U-15
Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 12:35 pm
First U-boat sunk by the Royal Navy in WW1.
After engine failure, U-15 was stranded on the surface off fair Isle near the Orkney islands.
HMS Birmingham spotted the boat, opened fire and as the U-15 tried to crash dive, the cruiser rammed the submarine, causing it to sink.
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http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/forum/viewt ... 099#p13099
After engine failure, U-15 was stranded on the surface off fair Isle near the Orkney islands.
HMS Birmingham spotted the boat, opened fire and as the U-15 tried to crash dive, the cruiser rammed the submarine, causing it to sink.
See under:
http://www.shipstamps.co.uk/forum/viewt ... 099#p13099