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Tag: Gorch Foch

U-109 under Heinrich “Ajax” Bleichrodt sank the Thirlby off Cape Sable, NS, Canada during a 12-day incursion in the Gulf of Maine in January 1942

September 22, 2015March 7, 2017 Updated September 22, 2015by Eric Wiberg
New England U-Boat Patrols
Admiral Hipper Gorch Foch Knights Cross MT Montrolite SS Halcyon SS Tacoma Star SS Thirlby Teddy Suhren U-109 U-123 U-125 U-130 U-34 U-67 U-8 USCG Eagle Wissman

U-193 under Hans Pauckstadt past Nassau in November 1943, only sank 1 ship in US Gulf on 122-day patrol

July 16, 2013March 7, 2017 Updated July 16, 2013by Eric Wiberg
Bahamas
5th U-boat Flotilla 8th Training U-boat Flotilla Abaco WWII El Ferrol Spain Gorch Foch La Pallice U-boat base SS Touchet Type IXC/40 U-boat U-18 U-193

U-129 Bahamas patrol 2 of 4, June 1942 under Hans-Ludwig Witt

July 5, 2013March 7, 2017 Updated July 5, 2013by Eric Wiberg
Bahamas
Cadmus Capt. Mellin E. Respess Gorch Foch Gundersen L.A. Christiansen Las Choapas Port Antonio SS Hardwicke Grange SS Millinocket SS Onondaga SS Thomas McKean Táchira Tuapse Tuxpam U-129 U-157 U-505 U-67 USS Eagle

U-129 1st of 4 patrols around Bahamas Feb. 1942 under Asmus Nicolai “Nico” Clausen

July 5, 2013March 7, 2017 Updated July 5, 2013by Eric Wiberg
Bahamas
Gorch Foch SS Bayou SS Geoge L. Toiran SS Lennox SS Mary SS Steel Age SS West Zeda U-129 USS Eagle USS Lamb USS Mackenzie

Heinrich ‘Ajax’ Bleichrodt of U-109 attacked La Paz and Laertes off the Florida coast, May 1942

July 2, 2013March 7, 2017 Updated July 2, 2013by Eric Wiberg
Bahamas
Florida WWII Gorch Foch Heinrich ‘Ajax’ Bleichrodt SS Harpagon SS La Paz SS Laertes SS Worden Teddy Suhren U-109 U-48 U-564

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