Thanks Michael! This error is prevalent in many books and just keeps getting passed along. Again, thanks for taking the time. Joe R
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Nellie Nutten, Era and Onward were attacked and sunk on 11 July 1916. The attacking uboats were U46,U49,U52 and U69. Which uboat sunk Nellie Nutten?? Uboat.net credits U24. Respectfully, Joe R
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Hi Guys, Nostra Signora della Guardia see and Sardomene see King's Grey trawler damaged in Dover Strait 24 March '17 see Respectfully Submitted Joe R
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Hello and Happy New Year to All, UB64 could not have been seriously damaged if at all. Four days later, she attacked and sunk the armed merchant cruiser HMS Marmora, and the next day she torpedoed but did not sink the Defender. 19029 tons! Best wishes for the New Year Joe R
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Thanks Michael, I have way too much time on my hands. Try Googling Josephus Daniels, the source for Ansaldo III. You'll find a lot of really good stuff. Best Wishes, Joe R
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"The U117 had a long combat on August 20 (1918), with the Italian steamer ANSALDO III, the steamer escaping after a gun duel that lasted nearly three hours...." OUR NAVY AT WAR Josephus Daniels Lloyds War losses lists the ship as the ANSALDO I. A mistake I believe. Others sources list 3 crew wounded, several shell hits and one gun put out of commission. The incident occure
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"At 10 a.m.,Oct.12th,(1918) the Deutschland (U155) attacked the American steamship AMPHION, formerly the German KOLN. Here second shot carried away the steamer's wireless. Then ensued a gunfire contest that lasted more than an hour, the submarine firing some 200 shots and the AMPHION 72. The AMPHION was hit time and again, her lifeboats were riddled and her super- structure damage
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Peter, Thanks for taking the time to look it up. Much obliged. Best Wishes, Joe R
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Thank-You Oliver! The names of the 2 casualties can be found here. Very nice work Joe R
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Hi Michael, good to hear from you. Thomas Collard was along side Calgarian too and it was sunk WITHOUT any casualties. "Lord Lister, hired trawler, minesweeper, damaged assisting Calgarian". Quote from naval-history.net As an old retired Infantryman, knowing very little about naval ways, I doubt that the two men who died were aboard the Calgarian. The answer is in ADM.1/8519/
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Lord Lister 285/12 trawler built by Cochrane and Sons Selby, requisitioned by RN May '15 Admiralty number 1568. Lord Lister was damaged when the second pair of torpedoes slammed into the Calgarian on 1 March'18 killing two crew members of the Lord Lister. U19 fired a total of 4 torpedos. Naval-history.net confirms two dead on the trawler. Hepper's book confirms prescence of
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Hi Tony, Try Here. Scroll down to 3 Sept.. Hope this helps, Joe R
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Belated congratulations are in order to Simon Schnetzke, a long time and distinguished member of this and other forums. Simon joined the ranks of published authors for his 3 part article in the German Language journal Das Marine Nachrichtenblatt on the fates of World War One U-boats. Quite an achievement! Keep up the excellent work Simon! Way to GO! Joe R
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Good Day Mates, "The British now had to run the gauntlet of submarines, and the light cruiser FALMOUTH of Beatty's screen was torpedoed by U66 at 4:52 and finally sunk by U63 the next day while under tow to the Humber." A Naval History of World War I Paul G. Halpern p.331 Respectfully Submitted, Joe R
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Hay Michael, Blame the misspelling on Herr Langensiepen or his editor. I spelled the name exactly as spelled in the book. The fact is that U38 only damaged the ship and did not sink it. Joe
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"4 July'16: YAVUZ shells the harbour at Tuapse and sinks the steamship KNYAZ OBOLENSKIY and several vessels. MIDILLI leaves the battlecruiser to patrol off the Crimea and sinks the MARINA ANETTA N-103...and finishes off the ROCKLIFFE N55, which was torpedoed two days previously by U38." Ottoman Steam Navy 1828-1923 Bernd Langensiepen & Ahmet Guleryuz p51. Respectfully
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Something I have never seen in print before in my very limited experience. Again, Thank-you very much! Joe
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Thanks a million Michael!! Where did you find it? Joe
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Grant in his book U-Boat Hunters describes the action with HMS Perth and the collision underwater with the sinking Manin. He also states the cruise "lasted 64 days" but does not give start or end dates for the cruise. Thought this might be of some interest. Respectfully, Joe R
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Hi Simon, Good to hear from you! Thanks for taking the time and doing the research. I couln't believe what I was reading. Was going to buy the book but.... Vielen Dank Joe
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Regarding U103 WW1 uboat: This is a start. You should add Obermatrose Heinrich Lupertz a survivor whose testimony is stated in the book VERSCHOLLEN by Dwight R. Messimer. Hope this helps a little. Joe R
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Hello guys, need your help From Room 40: German Naval Warfare 1914-1918 Hans Joachim Koerver "17th Jan. to 4th Feb. 1918. Sailing from Cattaro, damaged SS Hampstead (does not appear in Lloyds as damaged) on 18th Jan. Between 24 and 26 Jan. laid mines off Bizerta. On 26th Jan. sank a Greek steamer by torpedo and was attacked by coast batteries. She sank one other steamship and 2 sa
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You never cease to amaze me Oliver, but you left out the number of 155mm rounds U139 fired. Joe
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Hello Gentlemen, Gaul 270/04 built by Cook,Welton and Gemmell, requisitioned by RN in Feb.'15 and armed with one 12pdr Admiralty No.733. "At about 9.30am a German submarine appeared on the surface and opened fire on the trawlers sinking one, the Mayfly. The Gaul and Margate attempted to close the range and engage the enemy,but the Gaul was reduced to a sinking condition after
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HI Guys, HMS PERTH commissioned at Dundee on 23 Oct.'15 as an Armed Boarding Steamer with three 4.7 inch guns. "On October 1st he attacked a convoy in the Bay of Biscay,damaging 2 vessels, SS MANIN and SS BYLANDS by gunfire, and then engaged the escorting vessel HMS PERTH which he hit and damaged before submerging. The convoy then reformed,but both the damaged vessels dropped
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Freddy, Just received the two volume set of the book Room 40: German Naval Warfare 1914-1918 by Hans Joachim Koervwer from my local library. "WILHELM- Perhaps the Kiel steamer of 274 tons gross. A vessel of this name was employed at transport during the Riga operations in 1917." (this ship does not appear in the on-line index but does appear in the book on page 588) "WI
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Here is a little bit on Argonaut. This site credits Warsailors.com as reference. Joe R
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Hi again Freddy, My local library has Volume #1 of Koerver's book on order from a university library. Only Vol. #1 is available in the USA. Vol 2 only in Germany. It may take at least a couple of weeks to get Vol.#1. I will certainly post if there is anything pertaining to the Ville D'Ostende. Ville D'Ostende does NOT appear in the index. Respectfully, Joe
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Hello Peter, 1898: Solgt til D/S Haralds Rederi (H.O.Sundfor),Haugesund. Omdopt HARALD. RENAMED HARALD. Respectfully, Joe R
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Hi Freddy, I have found a German tug named Wilhelm Wrede and another German tug named Wilhelmina. I could NOT find one named Wilhelm. Yves's suggestion about warsailors is a good one. If no answer there, there is a French site, and you may still get an answer from the Dutch forum. Respectfully, Joe R
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