Hi Jacky, thankyou for taking the time. Regards john
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Hi Rainer, warsailors.com/freefleet/norfleet4.html. Regards john
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This man was transferred from U 25 to U 103, anybody know what rank he held at this time? - john
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This fishing vessel apparently rescued eleven survivors from the SS songa sunk by U 25, i have been unable to find any information of this vessel regarding her home port and port reg number. Anyone have details of this vessel? - john
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Hi John, she became a British war prize and was incorporated in to the royal Navy as HMS N.21, finally being laid up in 1949 and then scrapped. john
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The meeting between U 68, U 111 and U 67 at this remote and reported uninhabited spot, being compramised by British Intelligence reading Enigma which resulted in the failed attempt by HMS Clyde to 'ambush' the U-boats is well documented. What I have come across are two different versions of what happened prior to the Clyde incident. (1) U 111 arrived then when approaching U 68, her 1st
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This corvette rescued the 400+ survivors from the sunken SS Adda on 8th June 1941, she was not part of the escort throughout the voyage, any one know what she was doing when diverted to the scene of the sinking? - john
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Hi Stefaan, i would have thought after the war, and the allies dictated what the size of the Naval personnel was going to be, all the men not involved would have been returned to civilian life and for those retained, once the Kreigsmarine was replaced with the birth of the new German Federal Navy, then all previous contracts would become null and void, if not before? - john
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Hi Dave, you can add U 873 and U 883 to the list. Regards john
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Hi Mike, following you so far, the corvette involved with the Lapwing survivors and the ship the Periwinkle transferred hers too are they still unknown at this tome? - regards john
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Hi Vidar, according to Clay Blair, U 715 was forced to the surface by 4 D/C and during exchange of small arms fire 3 Germans were killed while the A/C was fatally hit and ditched. the 16 from the 45 U-boat survivors were rescued by Air Sea rescue launches, while 3 of the 8 aircrew also died, the others being picked up like the Germans. Regards john
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Anyone have the first name of OStrm Hagelmann or the rank of Josef Heuser? or the rank of Herbert Freund of U 25 and U 103? -john
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Hi Mark, thankyou for the details, I wonder what are your thoughts on Cervantes being credited to U 201 and not U 124, especially when you read the account of U 201 in Dr Rohwers book and if correct what did U 124 hit? - Regards john
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Hi Mark, just scanned this www.amhinja.demon.co.uk/archive/HG73.htm, seems you are not alone. - john
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hi Mark, thankyou for bringing this incident up, that could account for the times recorded in Dr Rohwer's book Axis Sub Successes (1999) page 67. He states, the U 203 attack on the Varangberg and Avoveta began at 2233 on the 25th with hits reported at 0031. for the Cortes the attack time is given as 0036 which is the same time given for the U 124 attack times on Petrel and Lapwing, but in th
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Hi Ken, thankyou for your reply, regards john
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Hi Mark, thankyou for the answer, much appreciated. - john
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Hi Ken, excuse the log in, I would appreciate the details of where I could look up the sailing times of the type IXB boats and if known there call signs. Regards john
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Anyone have the rank of Herbert Freund of U 25 & U 60 and any details of a British trawler Lodden that supposedly rescued survivors from the SS Songa, sunk by U 25 17.01.40. - john
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Hi Fernado, thankyou for the answer. Regards John
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Anyone know in what capacity this officer served on the Scharnhorst before transferring to U-boats? - john
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Thankyou all and to you Rainer once again for clarifing the available evidence. Regards john
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While attacking the MV Pan Norway a crewman was injured by a shell casing being passed down into the boat, the U 123 KTB states him as MaschOGfr Bastl. I have not been able to find this name on the crew lists of U 123, anyone hav ethe right details? - john
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Hi MPC, yes, but I still need when she was taken by the Admiralty, when she transferred to be deployed from the USA/Canada and was she alone or with other ships used on weather reporting duties. regards john
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Are the details known by anyone of when she was aquired and Where did she operate from as a Admiralty weather ship, and also were there others employed with her? -john
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Hi Rainer,in U-boat Commanders of WW2 by Busch & Roell on the 4th photo page there is a photo of Kplt Franz Gramitzky of U 138. Although he is bearded after a patrol there is a strong resemblance to the photo in question and U 138 a type IID was in the 24th & 25th U-Flotilla from 1940. - Regards john
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What dates did she miss requests for her position and when was she finally declared lost? -john
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Hi Tony, he was a commander with the Naval Artillery Detachment 204 from 9/40 until 3/41. john
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Hi Frank, try convoyweb.org - john
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This ship was sunk by U 65 on 18.11.40, A. Tennent as her survivors being rescued by the British MV Devonshire (11,275tons) and landed at freetown on 29.11.40. However on Arnold Hague's convoyweb site he as the Devonshire (11,275tons) in Bombay on November 20th and not sailing for Colombo until 5.01.41. Is there another Devonshire of the same tonnage or a different one?? - john
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