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Re: About UBoats U 7 or U157 firing Ponta Delgada harbour 1917, 4 Th July
Posted by: Simon Schnetzke ()
Date: September 06, 2007 05:03PM

Hi Gustavo,

S.M. U 155 (Meusel) was indeed resposible for the gun attack on the Portugese port Ponta Delgada.
The submarine continued it's shell fire as long as the returned fire of the shore batteries became dangerous.

S.M. U 155 sunk 44 vessels under 3 commanders, Meusel, Eckelmann and Studt.
43 vessels were sunk by bombs, gunfire ot torpedo shot. One vessel became victim of a mine laid by S.M. U 155.

The S.M. U 155 was the former Merchant Submarine DEUTSCHLAND. After two successful mercantile voyages to the USA the boat was converted to a Submarine Cruiser, heavily armed with two 15 cm-guns and 6 torpedo tubes. In 1918 it carried also 6-14 TEKA-mines.


I'm very interested in your old pics. It would be great if I could get good scans or copies.


Best wishes,

Simon

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About UBoats U 7 or U157 firing Ponta Delgada harbour 1917, 4 Th July Gustavo Moura 09/05/2007 07:12PM
Re: About UBoats U 7 or U157 firing Ponta Delgada harbour 1917, 4 Th July Michael Lowrey 09/06/2007 03:18AM
Re: About UBoats U 7 or U157 firing Ponta Delgada harbour 1917, 4 Th July Gustavo Moura 09/06/2007 12:46PM
Re: About UBoats U 7 or U157 firing Ponta Delgada harbour 1917, 4 Th July Simon Schnetzke 09/06/2007 05:03PM
A Morsel About Pre- U 155 During July of 1916 Walt Mathers 02/21/2008 01:34AM
Re: About UBoats U 7 or U157 firing Ponta Delgada harbour 1917, 4 Th July Yves D 09/07/2007 06:43AM
Re: About UBoats U 7 or U157 firing Ponta Delgada harbour 1917, 4 Th July Gustavo Moura 09/07/2007 05:37PM
Re: About UBoats U 7 or U157 firing Ponta Delgada harbour 1917, 4 Th July Simon Schnetzke 09/07/2007 06:12PM
Re: About UBoats U 7 or U157 firing Ponta Delgada harbour 1917, 4 Th July Simon Schnetzke 09/08/2007 09:02AM
Re: About UBoats U 7 or U157 firing Ponta Delgada harbour 1917, 4 Th July Yves D 09/08/2007 04:51PM


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