HMS Sunfish patrol Dec. 1940
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2022 4:39 pm
Hello again,
In a thread on the old forum the attacks made during this patrol was discussed:
http://warsailors.com/forum/archive/for ... #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/warships/ship/3428.html. Is this an oversight or are pages from the patrol report missing?
2. The attack on the Dixie the very next day. The vessel was assessed as damaged but German sources, i.e. KTB des Admirals der norwegische Westküste, seem to disagree, claiming that:
Best regards,
Jan-Olof
In a thread on the old forum the attacks made during this patrol was discussed:
http://warsailors.com/forum/archive/for ... #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/warships/ship/3428.html. Is this an oversight or are pages from the patrol report missing?
2. The attack on the Dixie the very next day. The vessel was assessed as damaged but German sources, i.e. KTB des Admirals der norwegische Westküste, seem to disagree, claiming that:
Is it possible that Dixie was hit by a dud?7.12.1940
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16.15
Nach einer Meldung der Signalstelle Stadtlandet ist der Dampfer Dixie 1/2 sm WNW der Signalstelle entfernt von einem U.-Boot erfolglos mit 3 Torpedos beschossen worden. Dixie war am 6.12 mittags zusammen mit dem Dampfer Henri John und 2 Booten des K.S.V aus Bergen ausgelaufen. Zwei Torpedodetonationen erfolgen an Land. Die Besatzung des norw. Dampfers hatte das Schiff vorübergehend verlassen. Dixie setzt um 16.45 Uhr Marsch nach Norden fort. Ich vermute, dass es sich um dasselbe U.-Boot handelt, das in der Nacht vom 5. zum 6.12 bei Hustadviken den norw. Dampfer Nordstern erfolglos mit Torpedos angegriffen hat.
Best regards,
Jan-Olof