Hello, I see on Platon's excellent pages on uboat.net, i.e https://uboat.net/italian_submarines/boats/91 that the date of loss is given as October 8th, 1940 but most other sources on the net, e.g. HMA, Chronik des Seekrieges, www.naval-history.net etc gives the date as the 6th. I suspect that Platon...

Hello Platon,

First I'd like to offer my wishes for a Happy New Year. Very impressive and interesting material you have published on uboat.net, I now have a lot to read

btw, is the book about Italian submarines still in the works?

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello David,

as far as I know it hasn't been published on the web but I can send it to you if you want.

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello David and Platon, I can add the following: according to the official Swedish report the crew that survived the torpedo attack were indeed saved by the Cardew and Gunlög respectively. The explosion on the Rudolf happened at 0015/3 hours according to the same report. The crew was, for several re...

Hello Trevor: 24.– 30.9.1943 Nordsee Minenunternehmen »Probestück« der 2., 4., 6. und 8. S-Flottille mit 29 Booten in der Nacht 24./25.9. vor Harwich und Orfordness. Es werden 120 Minen geworfen. Bei Gefechten versenkt S 96 (Lt.z. Sander) den brit. Trawler Franctireur, wird aber selbst vom brit. ML ...

Hello Darius and Platon,

I suspect we need access to a more detailed KTB, if such a thing exists, in order to figure this one out.

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello Platon,

many thanks for the quick reply. It occurred to me that the KTB entry omitted important information, the square was AN 6897 but perhaps that doesn't change anything

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

On the above date the following report came in from the 3rd Mine Sweeping Flottilla:

Does this message refer to a real sub attack (from H 49 ?) or was the crew of M 16 mistaken.

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello Platon,

sorry for the late reply.

Yes, it is indeed strange that the Germans doesn't seem to have investigated this further, at least there is no mention of that in the KTB from which I took the message.

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello again,

The reason for my question is that I stumbled upon this message:

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello,

I'm wondering how many British submarines were lost off Le Havre, personally I only know of one, i.e. D-3, lost in March 1918. Could there be more British subs lost in this area and if so which ones?

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello David,

in an old document, which I received from Theo many years ago, the date of loss is given as September 16th, 1944. The cause given is gesprengt, selbstversenkt.

Best regards,

Jan-Olof

Hello Martin, I can only offer a couple of tidbits: 21 December 1941: Departs Canton in convoy escorting seized Panamanian cargo ship FLORINHA (later HOKUREI MARU) and tug LINDINHA (later SANA MARU). The convoy arrives at Hainan Bay later that day at 2210. http://www.combinedfleet.com/Tosho_t.htm Th...

Hello Platon, an excellent find, many thanks. Looking through the intercepts a bit more revealed this: 5945 KC/S TOO 1312 T O I 1316/31/12/43 FROM: NAVAL HARBOURMASTER BENEDETTO TO: 'SM' DISTRIBUTION ' ROSA MADRE ' IS LYING ALMOST ENTIRELY SUBMERGED 150 METRES FROM THE SHORE, 2 KILOMETRES NORTH OF P...

Hello Igor,

thank you very much for this information.

Best regards,

Jan-Olof