In regard to the loss of U-47 March 1941
what would have been the standard operating prcedure of U-47 tracking the allied covoy?
1} Fire torpedoes and sink ships
2] tracked the size speed and direction of Convoy to U boat Haq and other U bpats.
3} What were last radio messages sent to and sent back to U-47?
Query about LAst day of U-47 March 1941
Re: Query about LAst day of U-47 March 1941
Hi,
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... LOv0MICify
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... rj46bWvhj3
Regards
Pikap
Here you can find messages sent between B.d.U. and U 47:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... LOv0MICify
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... rj46bWvhj3
Regards
Pikap
Re: Query about LAst day of U-47 March 1941
The last message was at 454 hours {german Time{?} Any report by allies of attack uboats after thatn?
Re: Query about LAst day of U-47 March 1941
How about this theroy in the deph charge attacks there were not one but two submarines attacked
Uboat UA broached to the surface and dived/damaged and had to flee...
Uboat-47 wasnt so lucky....it was heavly depth-charged.... after its last message....british sailors saw flames UNDerwAter...after the attack...{now in other accounts of U boats damaged..the oil bunkers would leak Oil..but this is the only time I read of Flames Underwater{!!!]....which could be that U-47 was so damaged that it sank past the crush depth and imploded.....certainilly an aggressive and daring Captain such as Prien would have indeed attacked with his torpedoes....
Uboat UA broached to the surface and dived/damaged and had to flee...
Uboat-47 wasnt so lucky....it was heavly depth-charged.... after its last message....british sailors saw flames UNDerwAter...after the attack...{now in other accounts of U boats damaged..the oil bunkers would leak Oil..but this is the only time I read of Flames Underwater{!!!]....which could be that U-47 was so damaged that it sank past the crush depth and imploded.....certainilly an aggressive and daring Captain such as Prien would have indeed attacked with his torpedoes....
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Re: Query about LAst day of U-47 March 1941
Hi I believe that the flames seen were from the combustion of oxygen and hydrogen under intense pressure.
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Re: Query about LAst day of U-47 March 1941
U-Boat net reports HMS Wolverine made U boat attack just after U-47 sank its last ship....certainly as Prien was an aggressive attacker.....could this have dmamaged U-47 so badly...that it sank out of control.....U-47 lost so early in action otherwise Prien would have certainlly attacked the convoy.....