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Re: UB-59 war diary questions
Posted by: Oliver Lörscher ()
Date: July 25, 2003 07:36AM

<HTML>Hello William,

firing from behind in this case means, that UB 59 carried on with her attack, despite a "zagg" from "South Western" shorly before that shot (bow-tube). She had to turn her bow after the steamer in order to make sure a hit (but missed).

Another hour was needed to overtook the "South Western" again to gain an good firing position for the second attack. Wind was NE, force 1 - 2.

Survivors in most cases only interrogated to find out the vessels name, destination and cargo (to confirm victory), but in 1918, close to the english coast, that was not so common, as you might imagine !

Best wishes
Oliver</HTML>

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UB-59 war diary questions William Grant 07/24/2003 09:01PM
Re: UB-59 war diary questions Michael Lowrey 07/24/2003 10:24PM
Re: UB-59 war diary questions Oliver Lörscher 07/25/2003 07:36AM


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