News about Subs during WWII

zak2k12 · 02-07-10, 06:04 PM

That's a nice find.

The ship in the first story, British Influence, was sunk on September the 14th, 1939, near Cape Clear by U-29. So the sub in the picture has to be the type VIIA U-29. The survivors were picked up by the Ida Bakke, which rescued more survivors the very next day, when U-53 attacked the British motor tanker Cheyenne.

I couldn't find much about the second story. I think the U-boat in question is U-124. It was sunk near Opporto on April the 2nd, 1943, by two British warships, but I couldn't find any mention of Norwegian freighter Jenny or its Captain.

02-07-10, 06:04 PM	#4
zak2k12 Bilge Rat Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	That's a nice find. The ship in the first story, British Influence, was sunk on September the 14th, 1939, near Cape Clear by U-29. So the sub in the picture has to be the type VIIA U-29. The survivors were picked up by the Ida Bakke, which rescued more survivors the very next day, when U-53 attacked the British motor tanker Cheyenne. I couldn't find much about the second story. I think the U-boat in question is U-124. It was sunk near Opporto on April the 2nd, 1943, by two British warships, but I couldn't find any mention of Norwegian freighter Jenny or its Captain.