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Re: Sinking in the Gulf of Mexico
Posted by:
John Griffiths
()
Date: December 11, 2001 07:32PM
<HTML>Hi Matty,
Doenitz had started 'Paukenschlag' (Operation Drumbeat) by January of 1942 - sending a clear message to the US that he intended to strike hard against the allies on both sides of the pond. The boats operating areas were wide ranging - from the coast off New York down to Florida and across to the Carribbean. A great deal of the tonnage sunk off the coast of the US were tankers.
The boats in Drumbeat were withdrawn to station sou'west of the Azores by May of '43. I would suggest your time frame is therefore Jan '42 to May '43 if the place / setting is off the coast of the US.
If not, you are looking at a convoy which makes things somewhat easier - if you had either the ship's name, a date or the convoy number!
However, the incident sounds unlikely as there was obviously a survivor to tell the tale - and that would almost certainly have earned the U-boat Captain in question a mention as a war criminal. Without a survivor, how would the story have been told?
Hmm, I'd like to ask for more details if you can supply them - such as location, ship's name and so on - and from there someone here will be able to tie down a particular boat to that area.
Sorry I can't be of more help - and good luck in your quest!
Aye,
John</HTML>
Doenitz had started 'Paukenschlag' (Operation Drumbeat) by January of 1942 - sending a clear message to the US that he intended to strike hard against the allies on both sides of the pond. The boats operating areas were wide ranging - from the coast off New York down to Florida and across to the Carribbean. A great deal of the tonnage sunk off the coast of the US were tankers.
The boats in Drumbeat were withdrawn to station sou'west of the Azores by May of '43. I would suggest your time frame is therefore Jan '42 to May '43 if the place / setting is off the coast of the US.
If not, you are looking at a convoy which makes things somewhat easier - if you had either the ship's name, a date or the convoy number!
However, the incident sounds unlikely as there was obviously a survivor to tell the tale - and that would almost certainly have earned the U-boat Captain in question a mention as a war criminal. Without a survivor, how would the story have been told?
Hmm, I'd like to ask for more details if you can supply them - such as location, ship's name and so on - and from there someone here will be able to tie down a particular boat to that area.
Sorry I can't be of more help - and good luck in your quest!
Aye,
John</HTML>
| Subject | Written By | Posted |
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Sinking in the Gulf of Mexico
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Matty Loughran | 12/11/2001 02:50AM |
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Re: Sinking in the Gulf of Mexico
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John Griffiths | 12/11/2001 07:32PM |
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Re: Sinking in the Gulf of Mexico
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Nathan Greenfield | 12/11/2001 08:57PM |
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Re: Sinking in the Gulf of Mexico
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Jack | 12/12/2001 06:26PM |
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Re: Sinking in the Gulf of Mexico
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Rainer Kolbicz | 12/11/2001 11:10PM |