HMS OSWALD ( N 58 )

[Kurt Hoffmann]

Hallo,
die HMS OSWALD wurde durch den ital. Zerstörer VIVALDI am 01.08.1940 versenkt.
Zu welcher Zerstörerdivision gehörte zu der damaligen Zeit die VIVALDI , oder griff  sie einen ital. Konvoi an ?

danke

Kurt

[t-geronimo]

Aus dem britischen U-Boot-Archiv:

On 19th July 1940 HMS Oswald left Alexandria for patrol east of Sicily. At 1230 on the 30th she spotted a convoy comprising three merchant ships and several destroyers. Oswald's unsuccessful attack on the convoy alerted the Italians to the submarine's presence and the 14th and 16th Destroyer Squadrons were ordered to seek out the submarine. On 1st August the destroyer Vivaldi sighted Oswald on the surface at a range of 2500 metres. The destroyer immediately turned to ram the submarine, striking Oswald's starboard side. Oswald began taking in water and the order to abandon ship was given. Ninety minutes later a series of explosions shook the submarine and Oswald sank to the bottom.

Aus ASA
http://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/asa/ausgabe.php?where_value=1707

Schreib mal Mitglied TW an, was mit der Konvoi-Bezeichnung gemeint ist.