Hi

Am trying to clarify specifics about USS West Bridge (DANFS Id. No. 2888) which was torpedoed in mid-August 1918 enroute to France in WW 1 while under the command of my great uncle, Lt/Cdr Mortimer Hawkins.

The U Boat.net website (http://uboat.net:8080/wwi/boats/listing.html) has the following info about the activities of the two U Boats in that timeframe:

U 90
15 Aug 1918 Sank USS Montanan
16 August 1918 Damaged USS West Bridge

U 107
15 Aug 1918 Sank Cubore

The latest U Boat.net input I can find in the discussion about this activity was made in 2007.

An extract from the current Naval History and Heritage Command write-up (http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/w/west-bridge.html) indicates the following.........

Escorted by the converted yacht Noma (S.P. 131) and the French cruiser Marseille, the convoy plodded across the Atlantic. By mid-August, the Allied ships entered the danger zone where U-boats had been highly active. In fact, two German submarines, U-90 and U-107, were then lurking in the path of the convoy.
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Meanwhile, the convoy continued on its way, when suddenly, shortly before 1800 and four miles ahead of the now drifting West Bridge, German submarine U-90 torpedoed Montanan.
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Meanwhile, U-107 approached unseen and launched two torpedoes. One hit West Bridge forward near number 3 hold and the other amidships abreast of the engine room. ..............

This info was posted in December 2015, and I was wondering if there is any new evidence to support the change? I’ve made a similar query of the Naval History and Heritage Command indicating I am interested in the basis for their account.

Thanks for any insights

Vern Dander