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Re: UB 22 mystery
Posted by:
douglas crane
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Date: November 03, 2007 07:09AM
Des Fforde Wrote:
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> My grandfather, Lt.Commander R C Richardson. was
> in command of a sloop, HMS Camellia, in 1917,
> based in Queenstown. Still in the family is a
> U-Boat clock, in a heavy brass cas marked Franz
> Happe, Kiel. On the back of the case is acratched
> 'UB 22, 1917' The family story is that this clock
> was given to him for rescuing some of the crew of
> this boat.
> This would seem to imply that the boat was sunk by
> him, but this certainly does not accord with the
> history of the boat on this site.
> Does anybody know where I can find any further
> information?
> Many thanks, Des
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> My grandfather, Lt.Commander R C Richardson. was
> in command of a sloop, HMS Camellia, in 1917,
> based in Queenstown. Still in the family is a
> U-Boat clock, in a heavy brass cas marked Franz
> Happe, Kiel. On the back of the case is acratched
> 'UB 22, 1917' The family story is that this clock
> was given to him for rescuing some of the crew of
> this boat.
> This would seem to imply that the boat was sunk by
> him, but this certainly does not accord with the
> history of the boat on this site.
> Does anybody know where I can find any further
> information?
> Many thanks, Des
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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UB 22 mystery | Des Fforde | 10/04/2007 09:47AM |
Re: UB 22 mystery | douglas crane | 11/03/2007 07:09AM |
Re: UB 22 mystery | Michael Lowrey | 11/04/2007 09:24AM |
Re: UB 22 mystery | Dennis | 11/19/2007 09:43PM |
Re: UB 22 mystery | Michael Lowrey | 11/20/2007 02:17AM |