OT...U Boat.........

Todd · 04-01-2001, 08:06 PM

IÃ¢??m and ex-submariner and my father severed on Destroyer Escorts during Ã¢??TheÃ¢?Â war, so IÃ¢??ve always been fascinated by the German Submarine force during WWII.

This is from the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry Web site:

On June 4, 1944, the USS Guadalcanal task group 22.3 under the command of Captain Daniel V. Gallery attacked U-505. U.S. Navy sailors boarded and captured the U-505; this was the first time that a U.S. Navy caputed an enemy ship on the high seas since 1815 (when the USS Peacock seized HMS Nautilus during the War of 1812). The USS Abnaki, a U.S. Navy fleet tug, met the task group in mid-ocean to complete the tow to Bermuda. The U-505 was kept there in secrecy until the end of the war.

After the movie U-571 came out, I understand that the British actually captured an Enigma Machine from a U-Boat, does anyone have any details about that?

04-01-2001, 08:06 PM	#6
Todd User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Alexandria VA Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: OT...U Boat......... IÃ¢??m and ex-submariner and my father severed on Destroyer Escorts during Ã¢??TheÃ¢?Â war, so IÃ¢??ve always been fascinated by the German Submarine force during WWII. This is from the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry Web site: On June 4, 1944, the USS Guadalcanal task group 22.3 under the command of Captain Daniel V. Gallery attacked U-505. U.S. Navy sailors boarded and captured the U-505; this was the first time that a U.S. Navy caputed an enemy ship on the high seas since 1815 (when the USS Peacock seized HMS Nautilus during the War of 1812). The USS Abnaki, a U.S. Navy fleet tug, met the task group in mid-ocean to complete the tow to Bermuda. The U-505 was kept there in secrecy until the end of the war. After the movie U-571 came out, I understand that the British actually captured an Enigma Machine from a U-Boat, does anyone have any details about that?