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Re: Which U Boat Sank USS San Diego off Fire Island?
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Simon
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Date: March 09, 2004 08:01AM
<HTML>Hi Bill, Hi Michael,
some time ago I've read about a German spy, named Kurt Jahnke, who placed a bomb in the boiler room of the USS SAN DIEGO, causing the loss of this great warship.
The mines laid by S.M. U 156 were so called T.K.-mines (torpedo caliber mines) with a warhead weight of 100 kg (50 % of a torpeo warhead). If the SAN DIEGO didn't struck more than only one mine it's hard to believe that such a great ship sunk by this cause, supposed the water tight doors were closed.
Simon</HTML>
some time ago I've read about a German spy, named Kurt Jahnke, who placed a bomb in the boiler room of the USS SAN DIEGO, causing the loss of this great warship.
The mines laid by S.M. U 156 were so called T.K.-mines (torpedo caliber mines) with a warhead weight of 100 kg (50 % of a torpeo warhead). If the SAN DIEGO didn't struck more than only one mine it's hard to believe that such a great ship sunk by this cause, supposed the water tight doors were closed.
Simon</HTML>
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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Which U Boat Sank USS San Diego off Fire Island? | Bill Ramsay | 03/09/2004 01:45AM |
Re: Which U Boat Sank USS San Diego off Fire Island? | Michael Lowrey | 03/09/2004 05:55AM |
Re: Which U Boat Sank USS San Diego off Fire Island? | Simon | 03/09/2004 08:01AM |
Re: Which U Boat Sank USS San Diego off Fire Island? | Michael Lowrey | 03/09/2004 03:29PM |
Re: Which U Boat Sank USS San Diego off Fire Island? | ROBERT M. | 03/21/2004 10:49PM |
Re: Which U Boat Sank USS San Diego off Fire Island? | Yves D | 03/09/2004 09:20PM |
Re: Which U Boat Sank USS San Diego off Fire Island? | Simon | 03/10/2004 08:11AM |
Re: Which U Boat Sank USS San Diego off Fire Island? | Yves D | 03/10/2004 07:07PM |
Re: Which U Boat Sank USS San Diego off Fire Island? | Bill Ramsay | 03/11/2004 02:56AM |