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13.05.44 früh br Sickle A it LC EMP 518 / Corao ca 200 +] N/ Rethymnon3. CORAO war ein Marinefährprahm. Quellen: www.warsailors.com/forum, http://forum-marinearchiv.de
CORRAO EMP.518 sunk by HMS SICKLE was actually FRATELLI CORRAO, an Italian brigantine of 110 GRT, built in 1922 (EMP. was for Porto Empedocle, her port of registry).SICKLE had initially believed it to be an F-Lighter or a small coaster but upon closing recognised it as a caique of about 200 tons.Platon
Hello René,EMP.519 is correct, sorry for my typo!Platon
... On 20 May, at 2000, MARSUINUL engaged in battle with a Soviet submarine on the surface. Both submarines avoided the torpedoes. ...
On 20 May it was near Turkish territorial waters, 40 miles North of Cape Yasun. During the night, around 0200 hours, the crew thought to have seen a torpedo and avoided it. There is no record of such an attack on that day from the Soviet side. Two hours later it was depth charged and 31 explosions were counted.
Both submarines avoided the torpedoes. ...