Oh no. Herbert Werner has died.

maillemaker · 06-10-14, 12:26 PM

A few years ago I had looked up Herbert Werner of Iron Coffins fame and discovered he was living in Florida. I thought it would be cool to write him and tell him about Silent Hunter. I never did anything about it.

With the 70th anniversary of D-Day I thought of him again recently. I just looked him up and discovered he died a year ago on April 6th, 2013.

Steve

jakethescot · 06-10-14, 04:34 PM

Sad news, indeed.

GJO · 06-16-14, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by maillemaker

A few years ago I had looked up Herbert Werner of Iron Coffins fame and discovered he was living in Florida. I thought it would be cool to write him and tell him about Silent Hunter. I never did anything about it.

With the 70th anniversary of D-Day I thought of him again recently. I just looked him up and discovered he died a year ago on April 6th, 2013.

Steve

I find it quite surprising that so many survived so long. Many of the surviving British submariners that I knew with experience from from that era died relatively young often with Emphysema or similar lung diseases caused by the air pressure and poor quality of the atmosphere when cooped up underwater.

flag4 · 06-16-14, 12:11 PM

R.I.P Herbert Werner.

UKönig · 06-21-14, 01:14 PM

I bought his book "Iron Coffins" a week ago and finished it in like, 3 days.
Another great read and highly recommended!

06-10-14, 12:26 PM	#1
maillemaker Sea Lord Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,639 Downloads: 75 Uploads: 0	Oh no. Herbert Werner has died. A few years ago I had looked up Herbert Werner of Iron Coffins fame and discovered he was living in Florida. I thought it would be cool to write him and tell him about Silent Hunter. I never did anything about it. With the 70th anniversary of D-Day I thought of him again recently. I just looked him up and discovered he died a year ago on April 6th, 2013. Steve

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jakethescot Engineer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Fulton Missouri Posts: 205 Downloads: 904 Uploads: 0	Sad news, indeed. __________________ COYW !!!

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flag4 Watch Officer Join Date: May 2007 Location: as far away as possible Posts: 1,625 Downloads: 147 Uploads: 0	R.I.P Herbert Werner. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] ' We are here on Earth to fart around. Don't let anybody tell you any different.' Kurt Vonnegut

06-21-14, 01:14 PM	#5
UKönig Captain Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Posts: 495 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I bought his book "Iron Coffins" a week ago and finished it in like, 3 days. Another great read and highly recommended! __________________ Because I'm the captain, that's why!