Talk:Unterseeboot 552

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As of the 27 November 2006, this page is being routinely reverted by an unregistered user who insists on pushing an unsourced and incorrect version of events surrounding the sinking of the David H Atwater. Repeated attempts to prevent the user from doing this have met with failure, and this is a warning to those who read it not to believe all that is said here. A more balanced version presenting both sides of the issue can be seen here. Should this dispute be resolved at some point could the parties who resolve it please remove this warning from the talk page. --Jackyd101 17:59, 27 November 2006 (UTC)

An unregistered user has repeatedly changed this article in ways which violate WP:POV. The section regarding the sinking of the David H Atwater was a balanced section discussing both impressions of the incident but has been repeatedly changed by to reflect a biased and unsourced point of view by aforementioned User 71.75.217.133. I will revert the article once more, but if it is changed again I will request protection to prevent unregistered users making edits. Consider this fair warning--Jackyd101 03:44, 24 November 2006 (UTC)

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Her keel was laid down December 1, 1939 by of Hamburg. She was commissioned December 4, 1940 with Oberleutnant zur See Erich Topp in command. Topp commanded her until September 1942 (receiving a promotion to Kapitänleutnant in the process). He was relieved by Kptlt. Klaus Popp, who commanded the boat until he was relieved in July 1944 by Oblt. Günther Lube. Lube commanded the boat until her loss at the end of the war.

Her kills included the first US Navy ship lost in World War II, the destroyer USS Reuben James. (This sinking took place six weeks before war was declared between Germany and the United States, but US Navy ships had been escorting convoys and the U-552 attacked the Reuben James in a case of mistaken identity.)