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Tag: U-172

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

U-172 under Carl Emmermann June 1942 Bahamas patrol

April 25, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated April 25, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Bahamas U-Boat Patrols
SS City of Alma SS Delfina U-172 U-boats Bahamas WWII

U-68 under Karl-Friedrich Merten June 1942 Bahamas patrol

April 23, 2014March 7, 2017 Updated April 23, 2014by Eric Wiberg
Bahamas U-Boat Patrols
U-124 U-172 U-68 U-boats Bahamas 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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9 new vessels & data on ships sunk around Bermuda in WWII up to 1943

November 27, 2013March 7, 2017 Updated November 27, 2013by Eric Wiberg
Bermuda
SS Athelknight SS Culebra SS Darina SS Jagersfontein SS Melbourne Star SS Norland SS Pan Norway SS Polyphemus SS St Margaret U-107 U-108 U-123 U-129 U-158 U-172

U-172 patrolled east of Bahamas, sank City of Alma, then north of Greater Antilles, under Carl Emmermann,

July 14, 2013March 7, 2017 Updated July 14, 2013by Eric Wiberg
Bahamas
Battle of the Caribbean schooner Resolute SS Athelknight SS Bennestvet SS City of Alma SS Delfina SS Lebore SS Motorez SS Orcades SS Sicilien U-172

SS Delfina, sunk by U-172 under Carl Emmermann off Puerto Rico 5 June 1942, mutiny in San Juan, PR

July 5, 2013March 7, 2017 Updated July 5, 2013by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bahamas
Bull Insular Lines Carl Emmermann Cuidad Trujillo Dominican Republic WWII Hanlon Drydock Shipbuilding Co. Lt. Thomas H. P. Whitney Port D'Corra Puerto Rico SS Delfina U-172 YP-67

US ship City of Alma, sunk by U-172 under Carl Emmermann NE of Bahamas on 3rd June 1942: 29 died, 10 survived

July 4, 2013March 7, 2017 Updated July 4, 2013by Eric Wiberg
Attack Narratives Bahamas
Admiral Emory Land Carl Emmermann Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal SS City of Alma SS Illinois U-172 USS Dexter USS YP 67

Emmermann, Muller-Stockheim U-172 and U-67, mid-Caribbean June 1942

June 23, 2013March 7, 2017 Updated June 23, 2013by Eric Wiberg
Bahamas
1942 Battle of Caribbean Carl Emmermann Gaylord Kelshall Gunther Muller-Stockheim Operation Neuland U-172 U-67 U-boat krieg im der Karibik U-boat rendezvous U-Boats Bahamas U-boats in the Caribbean

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