HMS Aboukir, HMS Hogue and HMS Cressy to be scrapped. - Page 2

Catfish · 01-11-12, 05:20 AM

Well it was U-29 which was sunk by a Dreadnought, but it had been U-9 which sunk the three cruisers. Of course, Weddigen had been commander of both.

Even if it had been defenseless and surfaced, Churchill's order was that "Shipwrecked crews [of U-boats] should be arrested or shot, whatever seems practical." A fleet being threatend by U-boats would have most probably made a ramming "more practical"

nikimcbee · 01-12-12, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Where did you get that from? Every account I've read says that U-29 was in the process of attacking the fleet when Dreadnought spotted the periscope and ran her over.

This is from wiki

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ritish dreadnought battleships fired on their German counterparts during the war. However, she became the only battleship ever to sink a submarine when she rammed the SM U-29 when it unexpectedly broke the surface after firing a torpedo at another dreadnought in 1915.

Ah, here's the problem. I was thinking of the U-15

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The engines had apparently failed as she was laying stopped on the surface in heavy fog when HMS Birmingham spotted her and could clearly hear hammering from inside the boat (presumably from attempted repairs). The cruiser fired on her but missed, and as the boat began to dive, she rammed her cutting her in two. This was the first U-boat loss to an enemy warship.

danny60 · 01-11-12, 05:32 PM

This is abosluty outrageious,
I'm quite sure that ANY other country would have waged hell to prevent there war graves being scrapped. so, if its ok for the dutch to break up our wargraves, does that make it OK for me to go and break up the bismark?
I sure hope someone knocks some sense into the dutch soon.

danny60 · 01-11-12, 05:33 PM

This is absolutely outrageous, I'm quite sure that ANY other country would have waged hell to prevent there war graves being scrapped. So, if its ok for the dutch to break up our wargraves, does that make it OK for me to go and break up the bismark?
I sure hope someone knocks some sense into the dutch soon.

August · 01-11-12, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by danny60

...does that make it OK for me to go and break up the bismark?

Well let's see, did the German government sell you the Bismark wreck?

If not then no it doesn't.

01-11-12, 05:20 AM	#1
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,767 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Well it was U-29 which was sunk by a Dreadnought, but it had been U-9 which sunk the three cruisers. Of course, Weddigen had been commander of both. Even if it had been defenseless and surfaced, Churchill's order was that "Shipwrecked crews [of U-boats] should be arrested or shot, whatever seems practical." A fleet being threatend by U-boats would have most probably made a ramming "more practical" Last edited by Catfish; 01-11-12 at 05:31 AM.

01-11-12, 05:32 PM	#3
danny60 A-ganger Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: You know, I have no idea where I am... Posts: 73 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	This is abosluty outrageious, I'm quite sure that ANY other country would have waged hell to prevent there war graves being scrapped. so, if its ok for the dutch to break up our wargraves, does that make it OK for me to go and break up the bismark? I sure hope someone knocks some sense into the dutch soon. __________________ Running at three-bell flank ahead.

01-11-12, 05:33 PM	#4
danny60 A-ganger Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: You know, I have no idea where I am... Posts: 73 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	This is absolutely outrageous, I'm quite sure that ANY other country would have waged hell to prevent there war graves being scrapped. So, if its ok for the dutch to break up our wargraves, does that make it OK for me to go and break up the bismark? I sure hope someone knocks some sense into the dutch soon. __________________ Running at three-bell flank ahead.