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Re: U Boat penetration of River Clyde Defences
Posted by:
phil gilmer
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Date: January 08, 2014 11:02AM
Hi,i was researching an eye-witness story and came across these posts.I met some-one this new year(2013) who had actually witnessed the german U-boat surfacing to negotiate the Kyles of bute narrows,which then stayed on surface down the east kyle which was heavily mined.It submerged about 1/2 mile south of the narrows.There was an old private motor cruiser which had been fitted with some artillery run by three old codgers who apparantly were too slow in getting to battle station readiness and by the time they had done so the sub was too far away.The mines were later exploded in rows at the end of the war giving the locals loads of fish.-Phil
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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U Boat penetration of River Clyde Defences | Alan Ferguson | 08/14/2003 12:29PM |
Re: U Boat penetration of River Clyde Defences | Brian | 08/15/2003 09:00PM |
Re: U Boat penetration of River Clyde Defences | Sandy Christie | 08/16/2003 01:06PM |
Re: U Boat penetration of River Clyde Defences | phil gilmer | 01/08/2014 11:02AM |
Re: U Boat penetration of River Clyde Defences | Brian Donald | 08/16/2003 05:33PM |
Re: U Boat penetration of River Clyde Defences | Howard | 08/16/2003 10:09PM |
Re: U Boat penetration of River Clyde Defences | Bob Doiron | 08/20/2003 02:39AM |