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BIRUTA
Posted by: Michael Lowrey ()
Date: January 14, 2006 04:56PM

Yves,

I have difficulty accepting that BIRUTA was actually sunk by UB 57. The sinking is listed as being 8 miles NW3/4W Calais on August 6, 1918. UB 57 sailed on August 3 and should have been well west of Calais by the 6th; in her last transmission and hour before she was mined, UB 57 claimed 3 ships sunk of an estimated 15,000 grt. These would presumably be CLAN MAX VEY, GLENLEE, and CITY OF BRISBANE.

Bendert does not credit UB 57 with sinking BIRUTA; I don't have Spindler V but the index you send doesn't list this ship either. Tennebt also credits and unknown U-boat. I would suspect that BIRUTA hit a mine...

Best wishes,
Michael

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British vessels lost Sam 01/13/2006 08:07PM
Re: British vessels lost Yves D 01/14/2006 08:50AM
Re: British vessels lost Sam 01/14/2006 09:15AM
BIRUTA Michael Lowrey 01/14/2006 04:56PM
Re: BIRUTA Yves D 01/14/2006 11:14PM
Re: BIRUTA Sam 01/15/2006 03:15PM
Re: BIRUTA Sam 01/16/2006 09:54AM
Re: BIRUTA Michael Lowrey 01/16/2006 11:34AM
Re: BIRUTA ph0ebus 01/04/2007 08:58PM
Re: British vessels lost lydia mcdermott 02/06/2006 09:04PM
Mersey Flats/Charles ashley t Ashley 09/22/2007 10:49AM
Re: British vessels lost Taff 01/08/2008 08:59AM
Re: British vessels lost BrianV 01/15/2006 07:21AM
Re: British vessels lost Yves D 01/15/2006 09:07AM
Re: British vessels lost Michael Lowrey 01/15/2006 04:11PM


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