Hello, My friend Mark C. Jones has just published in the British Journal for Military History, a fascinating article on the "Section Belge" of the Royal Nany during WW2. It covers the creation of the Section in 1940 and the subsequent activities of Belgian sailors during the war, a subject...

To all our friends on this forum, I wish a Merry Christmas and a Great New Year!

Platon

Many thanks Kris!
Merci beaucoup Alain !

All these details are quite helpful.

Platon

I am looking for information on this small tanker which was mined and sunk off Zembra Island (Tunisia) on the night of 26/27 January 1941. I could not find any information in Lloyds or Miramar.

Many thanks.

Platon

Hello Jan-Olof,

According to Kostas, she was not found in one of the minefields I had suggested which leaves two possibilities: she was either victim of an accidental explosion or perhaps she hit a drifting mine.

Best regards,

Platon

The wreck of the submarine HMS Triumph has been located off Cape Sounion (Greece). She had mysteriously disappeared in January 1942 during a secret mission. https://greekreporter.com/2023/06/08/wwii-submarine-discovered-bottom-aegean-sea/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPCNHno0Qu4 https://www.faceb...

Hello,

I have been asked to give my views on the disappearance of the submarine HMS Turbulent. For those interested in the subject, this was published on the Linton blog:

https://lintonsview.blogspot.com/2023/0 ... ent_1.html

Comments are welcome.

Platon Alexiades

It is with great sadness that I heard today of the passing away of my dear friend Francesco De Domenico. Francesco had an excellent knowledge of the merchant navies of the World and was a frequent contributor of this forum. I had the privilege of meeting him several times during my visits to Rome. H...

Hello Aris, The only thing I could find was that ASTI sailed from Genoa at 0500/6 July escorted by MAS 304 and proceeded at 6 knots to Savona where she arrived at 0830/6 July 1943. I doubt very much she moved to the Aegean as the invasion of Sicily which occurred 3 days later made the trip across th...

Hi David,

The tug Littorio was badly damaged at Messina during an air raid on the night of 5/6 August 1943. She was abandoned as she could not sail when Allied forces entered the town ten days later.

Best regards,

Platon

Hi Jan-Olof,

It appears that the attack of 6.12.1940 was missed by Brian. I will let him know but he is presently busy with another project and I am not sure he will deal with it quickly. Many thanks.

All the best,

Platon

Hello Jan-Olof,

The target of O.24 was indeed Arcturus. One torpedo missed by only 5 metres astern (see KTB Admiral Norwegian West Coast, T1022/2753, NARA)

Best regards,

Platon

Hello Jan-Olof,

Sealion was rammed by the tug Steinbock. If you refer to the uboat.net page for the UJ 123 reference, it is wrong. I do not know who was the source of this error. I will inform Brian Corijn to correct it.

Best regards,

Platon

Hello Aris,

The culprits were MTB 309 and MTB 260. They claimed one vessel sunk (source: ADM199/1428).

Best regards,

Platon

Has anyone identified who leaked the information about Weserübung to the American Embassy in Copenhagen? On about 6 April 1940, they were informed that the invasion of Norway was imminent and that a division transported in ten ships would land at Narvik while Sweden would be left alone. The signal w...