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Category: Attack Narratives

M/T Svenor sunk by U-105/Schuch NW of Bermuda bridge ablaze killed all deck officers, 2 lifeboats rescued by Portuguese Cunene

November 23, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated November 23, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Capt Carlos Sergio Arruda Convoy HX 183 Curacao in WWII Hans Nicolai Thormodsen Harald Sønneland Heinrich Schuch Sam Ugelstads Rederi Swan Hunter U-154

SS Somme sunk by U-108/Scholtz NE of Bermuda, motor launch floated free, was sunk, 3 lifeboats never found, all perished

November 23, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated November 23, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Capt. Clarence Cornish Prosser Convoy ON 62 Fregattenkapitän Klaus Scholtz John Brew Taranaki Royal Mail Lines Short Brothers Ltd. SS Somme SS War Toucan U-103 U-106 U-107 U-108 UBoats Bermuda

SS Robin Hood US ship sunk by U-575/Heydemann NW of Bermuda, 14 killed, 26 rescued by USS Greer, taken to Bermuda

November 23, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated November 23, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Argonaut Line Bermuda Sailors Home Infirmary Capt. john A. O'Pray HMS Devonshire King Edward VII Memorial Hospital Bermuda Robin Line Seas Shipping Co Skinner & Eddy SS Derryheen SS Tisnaren U-575

SS Oakmar, sunk by U-71/Flchsenberg NW of Bermuda 20 Mar 42, 30 men found in lifeboat, other lifeboat w/ captain missing

November 22, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated November 22, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Admiral James Bermuda WWII Calmar SS Co Capt. Nolan Eugene Fleming Dixie Arrow Eastmoor MV Talisse NOB Bermuda Ranja SS Stavros Steamship Historical Society U-564 U-71 U-boats Bermuda Walter Flachsenberg

M/V Peisander sunk by U-653/Feiler: 1 boat shunned by ship which was sunk 4 hours later, 2 boats shunned rescue ship off Nantucket

October 11, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated October 11, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Caledon Shipbuilding Capt. Angus Shaw CGC General Greene WPC 140 CGR-37 John R. Stilgoe Madaket Station Lifeboat Newcastle Australia Schooner Sande SS Baron Semple SS Cape of Good Hope SS Fred W. Green SS Plow City USS Davis DD 395

M/T Norland sunk by U-108/Scholtz: all 48 men rescued by 10 ships, 1 plane, attacked by U-boats 3 times, aided by U-boats 3 times….

October 6, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated October 6, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
CGC 453 CGC 473 CGC General Greene WPC 140 F/V Alpha & Estelle F/V Hunting-Sanford Malampus Maria Amelia Mirandella Polyphemus Schooner Sande Torvanger U-103 U-106 U-107 U-108 U-84

M/S Pleasantville sunk by U-135/Praetorius, 10 men rescued by Chickasaw City, 35 by Polish ship Paderewski, taken to Trinidad

October 5, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated October 5, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
A. F. Klaveness Capt. Jerzy Adam Mieszkowski Capt. Johan Wildhagen Chickasaw Shipbuilding and Car Co Gdynia-Ameryka Linie Zeglugowe GAL Skibs A/S Mandeville SS Paderewski U-172 U-214 U-98

M/T Pan Norway sunk by U-123/Hardegen NE of Bermuda: neutral Mount Aetna came to rescue of 40 Norwegians, took them to Lisbon

October 1, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated October 1, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Capt. Johan Arndt bach Capt. Stavros Sotirchos Carmen Greencorn Heinz Kalmar Jerry Mason Per Holm Oslo Rethymnis & Kulukundis Robert Orwin schooner Carmen Siri Holm Lawson SS Republic Swan Hunter U-123

SS West Notus sunk by U-404/von Bülow NW of Bermuda – Capt & 3 KIA, 36 men picked up by MV Saentis, SS Constantinos H, landed NY & BDA

September 29, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated September 29, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Ben Tashimoro Capt. Loren McIntyre Charles Toguchi Discovery of Amazon Source MV Falstria MV Saentis Otto von Bulow SS Anna SS Anthemis SS Christian Horn SS Constantinos H SS Domino SS Fred W. Green SS Nanceen SS Oregon

SS Tacoma Star sunk by U-109/Bleichrodt NE of Bermuda; SOS gave wrong position so 97 men perished

September 20, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated September 20, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Blue Star Line Capt. Robert George Whitehead Capt. W H Bevan Heinrich ‘Ajax’ Bleichrodt John Someone Reginald James Wooding SS Fred W. Green SS Wangaratta SS War Theseus stowaways U-109 U-130 U-564

SS Uskbridge sunk by U-93/Korth off UK, 21 survivors landed Bermuda aboard SS Cristales Oct. 1940

September 17, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated September 17, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Bermuda Sailors Home Burntisland Shipyard Claus Korth Convoy OB 228 Dickie Tucker Erhardt & Dekkers Gladwyn Hamilton Bermuda HMCS Shedia Royal Gazette & Colonist SS Fred W. Green SS Katwijk U-124 USCGC Spencer

SS St. Margaret sunk by U-66/Markworth; survivors rescued by USS Hobson, Capt. made POW in Germany, 3 KIA

September 16, 2014March 2, 2023 Updated September 16, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
1st Officer George Hamilton Captain David S. Davies Cdr. Kenneth Loveland USN Joseph L. Thompson & Sons SS Bloody Marsh SS Cherry Valley SS Montevideo SS Nailsea Belle U-103 U-66 USS Corry DD 454 USS Ellyson USS Hobson DD 464 USS Ranger

SS Triglav sunk by U-66/Markworth SE of Bermuda, 19 men rescued by SS Iciar of Spain, taken to Gibraltar, 24 lost

