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Re: What happened to Eire / Ireland ??
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 3:35 pm
by Johnnie Lyle
Craiglxviii wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 8:51 am
Nik_SpeakerToCats wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 2:36 am
In OTL, as Captain 'Johnny' Walker operated from near here, there were some interesting tales, bordering on 'Urban Legend'...
IIRC, one held that potential rescue of surfaced U-Boot crews was often delayed by further 'possible' U-Boot sightings. Which, given 'Wolf Pack' tactics, was not unreasonable. By the time area was
confirmed as 'clear', hypothermia meant the 'evolution' had become 'body recovery'...
That was quite normal, no ship would stop to rescue survivors if there was a known U-boat threat. About half of the BISMARCK’s initial survivors were left to freeze to death due to exactly this.
Not after CRESSY, ABOUKIR and HOGUE in 1914.
Re: What happened to Eire / Ireland ??
Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2025 4:18 pm
by Craiglxviii
Johnnie Lyle wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 3:35 pm
Craiglxviii wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 8:51 am
Nik_SpeakerToCats wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2025 2:36 am
In OTL, as Captain 'Johnny' Walker operated from near here, there were some interesting tales, bordering on 'Urban Legend'...
IIRC, one held that potential rescue of surfaced U-Boot crews was often delayed by further 'possible' U-Boot sightings. Which, given 'Wolf Pack' tactics, was not unreasonable. By the time area was
confirmed as 'clear', hypothermia meant the 'evolution' had become 'body recovery'...
That was quite normal, no ship would stop to rescue survivors if there was a known U-boat threat. About half of the BISMARCK’s initial survivors were left to freeze to death due to exactly this.
Not after CRESSY, ABOUKIR and HOGUE in 1914.
Exactly. The Andrew learnt that lesson hard.