Which U-boat was the most peaceful?

Beery · 09-25-05, 01:01 PM

Okay, so far I've found one boat that I think was pretty harmless: U-267. It never sank any ships, never shot down an aircraft, and never lost a crewman in 7 patrols. Is there any other boat that had a more peaceful career? I.e. more patrols with no casualties on either side?

By the way, I'm not trying to poke fun at the less effective boats. Far from it. As a pacifist I applaud peaceful activities in wartime, even if such activities were probably not what the participants had in mind. Although maybe they failed in their mission, they succeeded in lessening the harmful effects of war.

pj · 09-25-05, 01:07 PM

less effective boats = cannon fodder for destroyers! Sneak in & sink 'em while the enemy is distracted!

FAdmiral · 09-25-05, 07:05 PM

Maybe a boat that submerged during sea trials for the first
time and never made it back up.....

JIM

Kalach · 09-25-05, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FAdmiral

Maybe a boat that submerged during sea trials for the first
time and never made it back up.....

JIM

I think by 'peaceful' he means stories that have no deaths involved :P

FAdmiral · 09-25-05, 07:18 PM

He didn't say that '

' Next time, be more specific...'

'

JIM

Beery · 09-25-05, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FAdmiral

He didn't say that '

' Next time, be more specific...'

'

JIM

Erm... I did say that. I wrote "no casualties on either side" in the very first paragraph of the first post. Plus I said that it should involve more patrols than 7. A boat sinking before its first patrol would kill lots of people and it wouldn't have done any patrols at all. It fails on both counts.

09-25-05, 01:01 PM	#1
Beery Admiral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Silver Spring, MD, USA (but still a Yorkshireman at heart - tha can allus tell a Yorkshireman...) Posts: 2,497 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Which U-boat was the most peaceful? Okay, so far I've found one boat that I think was pretty harmless: U-267. It never sank any ships, never shot down an aircraft, and never lost a crewman in 7 patrols. Is there any other boat that had a more peaceful career? I.e. more patrols with no casualties on either side? By the way, I'm not trying to poke fun at the less effective boats. Far from it. As a pacifist I applaud peaceful activities in wartime, even if such activities were probably not what the participants had in mind. Although maybe they failed in their mission, they succeeded in lessening the harmful effects of war. __________________ "More mysterious. Yeah. I'll just try to think, 'Where the hell's the whiskey?'" - Bob Harris, Lost in Translation. "Anyrooad up, ah'll si thi" - Missen.

09-25-05, 07:05 PM	#3
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Maybe a boat that submerged during sea trials for the first time and never made it back up..... JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

09-25-05, 07:18 PM	#5
FAdmiral Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 1,079 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	He didn't say that '' Next time, be more specific...'' JIM __________________ If you\'re not taking losses, you\'re not doing enough. RAdm. Kelly Turner, USN ********************************** www.fairtax.org

09-25-05, 01:07 PM	#2
pj Swabbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 12 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	less effective boats = cannon fodder for destroyers! Sneak in & sink 'em while the enemy is distracted!