The biggest Liar?

BasilY · 02-10-09, 06:31 PM

I did some reading on uboat.net recently, and found a number of captains grossly over-estimates the number and/or tonnage of the ships sunk.

Here is one;
http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/3388.html

"On 10 Dec, 1944, U-1202 reported in a radio telegram the sinking of four ships totalling 26000 tons from a convoy.
In fact, only the unescorted Dan Beard (Master William Robert Wilson) was hit at 13.55 hours by one torpedo in rough seas off Strumble Head, North Wales."

It's kinda hard to mistaken a single unescorted merchant ship for a convoy...

Uboat.net only list confirmed sinkings. Which make me curious:

Who claimed the most tonnage sunk? (Is it Kreshmer?)
Who claimed the most number of ships sunk?

AND

Who's the biggest liar? (claim a lot more than actual sinking).

02-10-09, 06:31 PM	#1
BasilY Weps Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 359 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	The biggest Liar? I did some reading on uboat.net recently, and found a number of captains grossly over-estimates the number and/or tonnage of the ships sunk. Here is one; http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/3388.html "On 10 Dec, 1944, U-1202 reported in a radio telegram the sinking of four ships totalling 26000 tons from a convoy. In fact, only the unescorted Dan Beard (Master William Robert Wilson) was hit at 13.55 hours by one torpedo in rough seas off Strumble Head, North Wales." It's kinda hard to mistaken a single unescorted merchant ship for a convoy... Uboat.net only list confirmed sinkings. Which make me curious: Who claimed the most tonnage sunk? (Is it Kreshmer?) Who claimed the most number of ships sunk? AND Who's the biggest liar? (claim a lot more than actual sinking). Last edited by BasilY; 02-11-09 at 01:17 PM.