Laconia The ship with 19 695 gross register tons was
built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson for the Cunard White
Star Line, Liverpool... more
Korvettenkapitän Werner Hartenstein Corvette Captain Werner Hartenstein
was born on February 27th, 1908 in Plauen as son of the export salesman
William
Hartenstein ... more
MS „Quebec City“ The “Quebec City” with 4
745 gross register tons was loaded with cotton and on her way from
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Kapitän David C. Jones One of the survivors was the officer’s
cadet David C. Jones who later on was promoted to the rank of a captain
and wrote a book … more
MS „Koenjit“ On April 22nd 1942 U 156 started its
third mission from U-boat harbor Lorient, France. The targets were… more
U 156
„Plauen"
The laying down of the U-boat of type IX C took place on October 4th,
1940 on the Deschimag Werft in Bremen … more