List of shipwrecks in the Bristol Channel - Wikipedia
Thousands of people on shore witnessed the ship explode and sink in the Bristol Channel on Sunday, 7 March 1915. [9] The ship left Barry at approximately 4:00 a.m. under sealed orders and carrying a cargo of 5000 tons of coal.
The English Channel - The U-boat War in Maps - uboat.net
This map shows of 4 U-boat losses in or near the English Channel during WWII. The exact position where the English Channel ends and the Bay of Biscay starts is a matter of some guesswork. U-683 (Kptlt. Günter Keller) and U-1055 (Oblt. Rudolf Meyer) are listed as missing in or near the English Channel. U-12 (Kptlt.
German submarine U-400 - Wikipedia
German submarine U-400 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. The submarine was laid down on 18 November 1942 at the Howaldtswerke yard in Kiel as yard number 32, launched on 8 January 1944 and commissioned on 18 March under the command of Kapitänleutnant Horst Creutz.
(PDF) U Boats in the Bristol Channel - Academia.edu
Additional material included a description of the Welsh ports at war, types of mining of the ports and the main variants of U boats used by the Kriegsmarine. A complete listing of all U boats that operated in the Bristol Channel with detailed notes of all the operations.
U-boat Warfare 1944 - Naval History.Net
1st - On passage into the Bristol Channel as part of the U-boat Inshore Campaign, "U-247" was sunk close to Lands End by patrolling Canadian frigates "St John" and "Swansea" of the 9th EG.
The Archaeology of Second World War U-boat Losses in the …
Jan 28, 2020 · This article examines how the archaeological record of 33 U-boats sunk in the English Channel during the Inshore Campaign, June 1944 to May 1945, compares with the assessment of U-boat destructions made by the Admiralty’s Anti U-boat Division (AUBD) in 1946.
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Feb 14, 2004 · In order to get urgently needed information about the operational situation in the Bristol Channel and to evaluate the technical features of the prototype 3.7 cm AA-gun Type 43 fitted to U 400, the boat was ordered repeatedly in the following days to send a …
The 10 mystery U-boats in the English Channel which bear no …
This article examines how the archaeological record of 33 U-boats sunk in the English Channel during the Inshore Campaign, June 1944 to May 1945, compares with the assessment of U-boat...
The Archaeology of First World War U-boat Losses in the English Channel …
Apr 1, 2019 · This article examines how the archaeological record of 35 known U-boats sunk in the English Channel in the First World War compares with the assessment of U-boat destructions made by the Admiralty’s Antisubmarine Division (ASD) in 1919.
Bristol Channel | Wreck of the Week
Jun 13, 2018 · This week we look at a wreck in the Bristol Channel which was first published in most British newspapers on 10 January 1918, six days after the ship was lost on 4 January. Rewa was built as a liner in 1906 for the British India Steam Navigation Co., along with her 1905 sister, Rohilla, both vessels named after provinces of India. Their careers ...