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Re: U-215 & HMS Le Tiger???
Posted by:
Nick Clark
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Date: August 05, 2004 04:42PM
Hi Joe
Believe me it IS Le Tiger. Le Tigre is no printer error; it's just a common mistake and you'll notice that uboat.net has recently changed the spelling too. See - www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/6394.html
So many otherwise good sources get the spelling perhaps wrong due to the French sounding 'Le'? I wouldn't be surprised if your reference was Clay Blair's Hitler's U-Boat War, as his book seems to be the main culprit! Le tiger has even been called the French Armed Yaught Le Tigre!
I in touch with two veterans that served on HMS Le Tiger and I am currently in the process of writing a piece on the sinking of U-215 by the armed trawler.
Hope this clarifies
Nick Clark
www.harry-tates.org
Believe me it IS Le Tiger. Le Tigre is no printer error; it's just a common mistake and you'll notice that uboat.net has recently changed the spelling too. See - www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/6394.html
So many otherwise good sources get the spelling perhaps wrong due to the French sounding 'Le'? I wouldn't be surprised if your reference was Clay Blair's Hitler's U-Boat War, as his book seems to be the main culprit! Le tiger has even been called the French Armed Yaught Le Tigre!
I in touch with two veterans that served on HMS Le Tiger and I am currently in the process of writing a piece on the sinking of U-215 by the armed trawler.
Hope this clarifies
Nick Clark
www.harry-tates.org
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jkasal | 08/04/2004 03:58AM |
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