by jameskrouse | Jun 5, 2008 | German E-Boats, Partridge, Submarines, WWII |
I had previously recorded the British Oil Tanker that the Partridge rescued survivors from as Uniwalico as it appears in the ship’s log. However, this is incorrect. The correct spelling is Uniwaleco. Bud Froelich, who was a SM2c at the time of the rescue on...
by jameskrouse | Apr 8, 2008 | Documents, Minesweepers, Partridge, Submarines
I did some research into the early days of the Partridge. As a Lapwing minesweeper or “Bird Boat”, the Partridge was built as a special class of minesweeper to clear mines laid in the North Sea by the U.S. Navy. This was a massive mine field of over 80,000...
by jameskrouse | Mar 27, 2008 | Normandy Invasion, Partridge, Submarines, WWII |
The HMCS Prescott was a Canadian ship that rescued many of the survivors from the Partridge after it was sunk on June 11, 1944. The ship doesn’t look that much larger than the Partridge in this photo: From uboat.net: The German submarine U-163 was sunk in the...
