Which U-boat was the most peaceful?

Beery · 09-25-05, 01:01 PM

Okay, so far I've found one boat that I think was pretty harmless: U-267. It never sank any ships, never shot down an aircraft, and never lost a crewman in 7 patrols. Is there any other boat that had a more peaceful career? I.e. more patrols with no casualties on either side?

By the way, I'm not trying to poke fun at the less effective boats. Far from it. As a pacifist I applaud peaceful activities in wartime, even if such activities were probably not what the participants had in mind. Although maybe they failed in their mission, they succeeded in lessening the harmful effects of war.

09-25-05, 01:01 PM	#1
Beery Admiral Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Silver Spring, MD, USA (but still a Yorkshireman at heart - tha can allus tell a Yorkshireman...) Posts: 2,497 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Which U-boat was the most peaceful? Okay, so far I've found one boat that I think was pretty harmless: U-267. It never sank any ships, never shot down an aircraft, and never lost a crewman in 7 patrols. Is there any other boat that had a more peaceful career? I.e. more patrols with no casualties on either side? By the way, I'm not trying to poke fun at the less effective boats. Far from it. As a pacifist I applaud peaceful activities in wartime, even if such activities were probably not what the participants had in mind. Although maybe they failed in their mission, they succeeded in lessening the harmful effects of war. __________________ "More mysterious. Yeah. I'll just try to think, 'Where the hell's the whiskey?'" - Bob Harris, Lost in Translation. "Anyrooad up, ah'll si thi" - Missen.