Re: U 569
Posted by:
Joe Brennan
()
Date: November 19, 2001 03:13AM
<HTML>Steven
I've heard this story of the sinking of U 569 a few times in the past.
It is another sad story of unarmed men being shot in the water by
enemy aircraft at the time.
When this U-boat was sinking the crew began to abandon ship in
the cold and very heavy seas and a newly-arrived destroyer named
HMCS St Laurent prepared to send a party to oboard her.
However, the Chief Engineer of U 569 opened the sea- valves inside
the U-boat to scuttled her before the enemy could board her.
She was in fact the first U-boat to be sunk by an aircraft from an
escort carrier (USS Bogue)
21 crew members of U 569 were killed & lost the commander and
24 others were pick up and made PoW's.
Rds, Joe</HTML>
I've heard this story of the sinking of U 569 a few times in the past.
It is another sad story of unarmed men being shot in the water by
enemy aircraft at the time.
When this U-boat was sinking the crew began to abandon ship in
the cold and very heavy seas and a newly-arrived destroyer named
HMCS St Laurent prepared to send a party to oboard her.
However, the Chief Engineer of U 569 opened the sea- valves inside
the U-boat to scuttled her before the enemy could board her.
She was in fact the first U-boat to be sunk by an aircraft from an
escort carrier (USS Bogue)
21 crew members of U 569 were killed & lost the commander and
24 others were pick up and made PoW's.
Rds, Joe</HTML>
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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U 569 | Steve Becker | 11/18/2001 11:25PM |
Re: U 569 | Joe Brennan | 11/19/2001 03:13AM |
Re: U 569 | Peter McNaughton | 11/29/2001 03:11PM |
Re: U 569 | Antonio Veiga | 11/29/2001 08:40PM |