Phantom of Scapa Flow Korganoff . Alexandre
Phantom of Scapa Flow Korganoff . Alexandre On the night of October 13-14, 1939, the German commander of U-boat U-47, G nther Prien, steered past the sunken block ships and chains which inadequately…
Specifikacia Phantom of Scapa Flow Korganoff . Alexandre
Phantom of Scapa Flow Korganoff . Alexandre
On the night of October 13-14, 1939, the German commander of U-boat U-47, G nther Prien, steered past the sunken block ships and chains which inadequately protected the British naval base at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. The loss of the Royal Oak was insignificant in naval terms though over 800 men perished with her, however this was a bitter blow to British moral.There have been two 'Phantoms' of Scapa Flow. The U-Boat sank the old British World War I battleship HMS Royal Oak and then escaped into the North Sea.
The second was the insistence of Prien that he hit two warships that night. The first was U-47 and how she slipped through the heart of the heavily defended base. The British Admiralty admitted only to the loss of Royal Oak.
The second phantom is that unknown ship claimed by Prien.This book investigates both phantoms beginning with a dramatic reconstruction of the