Hi again George!

Thank You for Your very kind E-mail !
I can receive mail on my Outlook Express,but I do have some problems
sending mail on it,so I prefer to answer Your letter here,if You don´t mind.

It sounds very interesting to hear that You have succeeded in getting
Your hands on a copy of U-198:s logg book.I see on this exellent UboatNet
Web Site that she sank 13 ships!
Is this loggbook mayby a source that can answer Your research on the
fate of the shipmates to Your Grandfather?

I am a bit ashamed to say that I only have managed to find info on the sinking
of U-198,and regretably nothing of her cruise,in the Indian Ocean.As You,
I am sure already know,U-198 fell victim to a well co-ordinated hunt by a killer
group built around Escort Carriers HMS:s BEGUM and SHAH.
HMS frigate FINDHORN and RIN sloop GODAVARI sank U-198 NW of Seychelles
(03* 35´S - 52* 49´E.) aided by Avenger of 851 Sqdr. (SHAH).All hands lost.
(my sourcehrubb&Sainsbury:Royal Navy Day by Day.Page:227.)

Since You so kindly asked for my interests and if You could help me,I want to
mention that I am interested in all aspects of WW II naval warfare,but mayby
a little bit extra interested in Carrier Warfare in Pacific Theatre.
I do have a friend here in Sweden who is very good at looking up Second Hand
Books on the Internet.There is a book wich is out of print,and that he is going
to try to find on the Net,but if he does not succeed,mayby You could help me
out George?It is:
Rowher&Hümmelchen:Chronology of the War at Sea 1939-1945.
United States Naval Inst. (1992) I think 2nd edition. ISB nr:155750105X.
366 Pages.Well indexed.All major naval battles all theatres,including a lot of
Convoy Battles,and Wolf Pack Actions.
That is a book I really should like to lay my hands on!
In 1996 I bought Roskill:War at Sea (4 volumes,covering the Royal Navy WW II)
and Morison:Hist of US naval operations in WW II.(15 volumes).
I know that Roskill´s 4 volumes are VERY hard to get by today!
They have given me an immense source of info to draw from.
Mayby I am a bit old fashioned;But I love to read books,and find it a little bit
hard to surf around too much on the net :-).

I wish You Good Luck in Your continued research,George!
Kindest regards/Anders.