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Re: uboat capture Tunisia or Algeria
Posted by: Michael Lowrey ()
Date: September 27, 2004 02:38PM

Vaughan,

Sorry, the capture story is not true. Only one U-boat was captured in WWI, the small minelaying UC 5 in the North Sea. UC 5 went aground and the scuttling charges failed to go off.

The Giroude story also is unlikely as no sinkings are credited to steamers in that area.

Best wishes,

Michael

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uboat capture Tunisia or Algeria Vaughan Cullen 09/27/2004 09:33AM
Re: uboat capture Tunisia or Algeria Michael Lowrey 09/27/2004 02:38PM
Re: uboat capture Tunisia or Algeria Yves D 09/27/2004 06:31PM


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