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Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th / 27th September 1941
Posted by: Rainer ()
Date: May 12, 2009 08:16PM

Hi Mark

Truly interesting what you bring up here!

Rohwer apparently did not have Allied times at hand when he made the assessments for the events in the night of 26/27 September 1941.

The time 2235(Z+1) and the description of the sinking of SIREMALM fits perfectly for the attack of U-124.

27/0208 U-201 fired a spread of two torpedoes at a 5000 tons freigther and a nearby corvette - observed a bright flash close to the escort and merchant sinking immediately
27/0209 U-201 fired the stern torpedo at a 3000 tons freighter and missed
27/0211 U-201 fired a spread of two torpedoes at the 3000 tons freighter and an overlapping freighter - observed two hits on the 3000 tons freighter, sinking not observed

One torpedo of the first spread apparently detonated prematurely (the bright flash) close to LEADGATE, while the other apparently hit CERVANTES (the freighter observed sinking immediately). It seems the stern torpedo was then fired at SPRINGBANK, which was seen passing between this ship and LEADGATE. The second spread of two torpedoes then hit the SPRINGBANK and sank her.

Best regards
Rainer

Crew member of uboat.net

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Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 Mark McShane 05/09/2009 03:33PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 Rainer 05/10/2009 12:50PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 Mark McShane 05/11/2009 07:53PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 Mark McShane 05/11/2009 08:39PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 Rainer 05/11/2009 09:41PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 Mark McShane 05/11/2009 09:52PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 jcrt 05/11/2009 06:17PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 jcrt 05/11/2009 06:51PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 Mark McShane 05/11/2009 08:01PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 Rainer 05/11/2009 10:36PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 Mark McShane 05/11/2009 11:24PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 Rainer 05/12/2009 08:27PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 Mark McShane 05/12/2009 09:05PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 Mark McShane 05/12/2009 10:40PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 Steve Pimentil 06/06/2011 10:25PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 kathy allan 04/29/2012 11:54PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 Mark McShane 04/30/2012 07:41AM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 Steve Pimentil 06/06/2011 10:51PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 Mark McShane 06/07/2011 02:12PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th September 1941 jcrt 05/12/2009 05:29PM
Attack on HG-73, 26th / 27th September 1941 Mark McShane 05/12/2009 07:06PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th / 27th September 1941 Rainer 05/12/2009 08:16PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th / 27th September 1941 Mark McShane 05/12/2009 09:12PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th / 27th September 1941 jcrt 05/13/2009 07:27PM
Re: Attack on HG-73, 26th / 27th September 1941 Maria 06/24/2009 08:04PM


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