September 14, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated September 14, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Bermuda in WWII Compania Naviera Guipuzcoana Friedrich Markworth Jugoslavenski Lloyd Laurenco Marques Mozambique Lobito Angola S.S. Parracombe U-66

SS Westmoreland sunk by U-566/Borchert, 20 men rescued by Henry R. Mallory, 45 by SS Carthart

September 14, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated September 14, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Capt. Edgar R. Kemp Capt. Ernst Arthur Burton HMS Sumar HMS Wild Swan Lt. Francis Edward Nuessle New Zealand Shipping Co. SS Carthart SS Federal SS Henry R. Mallory U-107 U-402 USS Gannet

M/T Victolite, sunk by U-564/Suhren 260 miles NNW of Bermuda Feb. 11th 1942 – all 47 men perished

September 14, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated September 14, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
A. Stephens & Sons Glasgow Auke Visser Capt. Peter McLean Smith Donald A. Baker Harold Getson Montrolite Mount Reid BC Neil Munro Reinhard Suhren U-564 Robert Fisher Sulzer U-107 U-109 U-154 U-564
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M/S Opawa sunk by U-106/Rasch in Feb. 1942 NE of Bermuda: 54 men in 3 boats perished, 1 boat rescued by Dutch ship Hercules, landed New York

September 7, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated September 7, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Alexander Stephens & Sons Captain Wilfred George Evans OBE Hermann Rasch New Zealand Shipping Co. NZHistory.net Oamaru NZ Ordeal by Sea ShipsList Siri Holm Lawson SS Hercules U-106 U-107

M/T Narragansett sunk by U-105/Schuch North of Bermuda March 1942 – all 49 men aboard perished, ship sighted by planes afire and hull-up

September 7, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated September 7, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Auke Visser Beaverburn Capt. Michael Blackburn Roberts Germaniawerft Heinrich Schuch Jerry Mason Lt. W. A. Thorne NOB Bermuda PanAir
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M/T Opalia attacked by U-564/Suhren N of Bermuda Feb 42: Claimed to have been sunk but later used as Suez Crisis blockade ship

September 7, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated September 7, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
"Ace of Aces" Captain G. P. Gruzelier Egyptian 23 December Jerry Mason Kees Helder Mohamed Nawar Shipping Nederlansche Dok Maatschappij NV (NDSM) Reinhard Suhren Suez Crisis block ships U-106 U-564
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M/T Montrolite sunk by U-109/Bleichrodt NE of Bermuda Feb. 1942, 1 boat of 3 rescued by SS Winkleigh by chance

September 6, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated September 6, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Allied Merchant Seaman's Club Halifax Benjidog Captain John White Dani Åkerberg Germaniawerft Jerry Mason Jim Boutilier Mike Parker Robert C. Fisher SS Winkleigh U-106 U-109 U-130

SS Lady Drake sunk by U-106/Rasch, 256 survivors passed by Queen Mary, rescued by tug USS Owl landed Bermuda May 1942

September 1, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated September 1, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Cammell Laird Capt. Percy A. Kelly Conyers Felicity Hanington Gibbons Lt. Frederick George Coffin Outerbridge Pearman Rutherford SS City of Birmingham SS Fred W. Green SS Ruth Tucker U-103 U-106 U-161 U-201 U-558 U-69 U-751 Zuill

SS Modesta sunk by U-108/Scholtz 100 m NE of Bermuda in April 1942, rescued by Belgian Airman, Durban Castle

August 31, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated August 31, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Adalbert Schnee John Dewar Lewis Waldron Trinidad Sir John Preistman SS Agra SS Belgian Airman SS Derryheen SS Durban Castle SS Robin Hood survivors landed Bermuda WWII U-108 U-201 U-boat survivors

M/T Davila attacked by R.Smg. Enrico Tazzoli 20 March 1942 NE of Bermuda – it fired back and escaped

August 30, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated August 30, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Anglo Saxon Petroleum company Carlo Fecia di Cossato Giuseppe Finzi Lithgows Ltd Glasgow MT Davila R.Smg. Enrico Tazzoli SS Astrea SS Athelqueen SS Cygnet SS Daytonian SS Montevideo SS Rapana SS Tonsbergsfjord U-123 U-160 Georg Lassen

M/T Rapana attacked by R.Smg. Enrico Tazzoli under di Cossato SE of Bermuda 3 March 1942 & escaped

August 30, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated August 30, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Betasom Flotilla Bordeaux Carlo Fecia di Cossato Convoy ON 67 Dok & Werf Wilton-Fijenoord Giuseppe Finzi R.Smg. Enrico Tazzoli Rapana Class MAC Regiamarina.net SS Astrea SS Athelqueen SS Cygnet SS Daytonian SS Montevideo SS Rapana SS Tonsbergsfjord U-123
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SS Loch Don sunk by U-202/Linder SE of Bermuda, 44 men rescued by schooner Helen Forsey of Newfoundland

August 24, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated August 24, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Argentia Burin Captain Malcolm Wright Anderson Chief Officer J. Robinson Farley Mowat Hans-Heinz Linder J. L. Thompson & Sons Schooner Helen Forsey Schooner Vivian P. Smith SS Athelviscount USS Cole DD 155
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M/S Leif sunk by U-653/Feiler NW of Bermuda, survivors rescued by M/T Sveadrott of Sweden

August 24, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated August 24, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
A/B Lindholmens Varv Mek Captain Lars Christian Holm Brynildsen Churchill Gerhard Feiler Gogstad & Company C T Kockums AB Malmo R. Martinez Norwegian Consul Schooner Sande U-653 U-boat emblems

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