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Category: Attack Narratives

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 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

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 Tønsbergfjord sunk by R.Smg. Enrico Tazzoli under di Cossato 6 March 1942 off Bermuda

May 2, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated May 2, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Mamura R.Smg. Enrico Tazzoli SS Astrea SS Illinois SS Montevideo SS Tonsbergsfjord U-109 U-boats Bermuda WWII USS Mariana

SS Derryheen sunk by U-201/Schnee on 22 April 1942 off Bermuda

May 2, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated May 2, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
SS Derryheen SS Kollskegg SS Laertes SS Montevideo SS Ocean Venus SS Potlatch SS Tonsbergsfjord SS Tysa U-201 U-boats Bermuda WWII

SS Texan sunk by U-126/Bauer 12 March 1942 off Bahamas, Florida

April 26, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated April 26, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bahamas
SS Montevideo SS Texan U-126 U-159 U-boats Bahamas WWII U-boats Florida Keys. U-boats Florida WWII

MT Rapana attacked by R.Smg. Enrico Tazzoli/Fecia di Cossato 3 March 1942

April 26, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated April 26, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bahamas
R.Smg. Enrico Tazzoli SS Montevideo SS Rapana U-boats Bahamas WWII U-boats Bermuda WWII

MV Athelknight sunk by U-172/Emmermann May 1942 survivors 28 days in lifeboats

March 1, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated March 1, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Capt. Bill Cook Capt. Hugh Roberts Chief Officer Davis MV Athelknight SS Anglo-Canadian SS Athelqueen SS Empire Austen SS Libertad SS Montevideo SS Strathmore SS Triton SS Warwick Castle St. Barts Vichy France St. Kitts U-129 U-153 U-159 U-172
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SS Maldonado of Uruguay, crew landed Bermuda, US and Canada, sunk by U-510/Nietzel 1 Aug. 1942, Capt. Giambruno imprisoned

November 29, 2013March 7, 2017 Updated November 29, 2013by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
August Karl Neitzel Callinicos Capt. Mario Giambruno Hugo Trumpy Maldonado R.Smg. Enrico Tazzoli SS Briarwood SS Captetown Castle SS Fausto SS Heathfield SS Montevideo SS Nedon SS War Mallow U-510 USS Owl

SS Montevideo, neutral Uruguayan ship sunk SE of Bermuda in March 1942 by the Italian sub Enrico Tazzoli under di Cossato

November 24, 2013March 7, 2017 Updated November 24, 2013by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Battle of the Caribbean Betasom Capt. Rodriguez Valera Carlo Fecia di Cossato Giuseppe Finzi Maldonado R.Smg. Enrico Tazzoli SS Adamello SS Explorer SS Montevideo SS Raphael Semmes SS Telamon SS Tonsbergsfjord U-128 Uruguay in WWII

SS Montevideo, Uruguayan neutral sunk by Italian sub Tazolli under di Cossato in March 1942 NE of Puerto Rico

August 2, 2013March 7, 2017 Updated August 2, 2013by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bahamas
Battle of the Caribbean Betasom Capt. Rodriguez Valera Carlo Fecia di Cossato Giuseppe Finzi Maldonado R.Smg. Enrico Tazzoli SS Adamello SS Explorer SS Montevideo SS Raphael Semmes SS Telamon SS Tonsbergsfjord U-128 Uruguay in WWII

SS Maldonado, Uruguayan ship, ex-Italian, sunk by U-510 under Karl Nietzel Aug. 1st, 1942

July 13, 2013March 7, 2017 Updated July 13, 2013by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bahamas
Bermuda WWII Callinicos Capt. E. H. Thorton Capt. Giambruno Hugo Trumpy Maldonado R.Smg. Enrico Tazzoli SS Briarwood SS Capetown Castle SS Fausto SS King Alfred SS Montevideo SS Nedon SS War Mallow U-510 Uruguay WWII USCG-491 USS Owl

SS Derryheen sunk by U-201 under Adalbert Schnee 22 April 1942, NE of Bahamas, rescued by the Globo

July 6, 2013March 7, 2017 Updated July 6, 2013by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bahamas
Burntisland Shipbuilding Capt. Harold Richardson McCowen & Gross Ltd. SS Derryheen SS Globo SS Kollskegg SS Laertes SS Montevideo SS Ocean Venus SS Potlatch SS Tonsbergsfjord SS Tysa U-201

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