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Re: HMT Northern Spray sunk a U-boat by gun fire?
Posted by: john ()
Date: January 31, 2006 06:12PM

Author : john
Date : 31.01.06
Hi Nick this ship had two encounters with U-boats, first on 24th October 1942 was attacked by torpedo from U 383, S of Iceland this missed 7 the U-boat did not follow up the inital attack. Second was in 1944/1945 when while serving in northern waters in Nov/May (Dates not clear) while on escort with convoy RU.161 she was attacked by U 979, ? torpedo, on sighting the U-boats periscope she dropped D/C and rammed the U-boat but she escaped, trawler lost her ASDIC Dome during the ramming.

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HMT Northern Spray sunk a U-boat by gun fire? Nick Clark 01/30/2006 12:34PM
Re: HMT Northern Spray sunk a U-boat by gun fire? john 01/31/2006 06:12PM
Re: HMT Northern Spray sunk a U-boat by gun fire? W Richthofen 02/01/2006 04:18PM
Re: HMT Northern Spray sunk a U-boat by gun fire? Nick Clark 02/01/2006 08:32PM
Re: HMT Northern Spray sunk a U-boat by gun fire? W Richthofen 02/02/2006 09:22AM
Re: HMT Northern Spray sunk a U-boat by gun fire? Robert Broome 03/07/2006 10:33AM


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