A interisting battle

WilhelmSchulz. · 10-29-06, 08:54 PM

on Oct. 31, 1943(hollween) The USS Borie entered into a ver intereting battle with the U-405. The two ships where locked in close combat after U-405 was blown to the surface. And when I say close I mean close like stuck together. The crew of the Borie came on deck with tommyguns and 45's to attack the U-Boat crew who maned there guns. One sailer took a sheath knife and therw it at a crewmen maning a gun in the U-Boat hiting him in the gut. A Chief on the DD took a spent spent 4-inch shell and threw it at another crewmember and nocked the man into the water. Talk about a interisting battle.

stabiz · 10-30-06, 03:16 AM

Holy crap. Pirates of the Atlantic.

_Seth_ · 10-30-06, 04:05 AM

Thats what i call fighting...

bookworm_020 · 10-30-06, 08:10 PM

Talk about waiting till you see the whites of there eyes.....

Hartmann · 10-30-06, 10:40 PM

Another interesting battle :hmm:

the close dogfight at a black point range during 35 minutes of the U-210 and the HMCS Assiniboine, with deck guns and machine guns.

finally the boat was rammed and sunk

here you can read the repport

http://www.junobeach.org/e/2/can-eve-mob-gol-asb-e.htm

bookworm_020 · 10-30-06, 11:11 PM

The Borie - U-405 was used as the basis for the the film "The Enemy Below"

Slick Rick · 10-31-06, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by WilhelmSchulz.

on Oct. 31, 1943(hollween) The USS Borie entered into a ver intereting battle with the U-405. The two ships where locked in close combat after U-405 was blown to the surface. And when I say close I mean close like stuck together. The crew of the Borie came on deck with tommyguns and 45's to attack the U-Boat crew who maned there guns. One sailer took a sheath knife and therw it at a crewmen maning a gun in the U-Boat hiting him in the gut. A Chief on the DD took a spent spent 4-inch shell and threw it at another crewmember and nocked the man into the water. Talk about a interisting battle.

Wilhelm.....I bet you are a Sharkhunters member.....right???

That was a hell of a battle.....

Jimbuna · 10-31-06, 12:06 PM

Talk about 'pistols gentlemen at twenty paces'

Sailor Steve · 10-31-06, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bookworm_020

The Borie - U-405 was used as the basis for the the film "The Enemy Below"

Not really. The battle as portrayed was a combination of the Borie - U-405 battle and the one between USS Buckley (DE-51) and U-66.
http://www.desausa.org/sinking_of_u_66.htm
http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/1355.html
The U-boat.net link has a camoflage paint scheme to die for.

The actual plot of the movie is taken directly from the book of the same name, by D.A. Rayner. In the book the Allied ship is a Flower (or so I'm told; I haven't read it yet).
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Sear...nemy+below&x=0

SteamWake · 10-31-06, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by WilhelmSchulz.

on Oct. 31, 1943(hollween) The USS Borie entered into a ver intereting battle with the U-405. The two ships where locked in close combat after U-405 was blown to the surface. And when I say close I mean close like stuck together. The crew of the Borie came on deck with tommyguns and 45's to attack the U-Boat crew who maned there guns. One sailer took a sheath knife and therw it at a crewmen maning a gun in the U-Boat hiting him in the gut. A Chief on the DD took a spent spent 4-inch shell and threw it at another crewmember and nocked the man into the water. Talk about a interisting battle.

Where did you read about this ? Id like to read more.

Sailor Steve · 10-31-06, 05:40 PM

http://destroyerhistory.org/flushdec...rie/index.html

I also forgot to mention that Buckley's battle was the first time since the War of 1812 that a United States gave the order "Stand by to repel boarders".

WilhelmSchulz. · 10-31-06, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Where did you read about this ? Id like to read more.

Get the book "Bitter Ocean" by David Fairbank White. A verry good book.

WilhelmSchulz. · 10-31-06, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Slick Rick

Wilhelm.....I bet you are a Sharkhunters member.....right???

That was a hell of a battle.....

A Sharkhunters member?

Slick Rick · 10-31-06, 08:17 PM

www.sharkhunters.com They have been doing a running article on that very battle.....it is written by one of the survivors of the Borie......!

WilhelmSchulz. · 10-31-06, 08:34 PM

10-29-06, 08:54 PM	#1
WilhelmSchulz. The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Virgina Beach Posts: 1,301 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	A interisting battle on Oct. 31, 1943(hollween) The USS Borie entered into a ver intereting battle with the U-405. The two ships where locked in close combat after U-405 was blown to the surface. And when I say close I mean close like stuck together. The crew of the Borie came on deck with tommyguns and 45's to attack the U-Boat crew who maned there guns. One sailer took a sheath knife and therw it at a crewmen maning a gun in the U-Boat hiting him in the gut. A Chief on the DD took a spent spent 4-inch shell and threw it at another crewmember and nocked the man into the water. Talk about a interisting battle. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink… others require our assistance."

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stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Holy crap. Pirates of the Atlantic. __________________

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_Seth_ Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Tromsoe, @Tirpitz' final resting place.. Posts: 3,277 Downloads: 94 Uploads: 0	Thats what i call fighting... __________________

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bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Talk about waiting till you see the whites of there eyes..... __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

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Hartmann Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Grid CH 26, Spain ,Barcelona Posts: 1,857 Downloads: 204 Uploads: 0	Another interesting battle :hmm: the close dogfight at a black point range during 35 minutes of the U-210 and the HMCS Assiniboine, with deck guns and machine guns. finally the boat was rammed and sunk here you can read the repport http://www.junobeach.org/e/2/can-eve-mob-gol-asb-e.htm __________________ But this ship can't sink!... She is made of iron, sir. I assure you, she can. and she will. It is a mathematical certainty. Strength and honor

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bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The Borie - U-405 was used as the basis for the the film "The Enemy Below" __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Talk about 'pistols gentlemen at twenty paces' __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	http://destroyerhistory.org/flushdec...rie/index.html I also forgot to mention that Buckley's battle was the first time since the War of 1812 that a United States gave the order "Stand by to repel boarders". __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Slick Rick Sonar Guy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Whats left of Florida Posts: 396 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	www.sharkhunters.com They have been doing a running article on that very battle.....it is written by one of the survivors of the Borie......! __________________ Wasserbomb!!!!

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WilhelmSchulz. The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Virgina Beach Posts: 1,301 Downloads: 17 Uploads: 0	__________________ "Some ships are designed to sink… others require our assistance."