some new information on the wreck of U-166

[USS Sea Tiger]

http://www.pastfoundation.org/DeepWrecks/OtherU-boats.htm

I thought it was interesting

[GoldenRivet]

that is interesting.

i suppose a similar graph reflecting such activity for every theater if war would reflect much the same scale of data.

it appears that the u-boats just hit a wall in early 1943 and it was just over for them

[Kapt Z]

that is interesting.

i suppose a similar graph reflecting such activity for every theater if war would reflect much the same scale of data.

it appears that the u-boats just hit a wall in early 1943 and it was just over for them

I agree. I think after mid '43 the whole U-boat fleet was reduced to trying to tie down Allied forces more than actual effective offensive action.

[bigboywooly]

U-84 VIIB Five ships sunk.

Thats a trip and a half in a 7B

Not once but twice :o

http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3636.html
http://www.uboat.net/boats/patrols/patrol_3637.html

[sunvalleyslim]

Great site, thanks. just wonder if the U-Boat boys stopped and had a swim call in those warm waters.......:hmmm:

[BH]

Torpedoes in the Gulf: Galveston and the uboats is a very interesting book btw. In the opening of the book it describes 1940s galveston and what is interesting is a lot of foreign consulates were located on the strand including the french, german, and japanesse. In the book it describes how the german consulates office put up the national flag with the swastika and how the locals became so upset that they tore down the flag.

[mookiemookie]

Torpedoes in the Gulf: Galveston and the uboats is a very interesting book btw. In the opening of the book it describes 1940s galveston and what is interesting is a lot of foreign consulates were located on the strand including the french, german, and japanesse. In the book it describes how the german consulates office put up the national flag with the swastika and how the locals became so upset that they tore down the flag.

I own that book as well and it's a great source of information about how a community dealt with the U-boat threat just a few miles off the shore. I especially liked the part about the German POW camp situated next to a golf course. A Galveston doctor's shot went stray and landed in the camp. He walked over to some prisoners who were U-boat men and said "Das kugel, bitte" One of the prisoners handed it over to him, saying in perfect English, "Here you are, sir."