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Trying to identify U-Boat capture photos
Posted by:
CMHenry
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Date: November 06, 2009 05:39PM
I am still trying to identify and date several b&w images of what appears to be the capture of a U-Boat. The are no notes on the photos. There are fair reasons they were shot in the North Atlantic, from a British vessel. Speculation, so far, is that the boat may be U-39 or U-606. 4-5 photos depict different views of what may be the same action. 3 photos show a ship's longboat being lowered from one destroyer and rowing to a second ship (type unknown). The most intriguing image is that of a longboat in the davits with a rather disgruntled gentleman standing in it. He is wearing a white cap, white sweater and life jacket. The hat and sweater are very similar to those I've seen on U-Boat captains. The life jacket has been said to be British, but I cannot confirm that.
The British destroyers identified, so far, in this series of photographs, are the Faulknor and H-88 Havelock. I am most interested in the Havelock and the U-Boat's identity. The only Havelock records I have found claim that the boats sunk, in the actions in which Havelock participated, did not surface and there was only one survivor from the lot. I will admit that the photos may be a mixture of different actions, although the processing and printing processes seem to be the same.
Can anyone shed light on this little mystery?
The British destroyers identified, so far, in this series of photographs, are the Faulknor and H-88 Havelock. I am most interested in the Havelock and the U-Boat's identity. The only Havelock records I have found claim that the boats sunk, in the actions in which Havelock participated, did not surface and there was only one survivor from the lot. I will admit that the photos may be a mixture of different actions, although the processing and printing processes seem to be the same.
Can anyone shed light on this little mystery?
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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Trying to identify U-Boat capture photos | CMHenry | 11/06/2009 05:39PM |
Trying to identify U-Boat photos | Hans.Mair@U-35.com | 11/09/2009 02:34AM |
Re: Trying to identify U-Boat photos | CMHenry | 11/12/2009 01:00AM |
Re: Trying to identify U-Boat photos | Susan Reininghaus | 07/23/2011 03:11PM |
Re: Trying to identify U-Boat capture photos | barinasboy | 07/24/2011 09:03AM |