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Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam
Posted by:
Jim Binnie
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Date: December 08, 2007 04:11PM
Hi all,
Ron Young told me that the Amsterdam was carrying passengers when she was sunk by UC 49. Can anyone help by letting me know where i might get more info on that.
From the log of UC 49 the commander shows fear of being attacked by an airship -did any airship ever sink a German submarine or even assist in the sinking. What is known about them. He also suspects one vessel sighted as being a "Q" ship and describes her as a three masted barque. I suspect it was probably the motor schooner EILIAN which Carson Ritchie reports in his book as the only sailing ship in operation as a "Q" ship in February 1918. Has anyone any views on that.
Best wishes
Jim Binnie
Ron Young told me that the Amsterdam was carrying passengers when she was sunk by UC 49. Can anyone help by letting me know where i might get more info on that.
From the log of UC 49 the commander shows fear of being attacked by an airship -did any airship ever sink a German submarine or even assist in the sinking. What is known about them. He also suspects one vessel sighted as being a "Q" ship and describes her as a three masted barque. I suspect it was probably the motor schooner EILIAN which Carson Ritchie reports in his book as the only sailing ship in operation as a "Q" ship in February 1918. Has anyone any views on that.
Best wishes
Jim Binnie
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam | Jim Binnie | 12/02/2007 03:35PM |
Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam | Michael D. | 12/04/2007 01:06PM |
Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam | Jim Binnie | 12/04/2007 04:45PM |
Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam | Ron Young | 12/04/2007 08:54PM |
Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam | Jim Binnie | 12/08/2007 04:11PM |
Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam | Ron Young | 12/08/2007 06:18PM |
Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam | Jim Binnie | 12/09/2007 12:32PM |
Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam | Ron Young | 12/09/2007 04:31PM |
Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam | Jim Binnie | 12/16/2007 10:31AM |
Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam | Seth Bogdanove | 04/23/2009 08:46PM |