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Re: First submerged sub versus sub encounter?
Posted by: Dirk ()
Date: March 16, 2007 08:35PM

Oliver,

could well be as you say (in fact it probably is, since you appear to have some detailed PRINTED information).

I find it quite interesting how information that is factually wrong sometimes proliferates on the net, because people no longer bother to check sources. I googled around a bit to find the source of the Wikipedia claim and I think I found it: there was in fact a US-built R-class in 1917/18 (some of which survived until well into WW2). One of those is credited with firing (and missing) 4 torpedoes at a German u-boat in 1942. Coincidence?

All the best

Dirk

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First submerged sub versus sub encounter? Per Nordenberg 03/12/2007 11:25AM
Re: First submerged sub versus sub encounter? Dirk 03/13/2007 06:59AM
Re: First submerged sub versus sub encounter? kurt 03/15/2007 08:52PM
Re: First submerged sub versus sub encounter? Oliver Lörscher 03/16/2007 05:38PM
Re: First submerged sub versus sub encounter? Dirk 03/16/2007 08:35PM
Re: First submerged sub versus sub encounter? James Pratt 03/25/2007 01:01AM


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