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Re: Post war sinking from U boat mines?
Posted by: nicknobbyclark ()
Date: July 04, 2010 08:31AM

It was actually a Royal Navy laid mine that sunk HMS Kurd. Her flotilla had been moved to Plymouth (Mill Bay Dock) in order to clear a British minefield of some 800 mines laid in a 'V' formation, South of Lizard Point. These mines were for anti-submarine purposes.

The loss of HMS Kurd is often incorrectly recorded as a mine laid by U-218 18 Aug, 1944.

I was a good friend of one of the survivors from HMS Kurd, the late Ted Godding whose story can be found on my web site.

Nick Clark
www.rnpatrolservice.org.uk

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Post war sinking from U boat mines? P.F 06/22/2010 05:51PM
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Re: Post war sinking from U boat mines? nicknobbyclark 07/04/2010 08:31AM
Re: Post war sinking from U boat mines? Rainer 07/04/2010 10:07AM
Re: Post war sinking from U boat mines? nicknobbyclark 07/04/2010 12:52PM
Re: Post war sinking from U boat mines? Rainer 07/04/2010 04:09PM
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frank salt can anybody remember him trevor salt 10/06/2015 08:12PM


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