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Sinking of Gibraltar
Posted by: Islandman ()
Date: November 27, 2013 04:19PM

Hi,

I live in Gibraltar and whilst on a walk, I came across the Devils Gap Battery, which still has the original 6 inch guns in position.

[en.wikipedia.org]

The wikipedia entry intrigued me by stating that one of the guns fired and sunk a German submarine close to Algeciras in August 1917, though no mention was made as to which U-Boat it was (this information is in my historic walking guide as well).

I have examined all the German/Austrian U-boat histories on this site and there is no reference to any sinking nor have any U-boats been lost in that area during that period.

I therefore wonder if the boat was on the surface, subsequently dived and was treated by the British as a sinking by gunfire. I am aware that there were operational U-boats off Gibraltar at that time and I wonder if someone knows as to if there are any records to this event.

Many thanks.

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Subject Written By Posted
Sinking of Gibraltar Islandman 11/27/2013 04:19PM
Re: Sinking of Gibraltar Islandman 11/27/2013 06:14PM
Re: Sinking of Gibraltar Oliver Lörscher 11/27/2013 06:29PM
Re: Sinking of Gibraltar Islandman 11/27/2013 08:40PM
Re: Sinking of Gibraltar Oliver Lörscher 11/28/2013 11:07PM
Re: Sinking of Gibraltar Islandman 11/29/2013 01:20AM
Re: Sinking off Gibraltar Islandman 12/08/2013 05:35PM
Re: Sinking off Gibraltar Oliver Lörscher 12/09/2013 10:48PM
Re: Sinking off Gibraltar Terry Reeves 04/12/2016 10:41AM
Re: Sinking of Gibraltar Charles Yates 04/12/2016 02:59PM
Re: Sinking of Gibraltar Jessica 06/21/2017 04:05PM


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