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RE: Convoy SL 125 - what U boat?
Posted by: John Griffiths ()
Date: February 17, 2001 07:30PM

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Bill Watt wrote:
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>>Have no information on Baron Elgin. However Baron Vernon , H. Hogarth & Sons, while in this convoy was torpedoed and sunk by U-604.

Have doubts about this act of humanity. Donitz would not have approved any
failure to sink a \\\"rescue\\\" ship.<<

Donitz may well have disapproved but the act is recorded in the books I mentioned plus in the post which also adds info to this topic!

It was not uncommon for U boat commanders to allow crews to escape before sinking their vessels. Again, there is evidence in many books of this - but I think this incident, where a U boat allowed the vessel to pick up and take survivors to port, is unique.

Many surface ship commanders - warship and armed cruisers - of the Kriegsmarine were honest men with humanity in their veins.

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Subject Written By Posted
Convoy SL 125 - what U boat? John Griffiths 02/17/2001 12:12PM
RE: Convoy SL 125 - what U boat? Bill Watt 02/17/2001 06:45PM
RE: Convoy SL 125 - what U boat? John Griffiths 02/17/2001 07:30PM
RE: Convoy SL 125 - what U boat? Rainer Kolbicz 02/17/2001 09:34PM
RE: Convoy SL 125 - what U boat? Ricky.S 02/17/2001 07:15PM
RE: Convoy SL 125 - what U boat? John Griffiths 02/17/2001 07:31PM


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