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Re: KTB S.M. U 102 on Dec. 8th 1917
Posted by:
Michael Lowrey
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Date: March 15, 2007 11:48AM
Simon,
Looking at Lloyd's War Losses again, I think you've combining the details on two damaged French sailing vessels:
St. Antoine De Padoue, 356 grt is listed as damaged in the Channel on Dec 4. and reaching Fecamp on the 9th
Reine d'Arvor, 324 grt, is listed as damaged on Dec 12 off the coast of Brittany
Neither seems to be mentioned in Spindler.
Was St. Antoine De Padoue the sailing vessel that U 102 claimed to have sunk? Time will tell, but arriving at Fecamp does seem a bit odd given the location of U 102's attack.
Also, I can add that BVLAS doesn't list any British merchant vessels attacked by gunfire in the Channel on Dec. 8, 1917, so the steamer U 102 fired at was either not British, a British naval vessel (a Q-ship, for example), or the incident was simply overlooked.
As Oliver said, ADM 137/4006 should contain the details to help us solve these cases.
Best wishes,
Michael
Looking at Lloyd's War Losses again, I think you've combining the details on two damaged French sailing vessels:
St. Antoine De Padoue, 356 grt is listed as damaged in the Channel on Dec 4. and reaching Fecamp on the 9th
Reine d'Arvor, 324 grt, is listed as damaged on Dec 12 off the coast of Brittany
Neither seems to be mentioned in Spindler.
Was St. Antoine De Padoue the sailing vessel that U 102 claimed to have sunk? Time will tell, but arriving at Fecamp does seem a bit odd given the location of U 102's attack.
Also, I can add that BVLAS doesn't list any British merchant vessels attacked by gunfire in the Channel on Dec. 8, 1917, so the steamer U 102 fired at was either not British, a British naval vessel (a Q-ship, for example), or the incident was simply overlooked.
As Oliver said, ADM 137/4006 should contain the details to help us solve these cases.
Best wishes,
Michael
