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Re: Sinking of S.S.Amsterdam
Posted by: Jim Binnie ()
Date: December 09, 2007 12:32PM

Hi Ron,

Many thanks for your two very interesting e/mails on the above subject. I have learned a lot from them.

One point that confuses me is your statement "The convoy system had just been introduced to east coast convoys the previous month", (August 1918). Information from Hans Kükenthal's log of UC 49 on 24.2.1918 reads "Convoy steering south in sight consists of six steamers and is protected by destroyer and fishing boat. Convoy steering zig zag course. Fired from first tube - hit on laden steamer of 2,500 tons. Loud explosion - since destroyer is close behind stern of boat went to forty metres quickly. This appears to indicate that convoys were introduced earlier than you quote.

It appears that R 29 was actually the only airship that was engaged on convoy protection.

many thanks for your kind help with this.

Best wishes

Jim

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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


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