crew Lists Formerly at Ubootwaffe.net (8 replies)

LTom — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:56:39 +0000

I've been doing on and off research for a piece of historical fiction set on a WWI u-boat. Some time ago I'd bookmarked the WWI crew lists page at [www.ubootwaffe.net] since it was valuable information I had been unable to find anywhere else. It listed the entire crew of individual u-boats, what their positions were, and when they died if the information was known.

Sadly, I've recently discovered that [www.ubootwaffe.net] has shut down. There is a link to a new site that has archived the WW2 crew lists, but the WWI list is nowhere to be found.

Would anyone happen to know if that information is still archived somewhere (in German is okay as long as it's online) or a way I might be able to contact either Jörn Jensen (who I believe is the person who compiled the information) or the former ubootwaffe.net admin?

I know this is not that busy a forum, so I set this topic to send me an e-mail alert for any replies. Even if this post is several months old with zero replies when you see it, if you have information please reply so I can check up on this.

Thank you.

UC-21 and UB 18 : crew lists (1 reply)

Freddy — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 22:50:45 +0000

Hello,

For the periods of time : UC-21 around 18 march 1917 and UB-18 around 13 September 1916, could somebody tell me :

1. If there was a photograph embedded on board of (one of) this 2 U-boats, if yes, what was his name ?
2. And/or if there was a complement named : BRUSSELLE ARTHUR mentioned on the crew-lists of those subs for those patrols ?

Many thanks,
Best regards,
Freddy.

U 61's fate (5 replies)

Oliver LÃ¶rscher — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:37:09 +0000

Gentlemen,

U 61's final fate has to be rewritten, in fact at the moment it is another of the "missing" U-Boats.

The attack attributed to U 61's sinking by P-Boat PC 51 on March 22nd, 1918 in fact was against UC 56 (Kiesewetter), which was badly shaken, but survived of course.

Oliver

UB 78 vs. HMT Strathearn (4 replies)

Oliver LÃ¶rscher — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 09:37:57 +0000

Another one for the database:

UB 78 (Oblt.z.S. Stosberg) on 21.03.1918 in the forenoon passed St. Abbs Head and went along the southern coast of the Firth of Forth up to Bass Rock, than at 19:15h they surfaced again and left the coast.

than, at 19:40h:
Feuer auf 2 Bewacher, die dem Boot den Weg verlegen wollten, auf 40 hm eröffnet. Feuer wurde von Fischdampfern erwidert. Ein Treffer beobachtet. Dampfer drehte brennend ab Gefecht wurde abgebrochen, da Zielfernrohr unbrauchbar und wegen einbrechender Dunkelheit. Über Wasser Rückmarsch nach Tynemündung

Lloyds War Losses gives the clue, despite I haven't seen files from TNA yet:

21.03.1918 damaged STRATHEARN (trawler), 152 tons, about 16 miles E. by S. of May Isld., arrd. Granton - fishing

Despite this entry leading to the assumption that this was an civilian fishing trawler, the STRATHEARN is listed in Dittmar/Colledge as an Admiralty trawler, hired up to 1919.

Oliver

Battle of Jutland U Boat Sunk - any info? (4 replies)

Pete Bleakley — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:57:26 +0000

Hi folks!

I'm currently creating an archive relating to WW1 light cruiser HMS Caroline.
I understand that one U Boat was sunk during the battle, possibly by ramming.
Has anyone any more information regarding the sinking - I'm new here and totally
in the dark!
Best regards, Pete Bleakley

Does erased from ship hulls, the names of Allied merchant ships during WWI? (5 replies)

CASTELL — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 00:46:12 +0000

Greetings to all.
Does anyone know if the Allied ships and particularly the French, erased the names of the ship on the sides of the bow, during the First World War?
I've been diving in some Allied merchant shipwrecks, sunk by German submarines in the Catalan coast and I could not find any names on the hull of ships. This makes me think that maybe there was some instruction to not identify the merchant, in its routes, and the entrances and exits of ports.
I have not been able to find any documented information on this, although it is true that, to prevent espionage activities in Spanish ports was prohibited to register the names of the ships in their scales, during the war years.
Thank you!

Margaret VI (2 replies)

Nom Anor — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 19:19:10 +0000

[www.uboat.net]

Was this ship sunk, or merely damaged? It says sunk under the heading "Loss type"; but then says "Damaged by gunfire off the Gironde" under Position.

SS Wandby (5 replies)

Ian Lodge — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:51:49 +0000

The SS Wandby, a British cargo ship armed with a 4 inch gun on her stern, is credited with sinking a U-boat in the Bay of Biscay in April 1917. The master, Captain David Simpson, was awarded an MBE plus medals from Lloyds and the Shipping Federation. I can find no record anywhere of the U-boat's number etc. Can anyone help with more info.

U-Boats in Canada WWI (1 reply)

samcote — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 07:57:54 +0000

Hi,

I would like to know if the UBOATS entered in the st. lawrence river (canada/québec) during the WWI ?

Thank you.

Sam

SS Vasconia (no replies)

regio — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:57:44 +0000

Hi,
someone have information about the SS Vasconia sank by a mine north of Alexandria. I know sold to Italy shortly before sinking in 1918.
Thank you

the wreck of amiral de kersaint / U64 (no replies)

Castell — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:29:34 +0000

Exploration project, by the "Societat Catalana de Recerca Subaquàtica", of the wreck of the French steamer "Amiral de Kersaint" sunk on September 14, 1917, by the German submarine U64, 11 miles from Cape Tortosa, to 65 meters deep, after a bloody battle.

Promotional video for a documentary about the sinking, in course of filming

[vimeo.com]

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ss JAPIGIA 1269 tsl (5 replies)

regio — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:41:01 +0000

Hi,
anyone has information on JAPIGIA ship sunk by torpedo on 21 April 1917 8nm from Vlore Albania?
Thank you

U-Boats in the Hebrides WW1 (no replies)

Ken MacLean — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 05:12:09 +0000

My mother said that German submarines were being replenished near her home village (Ardhaisig on the Isle of Harris) during WW1 by "Norwegians".

When I visited Harris in 1948 some of the locals told me this was true, but none of them had actually seen a submarine. Wondering if this replenishment actually ocurred, or perhaps just another war-rumour.

There was an active Norwegian whaling station in or very near Ardhaisig during WW1. Do any forum members recall hearing of this activity?

Cheers, Ken

UC18 - taking prisoners??? (4 replies)

Louise Blackmore — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 17:05:59 +0000

Hi All, I am looking for some information on a ship I believe my husband's great grandfather to have been on during WW1. The ship was a merchant vessel by the name of Netherton and it was scuppered by UC18 on the 17th of February 1917 with no loss of life. The U-Boat itself was then sunk with all hands the following day. What I would like to know is whether it is likely that the crew of the Netherton would have been taken onto the U-Boat as prisoners and, therefore, perished when it, in turn, was sunk. Thanks for any help you can give me even if it only general in terms of common practice at the time.
Kind regards
Louise

SS Senegal 845 tons (4 replies)

regio — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:35:07 +0000

Hello,
someone knows the location of the sinking of Senegal? I have found that is sunk about 25 miles off Cape Carbonara (Sardinia), but in the site is off the coast of Algeria.Does anyone have the UB50 ktbs?
Regard

Italian steamer "Astrea " (4 replies)

regio — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:43:22 +0000

Hello,
In lloyd's war losses I found that the steamer "Astrea" was torpedoed May 15, 1915.
Anyone has information?