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Re: S.S. Keeper sunk by UC66, 10/6/1917
Posted by: Michael Lowrey ()
Date: July 04, 2016 12:37AM

As of now, Keeper is a missing ship. There's no really satisfying theory to explain her loss. UC 66 is not the answer. The loss of that submarine has recently been reassessed to being sunk by an air attack on May 27, 1917 north of Round Island Light, Isles of Scilly with a corresponding wreck having been located in recent years.

Other U-boat attacks are not likely to have accounted for Keeper — U-boat war diaries survive, and there's no matching sinking claim that I'm aware of. As for a mine, that also seems unlikely, as most of the U-boat laid mines were off the south coast of Ireland, while Keeper's destination was Limerick.

Finally, the weather also doesn't seem to have been an issue.

Best wishes,
Michael

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S.S. Keeper sunk by UC66, 10/6/1917 Liam 05/06/2004 07:53AM
Re: S.S. Keeper sunk by UC66, 10/6/1917 Yves D 05/06/2004 10:37AM
Re: S.S. Keeper sunk by UC66, 10/6/1917 Michael Lowrey 05/06/2004 11:08AM
Re: S.S. Keeper sunk by UC66, 10/6/1917 liam 05/07/2004 02:51AM
Re: S.S. Keeper sunk by UC66, 10/6/1917 Michael Lowrey 05/07/2004 08:34AM
Re: S.S. Keeper sunk by UC66, 10/6/1917 Liam 05/07/2004 09:02AM
Re: S.S. Keeper sunk by UC66, 10/6/1917 Jim 05/31/2016 03:23PM
Re: S.S. Keeper sunk by UC66, 10/6/1917 Helen Christie 07/03/2016 09:12PM
Re: S.S. Keeper sunk by UC66, 10/6/1917 Helen Christie 07/03/2016 09:20PM
Re: S.S. Keeper sunk by UC66, 10/6/1917 Michael Lowrey 07/04/2016 12:37AM
Re: S.S. Keeper sunk by UC66, 10/6/1917 Helen Christie 07/04/2016 08:26PM
Re: S.S. Keeper sunk by UC66, 10/6/1917 Eric Shaw 02/16/2017 11:51AM
Re: S.S. Keeper sunk by UC66, 10/6/1917 J McCready 09/13/2022 08:26PM
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