Talk:Unterseeboot 47 (1938)
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[edit] Bravery
Gunther Prien and his men are very brave to have attempted this raid. Fighterforfreedom 00:07, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] How?
How did they manage to get past the patrols, and sunken ships in Scapa Flow? Then get back out? El benderson 17:10, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Fate: discrepancy
The article states: To date, there is no record of what happened to the U-47 or her 45 crewmen, though a variety of possibilities exist, including mines, a mechanical failure, a victim of her own torpedoes or possibly a later attack that didn't confirm any kills - by the corvette team of HMS Camellia and HMS Arbutus.
This is contradicted by Dan van der Vat's Atlantic Campaign - Page 169 - US Edition ISBN 0060159677 Harper & Row, Publishers, saying clearly that U-47 was sunk near Iceland on May 8, 1947 by HMS Wolverine and HMS Verity Alex Feldstein 13:21, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
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- I'll reword the article to be clear there is no official record. Sherurcij (Speaker for the Dead) 13:38, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Removed
I replaced the information below with the table, but it still has convoy details for people who might want to write about U-47's operations, so I've moved it below
[edit] Warships
Confirmed kills by the U-47 included
[edit] Convoy Ships
- Balmoralwood - HX48
- Conch - HX90
- Elmbank - HX72
- La Estancia - HX79
- Shirak - HX79
- Wandby - HX79
- Whitford Point - HX79
- Bilderdijk - HX79
