RE: Convoy SL 125 - what U boat?
Posted by:
John Griffiths
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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.
John</HTML>
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.
John</HTML>
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John Griffiths | 02/17/2001 12:12PM |
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