Posted on May 12, 2017
U-boats off the Texas Coast in World War II
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12 May 1942 German submarine U-507 sank US tanker Virginia immediately off the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 27 of 41 aboard. To the south, U-69 sank Norwegian tanker Lise with torpedoes and the deck gun 90 miles north of Bonaire island; 12 were killed, 21 survived.
http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=276
http://military.wikia.com/wiki/German_submarine_U-507
The first known German submarine to patrol the Gulf of Mexico was U-507, which attacked and sank Norlindo, on April 30, 1942 (Wiggins 1995:22-24). The German vessel U-507 was almost immediately joined in patrolling the Gulf of Mexico by U-506.
A total of 70 ships were attacked in the Gulf of Mexico by 24 different U-boats during 1942 and 1943 (Rohwer 1983; Wiggins 1995). Of the 70 recorded attacks, 56 resulted in the sinking of the ship and the remaining 14 ships sustained damage, but were not sunk (Wiggins 1995). During this tense time in the Gulf, Merchant Mariners and the Naval Armed Guard served as the frontline defenders of Allied vessels.
http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/blog/teslaproject/wreck-sites/world-war-ii/
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http://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=276
http://military.wikia.com/wiki/German_submarine_U-507
The first known German submarine to patrol the Gulf of Mexico was U-507, which attacked and sank Norlindo, on April 30, 1942 (Wiggins 1995:22-24). The German vessel U-507 was almost immediately joined in patrolling the Gulf of Mexico by U-506.
A total of 70 ships were attacked in the Gulf of Mexico by 24 different U-boats during 1942 and 1943 (Rohwer 1983; Wiggins 1995). Of the 70 recorded attacks, 56 resulted in the sinking of the ship and the remaining 14 ships sustained damage, but were not sunk (Wiggins 1995). During this tense time in the Gulf, Merchant Mariners and the Naval Armed Guard served as the frontline defenders of Allied vessels.
http://www.flpublicarchaeology.org/blog/teslaproject/wreck-sites/world-war-ii/
@ col mikel COL Mikel J. Burroughs @ ltc stephen LTC Stephen C. @ ltc stephen LTC Stephen F. @ capt marty Maj Marty Hogan @ capt tom Capt Tom Brown @ smsgt doc SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas @ tsgt joe TSgt Joe C. @ sra christopher SrA Christopher Wright @ msg andrew MSG Andrew White @ sfc joe SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL @ sgt david SGT (Join to see) @ sgt david SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth @ sp5 robert SP5 Robert Ruck @ sp5 mark SP5 Mark Kuzinski @ scpo morris SCPO Morris Ramsey @ po1 chip PO1 William "Chip" Nagel @ po2 robert PO2 Robert M. Alan K. Cynthia Croft
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell thanks for sharing this little known but of history of German U boats working so close to our shore during WWII. I am sure glad they didn't have the capacity of a boomer, war might have had a different outcome.
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell
Very true indeed LTC (Join to see) . Most of the their missions were to destroy shipping on their way to Europe. Not to mention cause panic in the Gulf States... Good Morning Frank !
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell - I read an article some time ago about a U boat that made it deep into the St Lawrence seaway and know of several that were sunk off the east coast. It's odd that most of this isn't taught in our history.
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell Read a Book once about the Battle for the Atlantic (Including the Gulf of Mexico) about the U-Boat Menace, Took Us a While to Catch On. Thank God for The Brits and Finally the US getting their Hands on the Enigma.
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell
Very good point PO1 William "Chip" Nagel . The Enigma was a game changer...
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SGT John McConnel - Thanks for the excellent and hidden history lesson today!
Every student in Texas schools used to take a Texas history class in junior high, this is the first time I am hearing how close that we actually came to the enemy during WWII.
I can very well imagine the panic it would have caused if our government had told the public about it.
Thank you for the share.
Every student in Texas schools used to take a Texas history class in junior high, this is the first time I am hearing how close that we actually came to the enemy during WWII.
I can very well imagine the panic it would have caused if our government had told the public about it.
Thank you for the share.
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