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06-28-08, 05:06 PM

The battleship Warspite and nine destroyers in driving snow make a surprise foray into the Vestford on April 13, 1940. The eight remaining German destroyers are all lost in this action. By evening, not one German destroyer survives of the ten that four days earlier brought troops to Narvik. (Sea War, 1939 - 1945)

Early morning, April 12, 1940, U-53 is submerged, traveling southwest in AF61 when I get an HE (hydrophone effect) almost dead ahead. It is the British battleship Warspite and nine destroyers heading for the Vestfjord. I only have one torpedo left since I wasted eight against the five destroyers mentioned in post #1 with only one destroyer to show for it.

Results: Sunk one Tribal class destroyer in AF6142 on April 12, 1940 at 5:42am. This task force is located at exactly 255-kmeters NW of Namsos at this precise time.

06-28-08, 05:06 PM	#6
von Zelda Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	April 12, 1940 - contact with Warspite and 9 destroyers The battleship Warspite and nine destroyers in driving snow make a surprise foray into the Vestford on April 13, 1940. The eight remaining German destroyers are all lost in this action. By evening, not one German destroyer survives of the ten that four days earlier brought troops to Narvik. (Sea War, 1939 - 1945) Early morning, April 12, 1940, U-53 is submerged, traveling southwest in AF61 when I get an HE (hydrophone effect) almost dead ahead. It is the British battleship Warspite and nine destroyers heading for the Vestfjord. I only have one torpedo left since I wasted eight against the five destroyers mentioned in post #1 with only one destroyer to show for it. Results: Sunk one Tribal class destroyer in AF6142 on April 12, 1940 at 5:42am. This task force is located at exactly 255-kmeters NW of Namsos at this precise time.