harbour penetration

caspofungin · 08-20-05, 10:02 AM

US subs entered harbours all the time looking for targets. Apart from U-47, did any other Axis subs slink into any bases and sink anything? Apart from the Italian chariots or pigs or whatever they're called in ALexandria and Gib.

Nopileo · 08-20-05, 11:54 AM

U-566 does it all the time (my sub)... :P

Sorry I don't know. I'd be interested to hear this as well.

Stymnus · 08-20-05, 06:18 PM

EDIT: (I see now that you say *other* than U-47. Oh well.

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There was Gunther Prien, who sunk the HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow in October of 1939. That was before they had their defenses quite in order, I'm sure

http://uboat.net/men/prien.htm

(By the way, this is a generally a good site to cruise around in)

I wonder how he dealt with that HORRIBLE sound? Must have made him jump out of his knickers!

Damo1977 · 08-20-05, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by caspofungin

US subs entered harbours all the time looking for targets. Apart from U-47, did any other Axis subs slink into any bases and sink anything? Apart from the Italian chariots or pigs or whatever they're called in ALexandria and Gib.

A couple of Japanese midget subs got into Sydney Harbour......heres the story here
http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/under...ydharbour.html

and here is an article about it from the AUstralian War Memorial
http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/remember...e_article1.htm

08-20-05, 10:02 AM	#1
caspofungin Commander Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 459 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 0	harbour penetration US subs entered harbours all the time looking for targets. Apart from U-47, did any other Axis subs slink into any bases and sink anything? Apart from the Italian chariots or pigs or whatever they're called in ALexandria and Gib.

08-20-05, 06:18 PM	#3
Stymnus A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wilton, NH Posts: 72 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Well.. EDIT: (I see now that you say other than U-47. Oh well. ) There was Gunther Prien, who sunk the HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow in October of 1939. That was before they had their defenses quite in order, I'm sure http://uboat.net/men/prien.htm (By the way, this is a generally a good site to cruise around in) I wonder how he dealt with that HORRIBLE sound? Must have made him jump out of his knickers!

08-20-05, 11:54 AM	#2
Nopileo Watch Officer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 333 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	U-566 does it all the time (my sub)... :P Sorry I don't know. I'd be interested to hear this as well.