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British not keep tally of swept mines?
Posted by: Dave McQueen ()
Date: December 06, 2009 11:03PM

Hi.

Just watched the documentary about the wrecks of U-325, U-400, and U-1021 being discovered of the coast of Cornwall. These wrecks were unidentified until research was done to identify them and were not supposed to be where they were found.

If i remember the British laid a minefield in that area of the Cornish coast in 44. After the war this would have to have been swept clear.My question is that surely they'd have kept a tally of the amount of mines dropped versus mines swept and therefore when the tally was 3 short they'd have investigated and discovered the U-Boats then?

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British not keep tally of swept mines? Dave McQueen 12/06/2009 11:03PM
Re: British not keep tally of swept mines? Rainer 12/07/2009 11:01PM
Re: British not keep tally of swept mines? Rod 12/08/2009 01:25AM
Re: British not keep tally of swept mines? phil gollin 12/08/2009 09:41AM
Re: British not keep tally of swept mines? Dave McQueen 12/08/2009 10:38AM
Re: British not keep tally of swept mines? Rob Hoole 12/12/2009 06:14PM
Re: British not keep tally of swept mines? Clio 12/19/2009 01:06PM
Re: British not keep tally of swept mines? Rob Hoole 12/20/2009 09:45AM
Re: British not keep tally of swept mines? Clio 12/20/2009 12:40PM
Re: British not keep tally of swept mines? Clio 12/20/2009 12:37PM


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