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Re: Minefields questions
Posted by: Michael Lowrey ()
Date: July 07, 2003 04:11AM

<HTML>Brian,

I agree that the two Mercurys sunk in WWI were not in naval service.

As far as the Mercury you are after, there are two possibilities: either she hit a German mine, probably laid by an UCI or converted UBI boat or she hit a British mine. Both are possible. I suspect that there probably were a few trawlers in naval service that were damaged by mines in WWI, however I think there's about zero in our database. I also suspect that the RN never even reported these to the Germans, so Spindler would have nothing to go on.

Best wishes,

Michael</HTML>

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Minefields questions Brian 07/06/2003 03:24AM
Re: Minefields questions Yves D 07/06/2003 04:23AM
Re: Minefields questions Brian 07/07/2003 02:53AM
Re: Minefields questions Michael Lowrey 07/07/2003 04:11AM
Re: Damage reports Brian 07/07/2003 11:58AM
Re: Minefields questions Deryck Swetnam 07/14/2003 08:45AM
Re: Thanks Brian 07/15/2003 11:18PM


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