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Survivor Statements for U-Boats of New England

March 27, 2021June 16, 2021 Updated March 27, 2021by Eric Wiberg
New England

Survivor Statements for U-Boats of Bermuda

December 1, 2020September 3, 2021 Updated December 1, 2020by Eric Wiberg
Bermuda
1 Comment

Survivor Statements for U-Boats Bahamas

December 1, 2020December 2, 2020 Updated December 1, 2020by Eric Wiberg
Bahamas

SS Nemanja of Yugoslavia sunk by U-84/Uphoff off Nova Scotia 7 April 1942; 13 KIA

April 15, 2017April 15, 2017 Updated April 15, 2017by Eric Wiberg
New England
Capt. Karlo Loser convoyweb DEMS gunners SS Hoosac SS Trojan Prince SS War Perch tanker Franche Comte Uboat.net wrecksite
2 Comments

M/S Molganger sunk by U-404 Bülow S of Nantucket, 9 men on rafts survive 48 days towards Azores

April 15, 2017April 15, 2017 Updated April 15, 2017by Eric Wiberg
New England
Chief Mate Ivar Bøe Frode Bjørn Hansen Nortraship Olav Brekke PC-495 von Bülow Warsailors Westfal-Larsen

MS Mattawin sunk by U-553/Thurmann off Nantucket, all 71 survived; taken to Newport, Cape Cod, Halifax

April 14, 2017April 14, 2017 Updated April 14, 2017by Eric Wiberg
New England
American Field Service Cape Cod rescue Charles Herbert Sweeny Coffin Colket Wilson III Edward Berkeley Fenton James Thomas Morrisey Leif Danielsen Marshall Corbett Phelps MS Torvanger Nauset Light Newport RI Nicholas Madeira Jr. USCGC General Greene

SS Taborfjell, sunk by U-576/Heinicke off Cape Cod MA, British sub rescued 3 men, took to Canada

March 25, 2017March 25, 2017 Updated March 25, 2017by Eric Wiberg
New England Uncategorized
Capt. Erling Nilsen HMS P 552 Lt. Anthony Robert Daniell Lt. R D Warden USNR USS-1

SS Skottland sunk off Nova Scotia by U-588/Vogel 17 May 1942, rescued by lobster boat OK Service IV

March 25, 2017March 25, 2017 Updated March 25, 2017by Eric Wiberg
New England Uncategorized
F. N. Nordbø Halyon Lijn Haugesund Meyer & Co Scheepsbouw Nortraship Stad Zwolle Victor Vogel Warsailors.com

MT Ranja sunk SE of Nantucket by U-71/Flachsenberg on March 17, 1942

March 25, 2017March 25, 2017 Updated March 25, 2017by Eric Wiberg
New England Uncategorized
Capt. Andreas Mossin Gotaverken Gothenburg Mönchen-Gladbach motor tanker Ranja Norwegian tankers WWII Uboat.net Walter Flachsenberg Warsailors.com WWII Convoys
2 Comments

MV Malayan Prince grazed by torpedo of U-432/Schultze 9 June 1942 off Canada

March 19, 2017March 19, 2017 Updated March 19, 2017by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives New England
Convoy BX 23A Deutsche Werft AG Inverkeithing

MV Lucille M sunk in Gulf of Maine by U-89/Lohmann July 25, 1942

March 19, 2017March 19, 2017 Updated March 19, 2017by Eric Wiberg
New England
Brown's Bank Cape Sable Island Capt. Percy Richardson George's Bank. Dietrich Lohmann Mateghan U-89

National Maritime Historical Society lecture

March 3, 2017March 15, 2017 Updated March 3, 2017by Eric Wiberg
New England Presentations

SS Margot, sunk by U-588/Vogel, men given uncorked rum bottles on a string, rescued

February 26, 2017March 7, 2017 Updated February 26, 2017by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives New England
Elliman Bucknell Empire Turnstone Eriksbergs Verkstad French Edy Furness Withy John Mozolak Kaye Son Lithgows Glasgow Swedish Orient Line U-588 Uncategorized
3 Comments

FV Lark, Boston fishing schooner, shelled by U-107/Simmermacher 13 July 1944 off NS Canada, all survived

February 26, 2017March 7, 2017 Updated February 26, 2017by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives New England
Captain James L. Abbott Commander Eastern Sea Frontier Daniel Maloney Cook F. J. O’Hara Brothers Co Boston fishing vessel attacked WWII La Havre Banks schooner shelled Seal Island Banks U-107 Uncategorized

SS Liverpool Packet sunk by U-432 under Heinz-Otto Schultze off Cape Sable NS 30 May 1942, 19 survived

