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Re: S.S. Oneida sunk 5-4-1943 hit by 2 torpedoes
Posted by: Rainer ()
Date: August 26, 2007 01:44PM

I found another description of the loss of USAT ONEIDA here:
[www.usmilitariaforum.com]

According to this, the survivors heard thumps and assumed that they came from two torpedoes hitting the ship without detonating. This is unlikely, because there was no U-boat operating in this area around that day, the closest being U-129 further south. This U-boat reported encountering twice an US submarine in late April, so if the crew of ONEIDA really saw a submarine it could have been an friendly one. The thumps heard being collapsing bulkheads or something similar after taking on water, she was very likely lost by accident and not war causes.

Best regards
Rainer

Crew member of uboat.net

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S.S. Oneida sunk 5-4-1943 hit by 2 torpedoes scott 08/20/2007 08:03PM
Re: S.S. Oneida sunk 5-4-1943 hit by 2 torpedoes Ken Dunn 08/20/2007 09:47PM
Re: S.S. Oneida sunk 5-4-1943 hit by 2 torpedoes scott 08/21/2007 12:53AM
Re: S.S. Oneida sunk 5-4-1943 hit by 2 torpedoes Ken Dunn 08/21/2007 02:51AM
Re: S.S. Oneida sunk 5-4-1943 hit by 2 torpedoes scott 08/21/2007 01:27PM
Re: S.S. Oneida sunk 5-4-1943 hit by 2 torpedoes Rainer 08/26/2007 01:44PM
Re: S.S. Oneida sunk 5-4-1943 hit by 2 torpedoes scott 09/12/2007 12:07AM
MORE INFO ON THE ONEIDA SINKING. ENJOY JOHN MURRAY 02/13/2011 04:05AM
Re: S.S. Oneida sunk 5-4-1943 hit by 2 torpedoes JOHN MURRAY 02/13/2011 03:43AM
Re: S.S. Oneida sunk 5-4-1943 hit by 2 torpedoes Grant Herbster 09/17/2007 11:50PM
Re: S.S. Oneida sunk 5-4-1943 hit by 2 torpedoes Ken Dunn 09/18/2007 12:19PM
Re: S.S. Oneida sunk 5-4-1943 hit by 2 torpedoes Marianne G Petrino-Schaad 07/09/2012 07:28PM


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