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Re: records of ships sunk by U boats in WW1in German archives
Posted by:
Ron Young
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Date: June 10, 2009 03:10PM
Hi Jim
No I don't have any particular interest in the Bray Head; it's just that I write books about shipwrecks and enjoy researching them. My info on the crew comes from "The Cross of Sacrifice Volumes IV & V" and CWGC. According to Dictionary of Disasters at Sea by Hocking, the Bray Head was intercepted by the U-boat 375 miles NW by W of Fastnet on 14 March 1917 and it opened fire from the surface and sank the steamer with the loss of 21 persons, including the master. DODAS is not always correct, but British Merchat Ships Sunk by U-boats in the 1914-1918 War says it was captured and sunk by gunfire in the same position given by Hocking. The names I gave you amount to 21 and I cannot find anymore navy personnel in my files, just the one. It seems that most of the men drowned except the master, who was 'killed'.
I have all the ship's details if you require them too?
Cheers Ron
No I don't have any particular interest in the Bray Head; it's just that I write books about shipwrecks and enjoy researching them. My info on the crew comes from "The Cross of Sacrifice Volumes IV & V" and CWGC. According to Dictionary of Disasters at Sea by Hocking, the Bray Head was intercepted by the U-boat 375 miles NW by W of Fastnet on 14 March 1917 and it opened fire from the surface and sank the steamer with the loss of 21 persons, including the master. DODAS is not always correct, but British Merchat Ships Sunk by U-boats in the 1914-1918 War says it was captured and sunk by gunfire in the same position given by Hocking. The names I gave you amount to 21 and I cannot find anymore navy personnel in my files, just the one. It seems that most of the men drowned except the master, who was 'killed'.
I have all the ship's details if you require them too?
Cheers Ron
