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

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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 , ...

Here's a bit more information from DEFE 3/635, p. 847 FROM: N.O.I.C. RHODES TO: ADMIRAL AEGEAN, 15TH L-FLOTILLA EMERGENCY SEERÄUBER ARRIVED IN RHODES AT 2300. ACTION TOOK PLACE FROM 0300 TO 0400 IN LIVADIA BAY (PISCOPI). ON ARRIVAL OF THE CONVOY FIRST 2. THEN A THIRD M.T.B. PROCEEDED IN. SEERÄUBER B...

Hello Aris and Platon, As for Vera , she's called Vera Gioia in some sources, e.g. DEFE 3/637, page 832. EMERGENCY MOST SECRET 546 A 1 K 1) IN LEROS-RHODES SHUTTLE TRAFFIC CALLS ARE MADE AT LIVADIA BAY, TILOS ISLAND. 2) ON 11/1 M.S. 'ESTE' AND 'VERA GIOIA' OF THE 'SEERÄUBER’ GROUP WERE DESTROYED THE...