The ugly side of submarine warfare - Page 2

pampanito · 09-15-05, 05:37 PM

If anyone wants to check the terrible price paid by crews of torpedoed ships, just look at this example of a successful attack by U-107 (Gelhaus) against convoy OS-44, 05:30Z / 13 March 1943 which sank four ships:

MARCELLA - Manchester/Freetown - General cargo - 44 lost (no survivors)
OPORTO - Liverpool/Sevilla - Sulphate copper and seeds - 43 lost (4 survivors)
CLAN ALPINE - Liverpool/Sudan - General cargo - 26 lost (68 survivors)
SEMBILANGAN - Liverpool/AlejandrÃa - General cargo - 86 lost (1 survivor)

199 lives taken by one torpedo salvo...

09-15-05, 05:37 PM	#1
pampanito Mate Join Date: May 2005 Location: Spain Posts: 59 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	The ugly side of submarine warfare If anyone wants to check the terrible price paid by crews of torpedoed ships, just look at this example of a successful attack by U-107 (Gelhaus) against convoy OS-44, 05:30Z / 13 March 1943 which sank four ships: MARCELLA - Manchester/Freetown - General cargo - 44 lost (no survivors) OPORTO - Liverpool/Sevilla - Sulphate copper and seeds - 43 lost (4 survivors) CLAN ALPINE - Liverpool/Sudan - General cargo - 26 lost (68 survivors) SEMBILANGAN - Liverpool/AlejandrÃa - General cargo - 86 lost (1 survivor) 199 lives taken by one torpedo salvo...