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Re: Tally-Ho
Posted by: MPC ()
Date: October 12, 2008 11:12AM

There is only one recorded incident of a submerged submarine sinking a submerged U-boat. In all other cases,including unsucessful attacks, at least one of the vessels was surfaced - usually the attacked and not the attacker.

The first known case of a submmersible vessel sinking another was on 21.01.1915 when SMU 22, Kptlt. Bruno Hoppe torpedoed and sank SMU 7, Kptlt. George König. Both vessels were surfaced at the time and it was a case of mistaken identity. Kptlt. Hoppe thought the other vessel was a British submarine and only discovered it was another U-boat when one survivor was picked up from the water.
Both vessels were German U-boats and very sadly the two commanders were the best of friends.

Hope you enjoyed Geoff Jones book - I knew him well.
MPC

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Tally-Ho john 10/11/2008 04:44PM
Re: Tally-Ho Vidart 10/11/2008 10:31PM
Re: Tally-Ho john 10/12/2008 08:01PM
Re: Tally-Ho Vidart 10/12/2008 09:26PM
Re: Tally-Ho Vidart 10/12/2008 09:41PM
Re: Tally-Ho MPC 10/12/2008 11:12AM
Re: Tally-Ho Richard Uno 10/14/2008 09:41AM
Woops - sorry MPC 10/14/2008 11:55AM
Re: Tally-Ho Fred morin 10/16/2008 06:27PM


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