Submarines in the Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942

swamprat69er · 03-03-13, 09:59 AM

I just found this piece about how close WW2 came to our home waters.

http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/histor...ttlegulf/intro

Jimbuna · 03-03-13, 12:03 PM

Some info here:

http://www.uboat.net/articles/29.html

http://www.junobeach.org/e/2/can-eve-mob-gol-e.htm

swamprat69er · 03-03-13, 12:32 PM

There has got to be a lot of iron at the bottom of the oceans, judging from this map.

http://www.junobeach.org/images/engl...hips_sunk.html

Jimbuna · 03-03-13, 12:46 PM

During the war the U-boats alone sank about 2,779 ships for a total of 14.1 million tons GRT. This figure is roughly 70% of all allied shipping losses in all theatres of the war and to all hostile action.

Mork_417 · 03-05-13, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Some info here:
http://www.junobeach.org/e/2/can-eve-mob-gol-e.htm

Very interesting site, Thanks for the Link!

Quote:

Originally Posted by swamprat69er

There has got to be a lot of iron at the bottom of the oceans, judging from this map.

I was thinking the very same thing.

Synthfg · 03-05-13, 08:01 AM

Remind me to take 1944 off in my current campaign

Seriously tho interesting to watch the merchant sinkings move across the map and back, and how similar the 39 and 45 maps are in distribution

swamprat69er · 03-05-13, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Synthfg

Seriously tho interesting to watch the merchant sinkings move across the map and back, and how similar the 39 and 45 maps are in distribution

I thought that, too. Look at the submarine sinkings, too.

Jimbuna · 03-05-13, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FloppyRat

Very interesting site, Thanks for the Link!

I was thinking the very same thing.

No problem

u crank · 03-05-13, 05:27 PM

Interesting thread swamprat69er. Great link Jim.

Clicking back and forth between 1941 and 1942 is amazing. The war came to North America very quickly. I can look out the back window of the shop that I work in, New Glasgow Rd. P.E.I. and see the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Hard to believe that the war was that close.

It's covered with ice right now but I'm pretty sure I saw a Type IX out there last summer.

swamprat69er · 03-05-13, 06:03 PM

Nice strategy on Donitz's part. Stop the convoys where they originate. Starve the allies and Britain and cut off the supplies and they would have won. Too bad the U.S and Canada got smart real quick. Dad was stationed at Mont-Jolie for a bit, too. Doing the same thing as Baggottville. Gun plumber/armourer. At Baggottville he taught.

captgeo · 03-05-13, 08:44 PM

great post swamp

,nice to see you man

03-03-13, 09:59 AM	#1
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Submarines in the Gulf of St. Lawrence 1942 I just found this piece about how close WW2 came to our home waters. http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/histor...ttlegulf/intro __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

03-03-13, 12:03 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,615 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Some info here: http://www.uboat.net/articles/29.html http://www.junobeach.org/e/2/can-eve-mob-gol-e.htm __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-03-13, 12:32 PM	#3
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	There has got to be a lot of iron at the bottom of the oceans, judging from this map. http://www.junobeach.org/images/engl...hips_sunk.html __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

03-03-13, 12:46 PM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,615 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	During the war the U-boats alone sank about 2,779 ships for a total of 14.1 million tons GRT. This figure is roughly 70% of all allied shipping losses in all theatres of the war and to all hostile action. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

03-05-13, 05:27 PM	#9
u crank Old enough to know better Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Prince Edward Island Posts: 11,746 Downloads: 136 Uploads: 0	Interesting thread swamprat69er. Great link Jim. Clicking back and forth between 1941 and 1942 is amazing. The war came to North America very quickly. I can look out the back window of the shop that I work in, New Glasgow Rd. P.E.I. and see the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Hard to believe that the war was that close. It's covered with ice right now but I'm pretty sure I saw a Type IX out there last summer. __________________ “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke

03-05-13, 08:01 AM	#6
Synthfg Sparky Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 154 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	Remind me to take 1944 off in my current campaign Seriously tho interesting to watch the merchant sinkings move across the map and back, and how similar the 39 and 45 maps are in distribution

03-05-13, 06:03 PM	#10
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Nice strategy on Donitz's part. Stop the convoys where they originate. Starve the allies and Britain and cut off the supplies and they would have won. Too bad the U.S and Canada got smart real quick. Dad was stationed at Mont-Jolie for a bit, too. Doing the same thing as Baggottville. Gun plumber/armourer. At Baggottville he taught. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

03-05-13, 08:44 PM	#11
captgeo Samurai Navy Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 550 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	great post swamp,nice to see you man __________________