Tag: Bahamas WWII
U-171 under Gunther Pfeffer, transited Bahamas from Bermuda to Caribbean Sea in mid July 1942, no ships sunk Bahamas
U-161 under Albrecht Achilles on its 2nd of 2 patrols through Bahamas. Used the Mona Passage end July 1942
by Eric Wiberg
SS Mariana, sunk by U-126 under Ernst Bauer east of Mayaguana, Bahamas – all 36 men perished 27 miles from land
U-753 surprised by SS Domino on June 2, 1942 – under Alfred Manhart von Mannstein
by Eric Wiberg
Ernst Kals of U-130 sank Grenanger, Esso Boston east of Bahamas in April 1942
U-129 patrol 3 of 4 to Bahamas – Hans-Ludwig Witt, sank the Santa Catalina & Melbourne Star
Ulrich Heyse in U-128 was the first commander to sink ships in the Bahamas area, starting with the O A Knudsen March 5, 1942 off Abaco
by Eric Wiberg
Peiping crew, sunk by U-66 just contacted me from Sweden 71 years later!
by Eric Wiberg
Latvian ship Everalda, indirectly caused U-158/Rostin loss
Capt. Knut O. Bringedal of the O. A. Knudsen, Knutsen OAS 1942 Abaco Bahamas
by Eric Wiberg
Captain Knut O. Bringedal
by Eric Wiberg
Carlo Fecia di Cossato, Italian Duke, commander of R.Smg. Enrico Tazzoli WWII in the Bahamas
by Eric Wiberg
Map of 130 ships sunk by UBoats in the Bahamas 1942-1944
by Eric Wiberg
Potlatch survivors, Duchess of Windsor Wallis Simpson, Nassau Bahamas August 1942
by Eric Wiberg
Welcome to Uboatsbahamas, blog for a book
by Eric Wiberg