"O mein Gott, it was close" story (or maybe stories?)

Uncle Goose · 01-15-08, 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by deepboat

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Goose

Actually, friendly fire did happen in WW2, I remembered to have read somewhere that one U-boat was sunk by another U-boat's torpedo in a convoy battle.

U-254

Type

VIIC

Ordered23 Sep, 1939
Laid down14 Dec, 1940Bremer Vulkan, Bremen-Vegesack (werk 19)Launched20 Sep, 1941
Commissioned8 Nov, 1941Kptlt. Hans GilardoneCommanders8 Nov, 1941 - 8 Dec, 1942 Kptlt. Hans GilardoneSep, 1942 - Oct, 1942, Kptlt. Odo LoeweCareer3 patrols8 Nov, 1941 - 31 Jul, 1942 8. Flottille (training)
1 Aug, 1942 - 8 Dec, 1942 9. Flottille (front boat)
Successes3 ships sunk for a total of 18.967 GRTFateSank 8 Dec, 1942 in the North Atlantic south-east of Cape Farewell, Greenland, in approximate position 55.00N, 40.00W, after a collision with the German U-boat U-221. 41 dead and 4 survivors.

must be another U-boat, this one had a collision, not a torpedo impact. I have it in a book somewhere, must look it up sometime.