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Re: New trivia PIC
Posted by: Antonio Veiga ()
Date: November 28, 2001 07:25PM

<HTML>Hi Brian

You did it.She effectively is U167

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The crew of U167 in Seebeck shipyard, Wesemunde 1942(Photo:Franz Selinger)


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On January 27th 1943, U167 sailed from St. Nazaire in company of U221 (KL Trojer) in her second patrol.In the photo clearly can be identified her commander
Korvetten Kapitän Kurt Sturm, saltuting from the bridge.



Regarding the history of U-167 there is an complete
and very interesting article by César O´Donnel,
titled "HUNDIMIENTO DEL SUBMARINO ALEMAN U 167"
("SINKING OF THE GERMAN SUBMARINE U 167"),
, included in the issue number 3 (May-June 2000)
of the magazine "REVISTA ESPAÑOLA DE HISTORIA MILITAR".
The article has several B&W photos and colour drawings.
(including 4 photos of the boat after raising)
(quiron@alcanizfresnos.com)

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Photo taken in April 6th 1943.Survivor cremembers of U167, some of them
wearing uniforms of the Spanish Army lent by an infantry unit based in Bahia de San Agustin.
(Original photo: Hans Joachim Fuchs via Franz Selinger)


For your information the boat was refloated in 1951 and subsequently
scrapped in 1953, and never was part of the Spanish Navy Ships List.
Her engines was sold to Naviera Compostelana for driving their fruit cargo ships
"Astene Primero" and "Astene Segundo".


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Loockheed Hudson Mk.III, code ZS-W from RAF Coastal Command 233 Squadron.(Illustration: Luis Fresno Crespo).

Best regards.</HTML>

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New trivia PIC Antonio Veiga 11/27/2001 12:03AM
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