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    3)JUL SEP 1940
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    5)JAN MAR 1941
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    6)APR JUN 1941
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    7)JUL SEP 1941
  • 8)OCT DEC 1941
    8)OCT DEC 1941
  • 9)JAN MAR 1942
    9)JAN MAR 1942
  • 10)APR JUN 1942
    10)APR JUN 1942
  • 11)JUL SEP 1942
    11)JUL SEP 1942
  • 12)OCT DEC 1942
    12)OCT DEC 1942
  • 13)JAN MAR 1943
    13)JAN MAR 1943
  • 14)APR JUN 1943
    14)APR JUN 1943
  • 15)JUL SEP 1943
    15)JUL SEP 1943
  • 16)OCT DEC 1943
    16)OCT DEC 1943
  • 17)JAN MAR 1944
    17)JAN MAR 1944
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    18 APR JUN 1944
  • 19)JUL DEC 1944
    19)JUL DEC 1944
  • 20)JAN MAY 1945
    20)JAN MAY 1945
  • RECIFE AND THE CONVOY AS-4
    RECIFE AND THE CONVOY AS-4

ASCENSION ISLAND AND THE SECOND WORLD WAR

THIS ARTICLE COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY DAVID FONTAINE MITCHELL WHOSE PERMISSION WAS AUTHORIZED TO BE REPRODUCED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY THIS SITE.
  • 1)ASCENSION ISLAND IN SECOND WORLD WAR
    1)ASCENSION ISLAND IN SECOND WORLD WAR
  • 2)BRITISH SETTLEMENT 1815 - 1939
    2)BRITISH SETTLEMENT 1815 - 1939
  • 3)THE SECOND WORLD WAR
    3)THE SECOND WORLD WAR
  • 4)SUMMER OF 1942
    4)SUMMER OF 1942
  • 5)SUMMER OF 1943
    5)SUMMER OF 1943
  • 6)1944 1945 THE WAR ENDS
    6)1944 1945 THE WAR ENDS

RAIDERS UBOATS & SUPPLY SHIPS IN SOUTH ATLANTIC

DURING WAR THE GERMAN KRIEGSMARINE USED SEVERAL MERCHANT SHIPS CONVERTED INTO ARMED RAIDERS WITH THE PURPOSE OF DISRUPTING THE ALLIED MERCHANT SEA LANES. SEVEN RAIDERS HAD AN IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE AND FOR THIS TASK THEY NEEDED TO BE ASSISTED AND REPLENISHED WITH FUEL, TORPEDOES VICTUALS AND TOOLS
  • 1)SUPPLY SHIP ALTMARK
    1)SUPPLY SHIP ALTMARK
  • 2)SUPPLY SHIP CHARLOTTE SCHLIEMANN
    2)SUPPLY SHIP CHARLOTTE SCHLIEMANN
  • 3)SUPPLY SHIP DOGGERBANK
    3)SUPPLY SHIP DOGGERBANK
  • 4)SUPPLY SHIP DRESDEN
    4)SUPPLY SHIP DRESDEN
  • 5)SUPPLY SHIP EGERLAND
    5)SUPPLY SHIP EGERLAND
  • 6)SUPPLY SHIP EUROFELD
    6)SUPPLY SHIP EUROFELD
  • 7)SUPPLY SHIP NORDMARK
    7)SUPPLY SHIP NORDMARK
  • 8)SUPPLY SHIP PASSAT
    8)SUPPLY SHIP PASSAT
  • 9)SUPPLY SHIP PYTHON
    9)SUPPLY SHIP PYTHON
  • 10)SUPPLY SHIP REGENSBURG
    10)SUPPLY SHIP REGENSBURG
  • 11)SUPPLY SHIP REKUM
    11)SUPPLY SHIP REKUM
  • 12)SUPPLY SHIP TANNENFELS
    12)SUPPLY SHIP TANNENFELS

