Hello Darius,

Sorry for the late reply.

Thank you very much for the KTB excerpts, perhaps one of the vessels mentioned is the Hecht but it's difficult to say. Perhaps the information I have is incorrect.

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello Darius and Laurent,

In one of Theo's old files I found the following:

7. 10. 40
D df Hecht 15 222 + B/Fl Calais B

Perhaps someone with access to relevant War Diaries (KTB's) can investigate further.

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello Aris,

according to an older source the Notre Dame De Laghet was lost on September 23, 1943 during a U.S. air attack on Nantes.

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello, The fate of the above named vessel is given in various sources as: 23. 3. 45 M 3138 K 182 43 110 + R/SS L 3 54.46 N 18.45 E M (old data from Theo) 23. 3. 45 sunk by Soviet Air laid Mine off Libau (https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/asa/ausgabe.php?where_value=1350) Auf zwei wei...

Platon, Siri and all other members of this forum,

have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello David,

have you checked this link, https://www.segre.com/noticies/guia/202 ... _1111.html

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello Platon,

thank you very much for the information. I guess we'll have to wait for more precise details from Kostas.

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello Platon,

very interesting information. Does the position of the wreck match any known minefields.

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello Platon,

many thanks for your answer regarding the attack on the 6th.

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello Aris,

The Helmut was escorted by GD.98 which survived the encounter without any damages.

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello again, In a thread on the old forum the attacks made during this patrol was discussed: http://warsailors.com/forum/archive/forum/read.php-1,52712,52712.html#msg-52712 Looking at this again two questions pops up: 1. The attack on 6.12.1940 is not mentioned here, https://uboat.net/allies/warship...

Hello Platon,

many thanks for solving yet another mystery. I'll definitely take a look at KTB Admiral Norwegian West Coast.

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello again, on the above mentioned date the Dutch submarine O 24 fired two torpedoes, which missed, against a merchant vessel somewhere off Holmengraa, Norway. In HMA https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/asa/ausgabe.php?where_value=701 it is speculated that the target was the German ve...

Hello Platon,

many thanks for clearing this up. I did indeed check on u-boat.net but also on the Chronik des Seekrieges 1939-1945 site and they were both in agreement.

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello, On the 6th of August 1940 HMS Sealion fired several torpedoes against a southbound convoy, allegedly consisting of four merchants and one escort vessel. The convoy which consisted of the merchants Cläre Hugo Stinnes , Marie Leonhardt plus the tug Steinbock was escorted by UJ 123 and M 1808 , ...