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Author: Des Taff Jenkins (Stats) |
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Date Posted: 13/08/07 8:50am Hi All. I have just been reading the book, "Iron Coffins" by H Werner. One of the few surviving U-Boat Captains. The statistics he gives show the sacrifice made by British and allied Merchant Seamen, as well as U-boat crews. 2,882 merchant vessels sunk, totaling 14.4 million grossweight tons. damaged 264 ships 1.9million tons. in addition u-boats sunk 175 allied warships. In return out of a total of 1,150 commisioned U-boats, 779 were sunk, two were captured, the rest either suttled or surrendered. Out of a total enlistment of 39,000 u-boatmen, 28,000 were killed and 5,000 taken prisoner. He dedicated the book to seamen of all nations who died in the battle of the Atlantic in World War Two There are no roses on a sailors grave No Lilies on an ocean floor The only tribute is the seagull's sweeps And the teardrops that a sweetheart weeps [A German song} The waste that is war, when will we learn. Lest we forget. Des [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |
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| Re: U-Boats | alf corbyn (plymouth devon r 397928) | 13/08/07 11:56am |
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| Re: U-Boats | Peter J Murphy | 13/08/07 12:00pm |
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| Re: U-Boats | Des Taff Jenkins (puzzled) | 14/08/07 8:11am |
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| Re: U-Boats | Keith Greenway (www.ss-tregenna.co.uk) | 14/08/07 7:20pm |
| Re: U-Boats | Keith Greenway (www.ss-tregenna.co.uk) | 14/08/07 7:24pm |
| WHAT OF YOUR IRON? WE HAVE WOOD. | KEITH AT TREGENNA (200 WOODEN CROSSES) | 19/09/07 8:43pm |
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| Re: U-Boats | tony cooke | 30/09/07 8:51pm |
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