Ship 16 - Arthur V. Sellwood, Ulrich Mohr

Ship 16

The Story of a German Surface Raider
Buch | Softcover
256 Seiten
2008
Amberley Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-84868-115-6 (ISBN)
27,40 inkl. MwSt
Ship 16, aka Atlantis, sank 22 British and Allied ships in its career at sea, becoming the most successful German Commerce raider. The story is told by Ulrich Mohr, the ship's First Officer.
The story of Nazi Germany's most successful commerce raider of World War Two, sinking over 160,000 tons of Allied shipping. Ship 16 sank twenty-two British and Allied ships during its 110,000 miles and 602 days continuously - at sea until she was sunk by HMS Devonshire. Her exploits in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans over almost two years created huge problems for the Allies as they tried to find the mystery ship with twenty-six disguises. Sinking ship after ship, Atlantis also searched them for documents. Finding secret files on the Automedon regarding British troop dispositions in the Far East, this document hastened Japan's entry into the war. Eventually sunk in November 1941, the 350 crew of Atlantis, as Ship 16 had been named, were rescued by U-boat which towed them to the safety of the supply ship Python. Sunk again, four U-boats eventually took the survivors of both Atlantis and Python to safety in France. The story is told by the ship's First Officer and was recounted from his diaries kept aboard the Atlantis.

Arthur and Mary Sellwood first met in a police court, as journalists from rival newspapers covering a crime story. As a husband and wife reporting team they wrote the story of the Knockshinnoch Castle pit disaster, Black Avalanche. Ulrich Mohr was First Officer aboard Ship 16, or Atlantis, as she was named. His tale has been translated and edited by A.V. Sellwood.

Zusatzinfo 32 Illustrations
Verlagsort Chalford
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 235 mm
Gewicht 462 g
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Schiffe
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-84868-115-1 / 1848681151
ISBN-13 978-1-84868-115-6 / 9781848681156
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