London Protocol, Article 22

Payoff · 10-24-06, 12:04 AM

It would be pretty cool if you could put a shot across her bow and trigger a merchie to stop for a short amount of time for inspection. :hmm:

Captain Nemo · 10-24-06, 04:57 AM

I read about Article 22 recently. It meant that u-boat commanders had to stop and search merchants that they came across and if found to be carrying contraband could be legitimately sunk. Before doing this the crew of the merchant had to be allowed to abandon ship before the ship was sunk by the u-boat. At the beginning of the war several ships were sunk observing Article 22. However, as the war progressed it bacame unworkable as Allied air cover extended well beyond the ports and coasts of Britain and it was risky for u-boats to surface and board a merchant without being attacked by aircraft or a destroyer in the vicinity that had been alerted by the merchant with the emergency call sign "SSS". Unrestricted attacks against Allied merchant shipping was soon to follow.

Nemo

10-24-06, 12:04 AM	#1
Payoff Captain Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Nash Town, USA Posts: 525 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	It would be pretty cool if you could put a shot across her bow and trigger a merchie to stop for a short amount of time for inspection. :hmm: __________________ "Hit Shokaku class carrier with three out of six torpedos. Recieved 105 depth charges during three hour period. Heard four terrific explosions in the direction of target, two and one half hours after attack. Believe that baby sank!" Lieutenant Commander Herman Kossler USS Cavalla

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10-24-06, 04:57 AM	#2
Captain Nemo Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 1,144 Downloads: 54 Uploads: 0	I read about Article 22 recently. It meant that u-boat commanders had to stop and search merchants that they came across and if found to be carrying contraband could be legitimately sunk. Before doing this the crew of the merchant had to be allowed to abandon ship before the ship was sunk by the u-boat. At the beginning of the war several ships were sunk observing Article 22. However, as the war progressed it bacame unworkable as Allied air cover extended well beyond the ports and coasts of Britain and it was risky for u-boats to surface and board a merchant without being attacked by aircraft or a destroyer in the vicinity that had been alerted by the merchant with the emergency call sign "SSS". Unrestricted attacks against Allied merchant shipping was soon to follow. Nemo