THE AXIS AND ALLIED MARITIME OPERATIONS AROUND SOUTHERN AFRICA 1939 1945

WITH 36 CHAPTERS ORIGINATED FROM THE BRILLIANT DOCTORATE DISSERTATION PRESENTED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH BY DR. EVERT KLEYNHANS. AN IN DEPTH ANNALYSIS ON THE ALLIED EFFORT TO CURB AXIS SUBMARINE ONSLAUGHT IN THE WATERS AROUND SOUTH AFRICA AND FARTHER IN INDIAN AND SOUTH ATLANTIC.
  • 1)DISSERTATION BY DOCTOR EVERT KLEYNHANS
    1)DISSERTATION BY DOCTOR EVERT KLEYNHANS
  • 2)ABSTRACT
    2)ABSTRACT
  • 3)CONTENTS
    3)CONTENTS
  • 4)ABBREVIATIONS
    4)ABBREVIATIONS
  • 5)ILLUSTRATIONS
    5)ILLUSTRATIONS
  • 6)TABLES MAPS AND GRAPHS
    6)TABLES MAPS AND GRAPHS
  • 7)INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND
    7)INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND
  • 8)LITERATURE REVIEW
    8)LITERATURE REVIEW
  • 9)RESEARCH AIM AND CHAPTER STRUCTURE
    9)RESEARCH AIM AND CHAPTER STRUCTURE
  • 10)RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
    10)RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
  • 11)ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
    11)ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • 12)CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
    12)CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
  • 13)THE NAVAL WARFARE THEORY
    13)THE NAVAL WARFARE THEORY
  • 14)RIVAL MARITIMES STRATEGIES
    14)RIVAL MARITIMES STRATEGIES
  • 15)SOUTH AFRICAN ALLIED WAR EFFORT
    15)SOUTH AFRICAN ALLIED WAR EFFORT
  • 16)CONTROL VICTUALLING AND REPAIR
    16)CONTROL VICTUALLING AND REPAIR
  • 17)S AFR COASTAL DEFENSE SYSTEM
    17)S AFR COASTAL DEFENSE SYSTEM
  • 18)NAVAL AMBITION ANGLO S AFR
    18)NAVAL AMBITION ANGLO S AFR
  • 19)SAAF COASTAL DEFENCE SYS
    19)SAAF COASTAL DEFENCE SYS
  • 20)RAIDERS OFF SOUTH AFR COAST
    20)RAIDERS OFF SOUTH AFR COAST
  • 21)THE JAPS OFF MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL
    21)THE JAPS OFF MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL
  • 22)UBOAT OFFENSIVE OFF S AFR
    22)UBOAT OFFENSIVE OFF S AFR
  • 23)CONCLUSION
    23)CONCLUSION
  • 24)THE MARITIME INTEL WAR IN S AFR
    24)THE MARITIME INTEL WAR IN S AFR
  • 25)THE TROMPKE NETWORK
    25)THE TROMPKE NETWORK
  • 26)SOUTH AFRICA BRITISH INTELLIGENCE
    26)SOUTH AFRICA BRITISH INTELLIGENCE
  • 27)THE OPER INTELLIGENCE SECTION
    27)THE OPER INTELLIGENCE SECTION
  • 28)THE SECURITY SECTION
    28)THE SECURITY SECTION
  • 29)THE NAVAL PRESS REL. SECTION
    29)THE NAVAL PRESS REL. SECTION
  • 30)NAVAL CENSORSHIP SECTION
    30)NAVAL CENSORSHIP SECTION
  • 31)ASW OFF SOUTH AFRICA 1942 44
    31)ASW OFF SOUTH AFRICA 1942 44
  • 32)DEF MEASURES LESSONS LEARNED
    32)DEF MEASURES LESSONS LEARNED
  • 33)REDUCED SINKINGS, NAVAL WAR ENDS
    33)REDUCED SINKINGS, NAVAL WAR ENDS
  • 34)CONCLUSION
    34)CONCLUSION
  • 35)SOURCES
    35)SOURCES

