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The story
Posted by: Dave McQueen ()
Date: November 12, 2001 09:39PM

<HTML>U-27 had stopped the steamer Nicosian and was about to sink her(with her cargo of mules) and was unaware of the British Q-Ship Baralong(Lt-Cdr Godfrey Herbert RN) approaching.Baralong kept Nicosian between herself and the Submarine so that when they came within visual range of the Sub the range was less than 600 yards.Baralong engaged and fired 34 rounds which quickly disposed of the sub.About a dozen survivors reached the Nicosian.Fearful they would try to sink the ship'Herbert ordered Royal Marines to open fire killing several as they climbed the rails.Four did manage to reach the ship and vanished inside.However a baording party sent over from Baralong tracked them down to the engine room where they were shot

The British placed an embargo over repoting the affair'but when some of Nicosians American passengers returned home the details were revealed.The German goverment was outraged and demanded the Baralongs crew be tried for murder-which the British of course rejected.However Herbert spent the rest of his life in fear of German reprisals.On another note the American goverment was concerned to know that Baralong had worn the Stars and Stripes during the approach and had not lowered the colours till after the U-Boat was engaged.</HTML>

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the &quot;baralong&quot; incident. peter lee 11/11/2001 04:58PM
Re: the &quot;baralong&quot; incident. Jan-Olof 11/11/2001 05:11PM
Re: the &quot;baralong&quot; incident. oliver 11/11/2001 07:32PM
Re: the &quot;baralong&quot; incident. MPC 11/11/2001 08:58PM
Re: the &quot;baralong&quot; incident. Rainer Kolbicz 11/11/2001 09:19PM
The story Dave McQueen 11/12/2001 09:39PM
Re: The story oliver 11/12/2001 11:06PM
Re: The story Tom Iwanski 11/13/2001 12:57AM
Re: The story oliver 11/13/2001 02:54PM
Re: The story Rainer Bruns 11/13/2001 03:25PM
Re: The story oliver 11/13/2001 05:19PM
Re: The story John Griffiths 11/13/2001 07:09PM
Re: The story Rainer Bruns 11/13/2001 11:10PM
Re: The story oliver 11/14/2001 10:26AM
Re: The story Tom Iwanski 11/14/2001 02:31PM
Re: The story oliver 11/14/2001 05:15PM
Re: The story Tom Iwanski 11/14/2001 06:24PM
Re: The story Rainer Bruns 11/14/2001 07:11PM
Re: The story - Oliver John Griffiths 11/14/2001 09:59PM
Re: The story - Oliver oliver 11/15/2001 01:32PM


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