The smallest ship I know of to sink a U Boat was the Cuban Navy subchaser CS 13, an 83 foot Patrol boat, which sank the U 176 off north coast of Cuba in May 1943 Are there are more sinking by small craft ?
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I am seeking information on attacks by Civil Air Patrol aircraft against U boats The Cap claimed to have executed some 57 attacks against U Boats, claiming damage to 17 and even sinking 1, possibly 2 I suspect these claims are exaggerated, nore in line of wishful thinking Of the attacks, are any confirmed in U Boat records ? If so what are the dates and boats ? Thanks for any he
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Do you have any information on CAP attacks against U Boats ? Any details - number/type of bombs dropped, any damage recorded by U Boats? Dman Thanx
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Better link to story of YP 389 sinking by U 701
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The remains of patrol boat YP 389, a converted fishing trawler have been located off Cape Hatteras NC. The boat was sunk in June 1942 by gunfire from submarine U 701. |htmlws-main|dl2|link5|http%3A%2F%2Fnews.aol.com%2Farticle%2Fsunken-wwii-navy-patrol-boat-yp-389%2F665754
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According to some accounts I have read - TANNENFELS was taken under fire by twin 37mm AA mount on bow, main armament 4"/50 on stern fought the STIER TANNENFELS fired on STEPHEN HOPKINS with its light 37mm/20mm AA guns and in return was hit by .50 and .30 machine gun fire from STEPHEN HOPKINS.
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Asking if anybody has information concerning blockade runner/supply vessel TANNENFELS. In specific the fight between raider STIER and Liberty ship STEPHEN HOPKINS (Sept 27, 1942) in which TANNENFELS participated and was hit by gunfire from STEPHEN HOPKINS. Looking for damage and casualties suffered by TANNENFELS. Number/type of hits? Thanx
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Horst Degen and many of the crew from U701 escaped from almost twice (200ft/60m) the depth of U64 when sunk on July 7,1942 off Capr Hatteras NC. Only 7 men including Degen survived for next 2 days until sighted and picked up.
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Question: While many small craft requistioned by the Royal navy (fishing boats, trawlers, drifters, etc) carried small arms, usually several rifles (some WWI vintage Canadian Ross) to deal with floating mines and such. Did merchant ships also carry a supply of small arms (rifles, pistols) for things like mines, guard details and other tasks?
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