Hello Michael The LEDA was damaged on 12 Nov 1916, but sunk on 6 December 1917, I have by UC 49, however the Starke Shell files has UB 75; maybe the U-boat experts can confirm which one did the dirty deed ? Cheers Ron
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Branch, Charles Stanley Greaser, Merchant Marine Reserve, HMS Q27 killed 13.3.17 Cheers Ron
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Hi have the crew names of which your grandfather was one, but no info as to where they came aboard? Cheers Ron
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Hello Paul I asked a friend who does work on WWI crewmen for the RN Submarine Museum about your request and he said: I do not have any info on RICHARDS, so I do not believe that the S.Museum have a Record Card for him, being a submariner. It may well be that he was a Sub Depot shipman (VULCAN, CYCLOPS etc) and `family history' has him as Subs. I will keep `looking up', but as I hav
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Hi James, She was Norwegian In a celebrated incident, the FRITZØE (1909 - Skibs Aktieselskapet Fritzøe, Larvik) was captured at 55° 39’N 0° 57’W and taken back to Germany as a prize-of-war. The FRITZØE was on a voyage from Larvik to London, with timber; the ship’s voyage and destination was condemned by prize court and in 1918 she was renamed MUNIN by the Imperial Navy; it was the
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Hi Guys On 17 December 1918, the 1,350-ton Norwegian SS EIDSFOS (A/S Manchester, Kristiania) was transporting iron ore and coke from Newcastle to Kristiania when she detonated a mine and sank in the North Sea, 18-miles east, northeast from Tynemouth. Does anyone know who or what laid the mine, please and was it British or German? Cheers Ron
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The wrecks lie at: MARS, ex IDA Date of loss: 20 December 1939 Depth: 27m Reference: 55 03’.819 N 001 24’.192 W Location: 1.64-n.mile ESE from St Mary’s lighthouse DOLPHIN, ex HMS PANDORA, ex SETI Date of loss: 23 November 1939 Depth: 18m Reference: 55 06’.085 N 001 27’.282 W Location: 1.74-n.miles N from St Mary’s Lighthouse HANNE, ex C. BOM, ex OTSO, ex DAGRUN Dat
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Thanks John I suspected that, much appreciated Cheers Ron
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Hi Guys Can anyone please tell me who or what laid the mine that sank the 270-ton steam tug BULLGER near Coquet Light (Druridge Bay), Northumberland, UK on 13 March 1941 ? Cheers Ron
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Hi Ron You can find the full story and history of TRUCULENT in Silent Warriors, including the crew list Cheers Ron
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I think LC66 is the grid square - LC6659 Ron
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