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Sailor Steve · 03-21-09, 01:23 PM

Munster was registered in Britain, and flying a British flag.

Leukos was technically not attacked. According to Kplt Heinrich Liebe he fired a warning shot, which accidentally hit the trawler and sank it.

Clonlara was part of a convoy and was hit by one of a salvo.

The others were probably where they shouldn't have been. U-boats even sank German ships, usually because they were outside established Axis trade routes or were disguised as Allied ships so the other side wouldn't attack them.

I'm betting that research would show that BdU considered every one of those a legitimate sinking.

03-21-09, 01:23 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Munster was registered in Britain, and flying a British flag. Leukos was technically not attacked. According to Kplt Heinrich Liebe he fired a warning shot, which accidentally hit the trawler and sank it. Clonlara was part of a convoy and was hit by one of a salvo. The others were probably where they shouldn't have been. U-boats even sank German ships, usually because they were outside established Axis trade routes or were disguised as Allied ships so the other side wouldn't attack them. I'm betting that research would show that BdU considered every one of those a legitimate sinking. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 03-22-09 at 03:29 PM.