SHIPS SUNK WITH PLANES IN THEIR DECKS

THE SOUTH ATLANTIC SHIPPING LANES WERE FAR FROM BEING SAFE. DURING THE WAR 27 MERCHANTS FROM ALLIED COUNTRIES WERE CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF SOUTH ATLANTIC WHEN SAILING IN CONVOYS OR INDEPENDENTLY. THEY WERE LADDEN WITH PLANES AND OTHER VITAL WAR SUPPLIES TO THE FRONTS IN AFRICA AND PACIFIC.
  • 1)AGWIMONTE U-177
    1)AGWIMONTE U-177
  • 2)ALCYONE (MINELAYER DOGGERBANK)
    2)ALCYONE (MINELAYER DOGGERBANK)
  • 3)ALFRED JONES U-107
    3)ALFRED JONES U-107
  • 4)ALIOTH (IT SUB DA VINCI)
    4)ALIOTH (IT SUB DA VINCI)
  • 5)BARNEVELD (ADM SCHEER)
    5)BARNEVELD (ADM SCHEER)
  • 6)BENVENUE U-105
    6)BENVENUE U-105
  • 7)BERHALA U-38
    7)BERHALA U-38
  • 8)DAHOMIAN U-852
    8)DAHOMIAN U-852
  • 9)ELMDENE U-174
    9)ELMDENE U-174
  • 10)EURYLOCHUS (RAIDER KORMORAN)
    10)EURYLOCHUS (RAIDER KORMORAN)
  • 11)FERNLANE (IT SUB TAZZOLI)
    11)FERNLANE (IT SUB TAZZOLI)
  • 12)GEORGE CLYMER (RAIDER MICHEL)
    12)GEORGE CLYMER (RAIDER MICHEL)
  • 13)GLOUCESTER CASTLE (RAIDER MICHEL)
    13)GLOUCESTER CASTLE (RAIDER MICHEL)
  • 14)INCOMATI U-508
    14)INCOMATI U-508
  • 15)K. G. MELDAHL U-181
    15)K. G. MELDAHL U-181
  • 16)LYLEPARK (RAIDER MICHEL)
    16)LYLEPARK (RAIDER MICHEL)
  • 17)MALOJA U-128
    17)MALOJA U-128
  • 18)MARISO U-518
    18)MARISO U-518
  • 19)MARKEN U-111
    19)MARKEN U-111
  • 20)MENDENAU U-752
    20)MENDENAU U-752
  • 21)PANDIAS U-107
    21)PANDIAS U-107
  • 22)PRIMROSE HILL UD-5
    22)PRIMROSE HILL UD-5
  • 23)QUEEN MAUD U-38
    23)QUEEN MAUD U-38
  • 24)RABAUL (RAIDER ATLANTIS)
    24)RABAUL (RAIDER ATLANTIS)
  • 25)TOTTENHAM (RAIDER ATLANTIS)
    25)TOTTENHAM (RAIDER ATLANTIS)
  • 26)TRAFALGAR (RAIDER ATLANTIS)
    26)TRAFALGAR (RAIDER ATLANTIS)
  • 27)WELLPARK (RAIDER THOR)
    27)WELLPARK (RAIDER THOR)
  • 28)WILLESDEN (RAIDER THOR)
    28)WILLESDEN (RAIDER THOR)
  • 1)51 U.S. ACFT LOST IN SOUTH ATLANTIC 1942
    1)51 U.S. ACFT LOST IN SOUTH ATLANTIC 1942
  • 2)139 U.S.  ACFT LOST IN SOUTH ATLANTIC 1943
    2)139 U.S. ACFT LOST IN SOUTH ATLANTIC 1943
  • 3)118 U.S. ACFT LOST IN SOUTH ATLANTIC 1944
    3)118 U.S. ACFT LOST IN SOUTH ATLANTIC 1944
  • 4)29 U.S. ACFT LOST IN SOUTH ATLANTIC 1945
    4)29 U.S. ACFT LOST IN SOUTH ATLANTIC 1945
  • 1)DEPTH CHARGES
