Sinking Allied ships in neutral harbours

fxn · 08-19-06, 06:38 PM

It's October 1939 and after I completed patrolling my assigned grid I decided to head to Porto Delgada (sp?), a neutral Portugeuse island in the North Atlantic with my IXB. I sank a coastal merchant and medium tanker - both of which were of British Nationality - docked there.

Now, my questions are: Is this historically correct? Did U-boats sneak into neutral harbours and sink Allied shipping docked there? And if so, would it have been considered an act of war against the neutral nation where the attacks took place?

08-19-06, 06:38 PM	#1
fxn Sailor man Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 44 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sinking Allied ships in neutral harbours It's October 1939 and after I completed patrolling my assigned grid I decided to head to Porto Delgada (sp?), a neutral Portugeuse island in the North Atlantic with my IXB. I sank a coastal merchant and medium tanker - both of which were of British Nationality - docked there. Now, my questions are: Is this historically correct? Did U-boats sneak into neutral harbours and sink Allied shipping docked there? And if so, would it have been considered an act of war against the neutral nation where the attacks took place?