Re: Persic Sunk, September 6, 1918
Posted by:
Lee Edwards
()
Date: May 11, 2004 08:36AM
Danemark, Is there is published source for this information, perhaps a German language source? I'm sure it's true, but I might want to cite the information some day.
The source for my grandfather's account was the Manchester (Tennessee) Times, April 24, 1919.
Lee Edwards
Dänemark wrote:
> Hi Lee
> Michael is correct with UB87.
>
> UB87 attacked submerged an ingoing convoy in St. Georg Channel.
> There where 15 big steamers in the convoy escorted by 1
> cruiser, destroyers and an airplane. From the convoy, UB87
> torpedoed the armed merchant vessel Persic 12045 brt. with 2800
> american troops onboard. They didn't observe the steamer sink
> because of beginning darkness and the strong escort. There was
> thrown 55 deptcharges, with no effect. Persic made it to an
> harbour and Ub87 was bach in Wilhelmshafen 21.9.1918.
> Regards
> Dänemark
The source for my grandfather's account was the Manchester (Tennessee) Times, April 24, 1919.
Lee Edwards
Dänemark wrote:
> Hi Lee
> Michael is correct with UB87.
>
> UB87 attacked submerged an ingoing convoy in St. Georg Channel.
> There where 15 big steamers in the convoy escorted by 1
> cruiser, destroyers and an airplane. From the convoy, UB87
> torpedoed the armed merchant vessel Persic 12045 brt. with 2800
> american troops onboard. They didn't observe the steamer sink
> because of beginning darkness and the strong escort. There was
> thrown 55 deptcharges, with no effect. Persic made it to an
> harbour and Ub87 was bach in Wilhelmshafen 21.9.1918.
> Regards
> Dänemark
