Died again.
 

Captain Dieter Keppler and the fine crew of the U-51 perished in the North Channel early in the morning on October 12th, 1941. Information is sketchy at this time, but news reports from the Brits suggest U-51 was caught during a very successful attack on a convoy. It was foggy, and it appears a Dido class cruiser snuck up in her baffles, and ran her right over.

No radio reports were recieved, nor are there reports of any survivors.

All U-boats are advised to beware of the presence of cruisers in that vicinity, and if possible, to send them to the bottom!

(Never even made it to my beloved XXI this career! :( )

A toast to Deiter, he was a good man.....yah, I remember meeting him in Munchen, 1938 I believe......we talked of the future, if war would come......(sigh).......well, we sail in two days, I'd best check on the boat, it will be good to keep my mind busy and not think of such things.......

The captain and crew of the U-93 wish to express their condolances to those left on dry land, who will never again see their loved ones steam into bay.

Hopefully, my new Captain, Joachim Keppler, does better than his older brother did. ;)

"There are no roses on a sailors grave,
No lilies on an ocean wave,
The only tribute is the seagulls' sweeps,
And the teardrop that a sweetheart weeps."

U-49 sends there condolences. We wish you find peace beneath the waves.

U-51 you say? Damn! That's MY boot. How dare you sink it :D :D
And why wasn't I on board?

Maybe it was U-15, I think Dietrich was dyslexic. ;)

Re: Died again.
 

Maybe your forum avatar is bringing you bad luck. :-j

Captain of the U-110 sends his regards........... :lol:

I'd like to make a demand, on behalf of the mourning families, that all u-boats in that area, in the fall and winter of 41 and later, report to this thread upon sinking a Dido. :arrgh!:
There shall be vengeance! :rotfl:

I saw this damned Dido yesterday, again "bearing 180, distance ~6000 m, speed 30knts", tried but missed :hulk:

The Captain (Heinrich Scholz) and crew of U-65, send thier condolenses - a fine crew has been lost

Kaleun

Uboat sailors never "fully" die, they are just reincarnated into the future where computers become there new weapon and Silent hunter 3 there war :rock:

Kapitänleutnant Maximilian Wiethoff and the entire crew of U-52 salute the perished mates of U-51. Mögen Sie in Frieden ruhen.

"By Grepthar's Hammer...you shall be avenged"

Never give up! Never surrender! lol

The lads of U-46 are all drunk and singing having just docked from taking out a destroyer with a snap stern shot on the run from 2400m in the Northern Approaches
Young pups all of them, and an utter fluke shot says the Chief, and maybe it's our turn next
Gloomy old hare
But we salute the boys from U-51, there are empty places around the tables of La Palais, that need to be filled

:()1:

My crew will have an extra round to salute the brave men and remember their sacrifice.

Theyve gone to that big Western Approaches in the sky, where the depth charges are filled with beer, and red triangles ensure that every torp sinks its target.

As Kaptain of the U-51 in a parallel universe, the loss of your U-51 was deeply felt here as "A disturbance in the force."

My crew was sluggish and depressed all day.

We salute the memory of your crew! :cry:

Captain Pharoah and crew of U-101 (Type VIIB, St Nazair 1940) send their condolences to the wifes and loved ones of those on board U-51, EXCEPT for their Kaleun who I believe is an idiot :yep: for getting run over by a Dido class cruiser! :huh:

Baffles or not, I think their hydrophone operator needed a kick in the butt! "err...the engine sounds louder than it normally does...meh, let the lookouts worry about that". ccrrrraaakkkkkk. :rotfl: