by OBLT. Ernst Schmidt (10-1983)

HMS UPHOLDER under LCDR Wanklyn was Great Britain's most successful submarine in WWII? Operating out of Malta between January 1941 and April 1942 when she was lost, she sank 98,947 gross tons.

USS FLASHER was the American tonnage record holder in WW II? In 6 war patrols between January 1944 and February 1945 under Skippers R. I. Whitaker and George Grider she sank 21 Japanese ships.

I-27 was Japan's most successful submarine in WWII? Under 4 Skippers she sank 14 ships for 77,620 gross tons before her loss in February 1944 under Commander Fukummura.

U-129 and KOTA PINANG

We received a letter from W. van der BOOGAARD (4476-1995) with a correction to something we published. He writes:

“In KTB #118 you wrote that U-129 rescued the entire crew of the German supply ship KOTA PINANG on October 4th, 1941. I have to correct you on this one, I’m afraid. The KOTA PINANG (7,277 tons) was owned by the Dutch shipping company Rotterdamse Lloyd and was captured between the 10th and 15th of May, 1940 by the Germans when they occupied Holland.

They changed her name to KLARA and fitted her out as a submarine supply-ship. Under her new name she was destroyed on October 3rd, 1941 by HMS KENYA.”

HARRY’S NOTE - Thanks for the correction. It is through Members who catch errors made here that we can maintain the accuracy and honest history of the submarine forces.