    1)DEPTH CHARGES
  • 2)LEIGH LIGHT
    2)LEIGH LIGHT
  • 3)SHORT SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT
    3)SHORT SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT
  • 4)HEDGEHOG
    4)HEDGEHOG
  • 5)HEDGEHOG ATTACK *
    5)HEDGEHOG ATTACK *
  • 6) HUFF DUFF
    6) HUFF DUFF
  • 7)PB4-Y LIBERATOR IN BRAZIL
    7)PB4-Y LIBERATOR IN BRAZIL
  • 8)ASDIC (SONAR)
    8)ASDIC (SONAR)
  • 9)ENIGMA MACHINE
    9)ENIGMA MACHINE
  • 10)PBM MARTIN MARINER
    10)PBM MARTIN MARINER
  • 11)PBY 5 CATALINA
    11)PBY 5 CATALINA
  • 12)LOCKHEED A 28 HUDSON
    12)LOCKHEED A 28 HUDSON
  • 13)LOCKHEED PV 2 HARPOON
    13)LOCKHEED PV 2 HARPOON
  • 14LOCKHEED PV1 VENTURA
    14LOCKHEED PV1 VENTURA
  • 1)BLOCKADE RUNNERS
    1)BLOCKADE RUNNERS
  • 2)ADOLF LEONHARDT (SCUTTLED)
    2)ADOLF LEONHARDT (SCUTTLED)
  • 3)ADOLPH WOERMANN (SCUTTLED)
    3)ADOLPH WOERMANN (SCUTTLED)
  • 4)ANNELIESE ESSBERGER (SCUTTLED)
    4)ANNELIESE ESSBERGER (SCUTTLED)
  • 5)LAST VOYAGE OF ANNELIESE
    5)LAST VOYAGE OF ANNELIESE
  • 6)ANNELIESE POW IN BRAZIL
    6)ANNELIESE POW IN BRAZIL
  • 7)BABITONGA (SCUTTLED)
    7)BABITONGA (SCUTTLED)
  • 8)BURGENLAND (SCUTTLED)
    8)BURGENLAND (SCUTTLED)
  • 9)CARL FRITZEN (SCUTTLED)
    9)CARL FRITZEN (SCUTTLED)
  • 10)ERLANGEN (SCUTTLED)
    10)ERLANGEN (SCUTTLED)
  • 11)ESSO HAMBURG (SCUTTLED)
    11)ESSO HAMBURG (SCUTTLED)
  • 12)GOSLAR (SCUTTLED)
    12)GOSLAR (SCUTTLED)
  • 13)HALLE (SCUTTLED)
    13)HALLE (SCUTTLED)
  • 14)KARIN (SCUTTLED)
    14)KARIN (SCUTTLED)
  • 15)KARNAK (SCUTTLED)
    15)KARNAK (SCUTTLED)
  • 16)NORDERNEY (SCUTTLED)
    16)NORDERNEY (SCUTTLED)
  • 17)ODENWALD (CAPTURED )*
    17)ODENWALD (CAPTURED )*
  • 18)OLINDA (SCUTTLED)
    18)OLINDA (SCUTTLED)
  • 19)PORTLAND (SCUTTLED)
    19)PORTLAND (SCUTTLED)
  • 20)RIO GRANDE (SCUTTLED)*
    20)RIO GRANDE (SCUTTLED)*
  • 21)UHENFELS (CAPTURED)*
    21)UHENFELS (CAPTURED)*
  • 22)USSUKUMA (SCUTTLED)
    22)USSUKUMA (SCUTTLED)
  • 23)WAKAMA (SCUTTLED)
    23)WAKAMA (SCUTTLED)
  • 24)WATUSSI (SCUTTLED)
    24)WATUSSI (SCUTTLED)
  • 25)WESERLAND (USS SOMMERS)
    25)WESERLAND (USS SOMMERS)

SHIPS HIT JAPAN (SUB I 52 *)

JAPANESE SUBMARINE I-52
  • 1)I-52
    1)I-52
  • 2)I-52 FOUND *
    2)I-52 FOUND *
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