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German sub U-615 sunk by a Martin PBM Mariner near Aruba

and yes I got that out of my head, I'm a Naval aircraft history buff
 
Okay,
I was going to let this run longer, but the correct answer is on the boards a number of times, so I obviously made this waaay too easy. Kamkazmoto was the first to weigh in with all the correct info, though Shappa gets the prize for the most work done as far as I can tell. For those of you who were wondering, in this case Bermuda does count as a military port of call, as it's dockyard was in use by the British navy through World War Two and Surcouf was sent there under official orders. The following is from the book "Who Sank Surcouf" by James Rusbridger

"Secret Orders from the Admiralty arrived for Surcouf at St. Pierre....sailing her for Halifax, Bermuda, Panama, Tahiti and New Caledonia......

"Request you will sail Surcouf as soon as she is released from her present employment to Tahiti via Bermuda and Panama Canal".

Pg. 124.

So Kamkazmoto please send me an email or pm with shipping info and I will get this out when I have a chance this weekend.
 
Fudo,
To answer your question, the definition of a cruiser submarine is a bit dodgy. At the end of World War One the Germans built a small class of vessels that they referred to as U-Kreuzers, project numbers 46 and 46a. Boats in this class were the U-139-150 and U-173-176. These were simply long range submarines armed with torpedoes and 2, 6" guns apiece. Germany also had the armed former merchant submarines of the Deutschland class, several of which served off the US East Coast late in 1918. Britain produced the steam driven K-boats mounting large guns during WWI as well.. However, the answer I was looking for referred specifically to those boats built in the inter-war years. These were built, or modified after the Washington Naval Conference. The conference imposed tonnage limitations on capital ie battleship size, but not on the size of guns that could be mounted on submarines. As a result several nations mounted massive guns on submarines. The most notable of these were the British M1 and M2, which also had aircraft carried aboard for scouting. The only one to see combat service was the French Surcouf, mounting an aircraft hanger aft of the sail and two massive 8 inch guns in a turrret forward. It was laid down in 1925, completed in 1929 and lost enroute to Tahiti via the Panama canal on Feb. 18, 1942 under circumstances that are not fully clear to this day.


Lagarto
 
Lagarto, Thanks a lot for the contest. Winning is an unusual thing for me. Email sent with shipping information and Thanks again.
 
lagarto said:
Okay,
I was going to let this run longer, but the correct answer is on the boards a number of times, so I obviously made this waaay too easy. Kamkazmoto was the first to weigh in with all the correct info, though Shappa gets the prize for the most work done as far as I can tell. For those of you who were wondering, in this case Bermuda does count as a military port of call, as it's dockyard was in use by the British navy through World War Two and Surcouf was sent there under official orders. The following is from the book "Who Sank Surcouf" by James Rusbridger

"Secret Orders from the Admiralty arrived for Surcouf at St. Pierre....sailing her for Halifax, Bermuda, Panama, Tahiti and New Caledonia......

"Request you will sail Surcouf as soon as she is released from her present employment to Tahiti via Bermuda and Panama Canal".

Pg. 124.

So Kamkazmoto please send me an email or pm with shipping info and I will get this out when I have a chance this weekend.
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So, it WASN'T The Black Pearl?.:D.:D.
 
Nice contest. Make sure to post pics when you get the knife, Kamkazmoto, it looks pretty nice.
 
Lagarto

The knife arrived today and it is a lot beefier than I thought it would be. It has a blade that is triangular in cross section and close to .25 inches thick. It arrived in great condition and I just wanted to thank you again for a great knife. My daughter has already appropriated it.
 
Kamkazmoto,
Glad it got there safely. Hope you enjoy it, if you can pry it loose from your daughter's clutches.

Lagarto
 
very nice thread and info, nice contest lagarto ;)

I did some work on/around the U505 project at the Science and Industry Museum a couple of years ago,
it was a great job, taught me a lot about the hardships at sea, your thread reminded me of it.
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