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Old 03-18-10, 04:20 PM   #10
Dowly
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Originally Posted by Nisgeis View Post
Is there any resource to find out about this?
It seems that it varied (atleast early in the war) which ports had lights on and which didn't.

On the KTB of Prien's attack on Scapa he writes something that would indicate the there was blackout in effect:

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From 2200 to 2230 the English are kind enough to switch on all the coastal lights so that I can obtain the most exact fix.
But later on, when he is in the bay of Scapa he writes:

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It is disgustingly light. The whole bay is lit up.
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