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Re: HMS G7
Posted by: Oliver Lörscher ()
Date: August 20, 2019 06:24PM

Well, I would say, IF really an German submarine laid mine was the reason for G 7's loss, than it should be the field lait by U 78 on Sept. 27th, 1918.

Fields from UC 59 are at least positioned from 1°29,8'W or even farther West which seems to me to be outside Farnes Deep.

The field from U 78, consisting of 34 mines (which had no time-setting) are laid in an zig-zag-line from:

56°00’N-01°11’W
55°59’N-01°12’W
55°57’N-01°12’W
55°56’N-01°13’W
55°55’N-01°13’W
55°54’N-01°12’W

So U 78 should be the most likely candidate.

But please keep in mind, that in 1918 there are several loose mines adrift in the North Sea, both German and British submarines regularly refering to sightings of drifting mines.

Oliver

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