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Re: Sydney - Cape Breton - Canada Uboats
Posted by:
Derek Waller
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Date: November 03, 2010 04:52PM
Dear David,
It could have been U-190. Certainly, of all the U-baots which surrendered, this is the only one that met its demise in Canadian waters.
Herewith an extract from my recent article on U-Boat.net re "The U-Boats that surrendered in the Western Hemisphere":
"The other U-Boat that surrendered in Canada (U-190) was formally allocated by the Tripartite Naval Commission to the UK as one of its 10 retained U-Boats, but the UK immediately gifted it back to Canada in recognition of the part played by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic, thus accounting for a certain amount of subsequent confusion as to why U-190 remained in Canada after the war.
U-190, which was moved to Halifax on 25 May, remained in Canada with the RCN, and its first task in summer 1945 was to undertake a publicity tour of the ports and communities along the St Lawrence River and in the Gulf of St Lawrence. Thereafter, operating out of Halifax, it was used by the RCN for anti-submarine training.
The RCN took U-190 out of service on 24 July 1947, and on 21 October 1947 (Trafalgar Day) it was towed to the very spot where, on 16 April 1945, it had torpedoed and sunk the minesweeper HMCS Esquimalt. The ceremonial sinking was designed as a publicity event involving a joint air and sea assault. However, a rocket from the very first airborne attack hit U-190, and it sank less than 20 minutes after the start of the operation, and before the surface forces could get involved".
There is a great deal published about U-190 on the net, so if it seems that is the one you are looking for, then you won't be short of information.
I hope this helps.
Yours aye
Derek
It could have been U-190. Certainly, of all the U-baots which surrendered, this is the only one that met its demise in Canadian waters.
Herewith an extract from my recent article on U-Boat.net re "The U-Boats that surrendered in the Western Hemisphere":
"The other U-Boat that surrendered in Canada (U-190) was formally allocated by the Tripartite Naval Commission to the UK as one of its 10 retained U-Boats, but the UK immediately gifted it back to Canada in recognition of the part played by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic, thus accounting for a certain amount of subsequent confusion as to why U-190 remained in Canada after the war.
U-190, which was moved to Halifax on 25 May, remained in Canada with the RCN, and its first task in summer 1945 was to undertake a publicity tour of the ports and communities along the St Lawrence River and in the Gulf of St Lawrence. Thereafter, operating out of Halifax, it was used by the RCN for anti-submarine training.
The RCN took U-190 out of service on 24 July 1947, and on 21 October 1947 (Trafalgar Day) it was towed to the very spot where, on 16 April 1945, it had torpedoed and sunk the minesweeper HMCS Esquimalt. The ceremonial sinking was designed as a publicity event involving a joint air and sea assault. However, a rocket from the very first airborne attack hit U-190, and it sank less than 20 minutes after the start of the operation, and before the surface forces could get involved".
There is a great deal published about U-190 on the net, so if it seems that is the one you are looking for, then you won't be short of information.
I hope this helps.
Yours aye
Derek
| Subject | Written By | Posted |
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Sydney - Cape Breton - Canada Uboats
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David MacPherson | 11/03/2010 02:11PM |
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Re: Sydney - Cape Breton - Canada Uboats
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Derek Waller | 11/03/2010 04:52PM |