February 26, 2017March 7, 2017 Updated February 26, 2017by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives New England
Barrington Passage NS Burns Williams filmmaker Mike Burchill Howard Burchill Noman Emmons Smith Norman Atwood Nova Scotia fishermen Seal Island NS Seal Rock NS U-432

SS Herftford of UK sunk by German sub U-571 off New England 29 March 1942 en route from Australia, 4 died

February 15, 2017March 7, 2017 Updated February 15, 2017by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives New England
Capt. Collier Tuckett FedNav Raider Pinguin Halifax NS Helmut Möhlmann Liverpool NS Spencer Gulf SS Fort Townsend SS Friesland SS Glen Strae SS Rheinland U-571 Uncategorized

Database of over 200 mailboats in Bahamas 1800s to present

February 12, 2017March 7, 2017 Updated February 12, 2017by Eric Wiberg
Bahamas Mailboats
data on mailboats Bahamas historical mailboats Bahamas list of mailbboats in Bahamas mailboats Bahamas spreadsheet on Mailboats Bahamas Uncategorized
1 Comment

Schooner Yacht ALICADA, Jack Lightbourn 1920s-c.1940 unknown whether became a mailboat

February 12, 2017March 7, 2017 Updated February 12, 2017by Eric Wiberg
Bahamas Mailboats
Bahamas 1920s Bahamas 1930s historic Gloucester schooner Jack Farrington Nassau Bahamas Schooner ALICADA Uncategorized

SS Fort Qu’Appelle rescued 24, maiden voyage, sunk U-135/Praetorius 17 May 1942, 34 men rescued Canada, 13 KIA

January 4, 2017March 7, 2017 Updated January 4, 2017by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives New England
9748 Ben Line Burrard Drydock Canso 9750 Capt. W A Murray First Officer John Gair Gunner John McLaren HMCS Melville (J 263) Lt. Cdr. Ralph Thomas Ingram U-135
4 Comments

SS Fort Binger torpedoed, damaged by U-588/Vogel 17 May 1942,Free French crew tried to ram, fought sub off

January 4, 2017March 7, 2017 Updated January 4, 2017by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives New England
Capt. Andrew Jean Jacques Joly Chargeurs Réunis Ditchburn Boats ONT HMCS SKeena HMCS Wetaskiwin M/V Linda Belle MoWT RCAF Arresteur SS Cornish City SS War Ferret U-588 Uncategorized

HMCS Cornwallis sunk off Mt. Desert Maine in Dec 1944 by U1230/Hilbig; 43 perished

January 3, 2017March 7, 2017 Updated January 3, 2017by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives New England
Albert Lasaga Elmer Crossman F/V Ivy M James Vincent Bonnar John Buffett John James Murray K. V. Huppe U-1230 Uncategorized USS Bogue (CVE 9) USS Buckley USS Hubbard USS Reuben James USS Scroggins
5 Comments

SS Cherokee under Twiggs E. Brown sunk by U-87/Berger on 15 June 1942 off Cape Cod, loss of 86 lives.

January 3, 2017March 7, 2017 Updated January 3, 2017by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives New England
Agwilines Capt. Arthur E. Buck HMCS Nanaimo HMS Halifax SS Cathcart SS Norlago SS Port Nicholson Thomas Blandford U-87 Uncategorized USCGC Escanaba USS Barnagat. HMS Veteran USS Williamsburg

SS Black Point sunk Point Judith RI last week of WWII vs. Germans by U-853 off Point Judith, Rhode Island May 5, 1945

January 2, 2017March 7, 2017 Updated January 2, 2017by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives New England
Hornbeam SS Karmen SS Skandinavia U-853 Uncategorized USCG 83487 USS Atherton USS Blakely USS Card USS Ericsson USS Moberly YMS 201 YMS 444

MV Berganger, sunk by U-578/Rehwinkel 2 June 1942 SE of Block Island, 42 men 1 girl rescued various boats

January 2, 2017March 7, 2017 Updated January 2, 2017by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives New England
Buenos Aires Argentina Capt. Nymann F/V Mary J. Landry Finn Jenssen MV Banaderos MV Berganger New Bedford WWII Saloon Girl Consuela Gonzales Santos Brazil Stephen F. Lozinak U-578 Uncategorized USS Madison USS Plunkett

Tanker Atlantic States struck by torpedo from U-879/Manchen on 5 April 1945 off Cape Cod, towed Boston

January 1, 2017March 7, 2017 Updated January 1, 2017by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives New England
Barbara Conard Edward Leroy Lindemuth U-87 U-879 Uncategorized USS Bostwick USS Coffman USS Guinevere IX 67 USS Mayrant USS Schenck Winco Tankers

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