Re: German mine sank USCGC Escanaba (WPG-77)?
Posted by:
Rainer
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Date: August 18, 2018 02:53PM
It is very unlikely that U-boats had anything to do with the loss of USCGC ESCANABA - although the convoy escorts had received a U-boat warning none were operating in the Labrador Sea on the day in question according to the available German documents.
The explosion that sank the cutter was either an internal explosion caused by an accident (boiler explosion or ammunition handling) or the vessel struck a drifting mine. Judging from the sinking position and the currents the mine could have come from one of the defensive minefields laid by the Royal Navy in the Denmark Strait as part of the Northern Barrage.
Best regards
Rainer
Crew member of uboat.net
The explosion that sank the cutter was either an internal explosion caused by an accident (boiler explosion or ammunition handling) or the vessel struck a drifting mine. Judging from the sinking position and the currents the mine could have come from one of the defensive minefields laid by the Royal Navy in the Denmark Strait as part of the Northern Barrage.
Best regards
Rainer
Crew member of uboat.net
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German mine sank USCGC Escanaba (WPG-77)? | TF | 07/21/2018 07:45PM |
Re: German mine sank USCGC Escanaba (WPG-77)? | Rainer | 08/18/2018 02:53PM |
Re: German mine sank USCGC Escanaba (WPG-77)? | TF | 08/25/2018 08:47PM |