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Re: U 50
Posted by: Martin Quigley ()
Date: May 27, 2017 01:53PM

Hi Oliver and Simon,

Thank you so much for confirming the KTB positions, much appreciated.

It was certainly a busy Sunday for Berger, sinking in excess of 28k gross tons, but with surprisingly few fatalities given it was February in the Atlantic. As the Laconia was hit at around 10.30 pm one assumes it was the last of the three vessels to be attacked. The master of the Aries was taken prisoner earlier and would have been aboard the sub at that time. It was a fortunate escape for Commander Irvine of the Laconia that he wasn't in the lifeboat approached by Berger to gather the ship's details or else he too would have been taken and probably regarded as a prize catch.

Thanks again for your help,

Best regards,
Martin

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U 50 Martin Quigley 05/16/2017 04:39PM
Re: U 50 phil morgan 05/25/2017 07:45AM
Re: U 50 Martin Quigley 05/25/2017 08:17PM
Re: U 50 Oliver Lörscher 05/26/2017 05:30PM
Re: U 50 Simon S. 05/26/2017 06:56PM
Re: U 50 Martin Quigley 05/27/2017 01:53PM


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