for the entry uc 21 on this website it states this: 30 Sep, 1917 - Departed Zeebrugge for the Bay of Biscay on 13.9. Lost by unknown cause on or after Sept. 16, 1917. 27 dead (all hands lost). I think this may corelate with an attack made on a u boat on the 29th september. In the book u boat hunters by Peter London, page 31 it gives this account (here shortend) while patrolling between
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Thanks for that guys, makes a lot more sense, guess that indicates that the sub in question was not sunk. best wishes Rob
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me again, since originally posting the message I have found out that the author of the book has subsequently written another book: London, P. (1999). U-Boat Hunters: Cornwall's Air War 1916-19. I hope to get hold of a copy in the next week or so but I fear like his earlier book it will not contain any referncing or bibliography which will help little. Some of the events he talks abou
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thanks for the answer Michael, a lot to think about there. I imagine you did well to condense this info into this space. Seem to be coming increasingly to the opinion that U boat sinkings are very hard to verify. without documented contemporary evidence and wreck diving. Ill let you know if I come to any conclusions. thanks for your time Rob
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Hi there new to the forum and to be honest new to the subject. anyway was wondering if anybody could help me with a question or series of questions, please. Generally I want to know if there is a list of ww 1 u boats that have unconfirmed fates. More specifically I want to know about the fates of u boats in the western approaches. I recently read a book called AVIATION IN CORNWALL and it follo
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