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Re: U85
Posted by:
Michael Lowrey
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Date: December 13, 2003 07:37PM
<HTML>Alemap,
The original attribution that Privet sank U 85 came from the British, not the Germans. The 1919 edition of "Jane's Fighting Ships", which drew only on British losses, has U 85 sunk on March 12, 1917 in the English Channel.
U 85 is also clearly identified as the vessel Privet sank in newspaper coverage of the Prize Court being awardes a bounty for sinking the boat in 1921. (I have the microfilm of U 85's KTB and related files.)
The issue, as is so often the case, is one of routing. U 85's patrol station was the Irish Sea. The German records of the time show a lack of contact with the boat after she sailed on March 6 and contains a reference to U 85 possibly being sunk off the Shetland Islands.
U 85 sailing through Dover -- which is required for the March 12th loss date to work out -- is quite possible. In fact, she did so on her first patrol.
Best wishes,
NMichael</HTML>
The original attribution that Privet sank U 85 came from the British, not the Germans. The 1919 edition of "Jane's Fighting Ships", which drew only on British losses, has U 85 sunk on March 12, 1917 in the English Channel.
U 85 is also clearly identified as the vessel Privet sank in newspaper coverage of the Prize Court being awardes a bounty for sinking the boat in 1921. (I have the microfilm of U 85's KTB and related files.)
The issue, as is so often the case, is one of routing. U 85's patrol station was the Irish Sea. The German records of the time show a lack of contact with the boat after she sailed on March 6 and contains a reference to U 85 possibly being sunk off the Shetland Islands.
U 85 sailing through Dover -- which is required for the March 12th loss date to work out -- is quite possible. In fact, she did so on her first patrol.
Best wishes,
NMichael</HTML>
| Subject | Written By | Posted |
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U85
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Alemap | 12/13/2003 05:10PM |
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Re: U85
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Michael Lowrey | 12/13/2003 07:37PM |