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Re: Mine barrage Rorqual
Posted by: Platon Alexiades (IP Logged)
Date: October 08, 2012 04:05PM

Hello Thomas, Francesco and Jordi,

RORQUAL laid actually three minefields:
1. At 1110-1119/25.03.41 starting from a position 041° - Cape Gallo - 3.7', a line 4.5 cables long (300 feet apart) in a direction of 280° (10 mines).
2. At 0940-956/26.03.41 starting from a position 022° - Asinelli Rock Light - 2.2', a line 9 cables long (300 feet apart) in a direction of 290° (19 mines).
3. At 1048-1103/26.03.41 starting from a position 308° - Asinelli Rock Light - 1.5', a line 1 mile long (300 feet apart) in a direction 29° (21 mines).
I believe that minefield No.1 sank the torpedo-boat CHINOTTO at 0940/28.03.1941 and minefield No.3 accounted for TICINO and VERDE.
RORQUAL torpedoed and sank LAURA CORRADO on 30.03.1941 and the submarine PIER CAPPONI on 31.03.1941.

Best regards,

Platon



Subject Written By Posted
  Verde - Ticino Comas 10/05/2012 01:22AM
  Re: Verde - Ticino Platon Alexiades 10/06/2012 04:06PM
  Re: Verde - Ticino de domenico 10/07/2012 11:23PM
  Re: Verde - Ticino Comas 10/08/2012 12:18AM
  Re: Mine barrage Rorqual T.W. 10/08/2012 12:22PM
  Re: Mine barrage Rorqual de domenico 10/08/2012 02:58PM
  Re: Mine barrage Rorqual Platon Alexiades 10/08/2012 04:05PM
  Re: Mine barrage Rorqual Platon Alexiades 10/10/2012 06:01AM
  Re: Mine barrage Rorqual de domenico 10/10/2012 08:41AM
  Re: Sinking of CHINOTTO T.W. 10/09/2012 09:00PM
  Re: Mine barrage Rorqual Urs Hessling 10/09/2012 11:32PM
  Re: Verde - Ticino T.W. 10/11/2012 12:34PM


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