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Category: Attack Narratives

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

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
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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

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
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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
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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

S/V Angelus, sailing barquentine sunk by U-161/Achilles off New England 19 May 1943; 8 of 10 crew froze

January 1, 2017March 7, 2017 Updated January 1, 2017by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives New England
Alexander Holmans Arthur Holmans Capt. Edward Jensen Cecil Hardiman Clarence Mullins Francis Joseph Walsh James Boyd Jean Paul Brunelle John Hillier U-161 Uncategorized USS Turner (DD 648) Walter Boudreau

M/T Alexandra Hoegh sunk Jan. 1942 by U-130 under Ernst Kals

December 27, 2016March 7, 2017 Updated December 27, 2016by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives New England
Capt. Simon Therliault Captain Anton Bredo Heian Ernst Kals F/V Grand Marshal Gloucester Fishing Schooner Leif Hoegh Seal Rock Radio Shelburne NS U-130 United Fisheries
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SS Alexander Macomb sunk by U-215 East of Boston straggling from convoy BX 27 3 July 1942

December 26, 2016March 7, 2017 Updated December 26, 2016by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives New England
Bethlehem Steel Capt. Carl Froisland First Officer Lilly Fritz Hoeckner HMCS Regina HMS Le Tigre (FY 243) HMS Veteran Risdon Beazley Roy V. Martin salvage ship Droxford Sea Hunters

F/V Aeolus and F/V Ben and Josephine sunk by U-432 under Heinz-Otto Schultze, June 3, 1942 Gulf of Maine

December 25, 2016March 7, 2017 Updated December 25, 2016by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives New England
Capt. Ben Curcuru Capt. Joe Ciaramitaro Frienship Schooner Maine Gloucester MA in WWII Heinz-Otto Schultze Morse boatbuilding Thomaston ME U-432

U-530 patrolled New England April, May 1945 then surrendered in Argentina in July, was sunk off Cape Cod Nov. 1947

October 28, 2015March 7, 2017 Updated October 28, 2015by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives New England
Groton CT Mar del Plata New London submarine base Otto Wermuth Rio Santiago Navy Base Tripartite Naval Board U-103 U-37 U-853 USS Cherokee ATF 66 USS Thomas DE 102 USS Toro SS 422 Z-3
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SS Raphael Semmes sunk by U-332/Liebe S of Bermuda, 18 men drifted 19 days, rescued by SS Explorer taken to NJ: Liebe gave his name and that of sub

November 30, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated November 30, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
A.B. Nils Nehlin Admiral Raphel Semmes Capt. Harold Goron Eaton Chief Officer Charles L. Foley GM Sandifer Johannes Liebe McCormick SS Argus SS Explorer SS Raphael Semmes U-332 Waterman
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S/T Muskogee sunk by U-123/Hardegen NNE of Bermuda, all 34 men perished, iconic photo of survivors became American Merchant Mariner’s Memorial

November 30, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated November 30, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
American Merchant Mariner's Memorial Capt. William W. Betts Ferdinand Schichau George Betsts Milo Maine Marisol Escobar Reinhard Hardegen SS Triton tanker Muskogee U-123

USS Gannet sunk by U-653/Feiler N of Bermuda, escort HMS Sumar abandoned her, 62 men rescued by 2 planes and USS Hamilton, taken Bermuda

November 30, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated November 30, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Admiral Jules James Admiral Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis Lt. Cdr Lt. Cdr. J. W. Gannon Lt. Gordon Emerson Kernohan Lt. W. L. Pettingill Nuessle SS Montevideo Todd Shipbuilding USS Gannet USS Hamilton

SS Pipestone County sunk by U-576/Heinicke N of Bermuda: 23 rescued by Tropic Star, fought off another U-boat, 13 by USCG Calypso, 10 by F/V Irene & May

November 28, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated November 28, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Captain Richard E. Hocken Circle Line XI F/V Irene & May Hans-Dieter Heinicke Radevormwald SS Ashburton SS Oregon SS Tropic Star SS Yomah USCG Calypso

SS Steelmaker sunk by U-654/Forster NW of Bermuda, 1 boat found by USS Rowan, another by SS British Exporter, Radio Operator adrift alone 29 days

November 27, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated November 27, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Captain Leonard Duks Federal Shipbuilding Harley A. Olson Radio Operator Isthmian Lines Passenger Alfred James Larchmont SS British Exporter SS Oregon SS San Jacinto U-654 USS Rowan DD 405

M/T San Arcadio sunk by U-107/Gelhaus NE of Bermuda, 9 survivors of 50 picked up by plane at sea, landed Bermuda

November 26, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated November 26, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
3rd Mate Joseph Ross Stephens Capt. Walter Frederick Flynn Harland & Wolff Lt. Joseph Abraham Jaap Mariner 74-P-17 Naval Air Station Bermuda NOB Bermuda Squadron VP 74 U-107

SS Stanbank sunk by U-103/Winter May 1942 NE of Bermuda, 1 boat w/ 9 missing, other w/ 40 rescued, taken to St. George’s Bermuda after 10 days

November 24, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated November 24, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Barnes Bermuda Sailors Home Capt George Albert Niddrie Clark George engine JA Billmeir Meyer St. George's Morris Oerlikon Pierce Schwab Snape SS Ruth Stanhope SS Co. U-103 U-217 William Pickersgill

S/T San Gerardo sunk by U-71/Flachsenberg N of Bermuda, 6 survived on 2 rafts, 51 perished

November 23, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated November 23, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Capt. Stanley Foley Carl Olin Jack Aldren John Timmins MT Regent Panther Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron co Walter Flachsenberg William Hopkins William John Paul Williamm McNinch
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