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Category: Bermuda

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

M/T Koll sunk by U-571/Möhlmann west of Bermuda, rescued by ships St. Cergue, Lobito, Cunene

August 23, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated August 23, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Arne Tvedt Capt. Einar Knudsen Capt. Fritz Gerber Kapitänleutnant Helmut Möhlmann Odd Bergs Tankrederdi A/S SS Cunene SS Kollskegg SS Lobito SS St. Cergue U-571

M/V Jagersfontein sunk by U-107/Gelhaus, rescued by St. Cergue & USS Bernadou, taken to Bermuda & Gibraltar

August 23, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated August 23, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Bermuda in WWII Boschfontein Capt. Fritz Gerber Captain Machiel A. van der Est Harald Gelhaus Jagersfontein in Pearl Harbor 7 Dec. 1941 Klipfontein Swiss merchant ships in WWII U-107 U-571 USS Berndadou DD-153
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SS Halcyon sunk by U-109/Bleichrodt ENE of Bermuda in Feb. 1942, 27 men rescued by British Prestige

August 16, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated August 16, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Captain Peter Petrone Goudriaan Korvettenkapitän Heinrich Bleichrodt Lithgows Limited MT British Prestige R.Smg. Enrico Tazzoli Rotterdam Drydock Company SS Cygnet SS Sirrah U-109 U-130 USN P-12 PBM Mariner Van Nievelt VP-74

Schooner James E. Newsom sunk by U-69/Graf NE of Bermuda, survivors sailed 1 week to rescue

August 14, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated August 14, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Archibald Gerdert Capt. Dawson Geldert Crowell & Thurlow East Coast Company Boothbay Maine Letitia Porter schooner Wawaloam SS Derryheen U-459 Wiliamowitz U-558 U-558 Krech U-594 Hoffmann U-69 U-69 Ulrich Graf U-761 Mohlmann Zwicker Geldert Shipping Co

SS Freden attacked by U-201/Schnee and U-98/Schulze in Spring 1942 and survived both unscathed

August 13, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated August 13, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Adalbert Schnee Anders Smith Udevalla Bechs Rederi Bermuda in WWII Hellmut Rathke Kvaerner Moss Vaerft SS Anna U-123 U-201 U-352 U-98 USS Heroic USS Owl Wilhelm Schulze

SS Harpagon sunk by U-109/Bleichrodt 150 miles from Bermuda, 8 survivors spent 34 days on a raft

August 11, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated August 11, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
AB John McBride Captain Robert Edward Laycock Duncan Lumsden Heinrich ‘Ajax’ Bleichrodt Herbert Gage Perkins Ines Corrado Rio Diamante River Tigris Roy Dudley Creser U-109 U-124 U-564 Vellavia War Setter

M/S Empire Drum sunk by U-136/Zimmermann: survivors rescued by 4 ships and a plane

August 5, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated August 5, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Capt. John Robert Miles Giuliani Giuseppe Finzi R.Smg. Enrico Tazzoli R.Smg. Morosini SS Athelqueen SS Everalda SS Venezia U-156 USCG CGC 407 USS Roper DD 147
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SS Empire Wildebeeste sunk by U-106/Rasch off Bermuda, rescued by USS Lang/Seay, taken to Bermuda

July 12, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated July 12, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Bermuda in WWII Bermuda Sailors Home Dickie Tucker Erskine Austin Seay George Nisbet & Co MoWT Pemberton Southard Skinner & Eddy Seattle SS Federal SS West Ekong U-106 USS Sapelo Warren Brown

SS Empire Prairie sunk by U-654, Ludwig Forster off Bermuda April 1942, all 49 hands lost

July 9, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated July 9, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Bermuda WWII Capt. Richard Townsend Payne George Medal Joseph Thomas Beaton Lithgows Co Ltd. Lloyds Medal for Bravery Ludwig Forster Rockall Rowan David & Co. ship Marina U-654 UBoats Bermuda

M/T Finnanger lost to U-158/Rostin with all 39 hands on March 1st 1942 between Bermuda and Canada

July 9, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated July 9, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
Bermuda in WWII Captain Bernt Anton Thorbjørnsen Convoy ONS 67 Erwin Rostin Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Mij NV U-158 U-boats off Bermuda U-boats off Canada Werkspoor engines Westfal-Larsen

MT Ensis attacked by U-572 Hirsacker, survived 3 torpedo attacks in WWII

July 9, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated July 9, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Bermuda
Alan Gillett Capt. William Turnbull OBE court-martial suicide Engelbert Endrass Hans-Gunther Brosin Heinz Hirsacker Norman WJ Henney U-572 Uwe Christiansen

SS Yorkmoor sunk by U-506/Wurdemann on 28 May 1942 off Bermuda

May 2, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated May 2, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
SS Yorkmoor U-506 U-boats Bermuda WWII

SS Triton sunk by U-558/Krech on 2 June 1942 off Bermuda

May 2, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated May 2, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
SS Triton U-558 U-boats Bermuda WWII

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 Santa Catalina sunk by U-129/Witt on 23 April 1942 off Bermuda

May 2, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated May 2, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bermuda
SS Federal SS Santa Catalina U-129 U-134 U-boats Bermuda WWII

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