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Re: Вопрос к...
Стреляли по плывущим к американскому корыту Nicosian
уцелевшим членам экипажа U-27(6 человек).
Англичане естественно написали в отчетах о гибели
всех членов экипажа лодки во время ее потопления.
Однако нашлись штатники заявившие что часть немцев была расстреляна в воде.
Дело естественно раздули - немецкий контр-пиар.
Британцы очень не любили подводников.
Немцы очень не любили членов экипажей Q-ships.
Американцы со своим "топи их всех"
привели дело к общему знаменателю - спасать
врага на море во время войны совершенно не обязательно.
Более того если есть хоть какая-то вероятность
у противника избежать плена его надо добить.
Вам из Таймса поискать и Ney York Times?
Есть также две статейки популярные про Q-ships и
про лодочников немецких с фотографиями.
Из мусорки
In August of 1915 the British Q-ship HMS Baralong (ex Ellerman Line 4,000 ton tramp) responding to an SOS in the Bristol Channel came upon the 6,250 ton freighter Nicosian taking gun fire from U-27. Nicosian had a cargo of 750 mules loaded in New Orleans and bound for Liverpool.
U-27 was firing from the port side of the Nicosian. Baralong approached from the starboard side of Nicosian and was flying the Stars and Stripes and had two name boards indicating she was the ULYSSES S GRANT, USA. She indicated with signal flags that she was going to rescue the crew, who were in lifeboats. While out of sight of U-27, behind the Nicosian, she dropped the name boards, lowered the flag, and raised the British Ensign.
Just as she cleared the Nicosian she exposed her 12 pounders and commenced firing at close range. U-27 was caught by surprise and sank, however, 6 members of her crew managed to swim to the nearby Baralong.
The Captain of the HMS Baralong ordered Marines to board Nicosian and capture it. The Marines reported that the 6 German sailors were dead from wounds received from the 12 pounder's gunfire.
A New York newspaper heard the story and published articles that questioned how the German sailors died. The world press followed up on the story and the German Government charged it was a case of murder.
Crew members of the Nicosian who remained on board during the event gave conflicting accounts of what happened.
Gibson & Prendergast in their "The German Submarine War, 1914-1918" makes the point that HMS Baralong manoeuvred herself so that she unmasked her guns and ran up the White Ensign when SS Nicosian was between U27 and HMS Baralong and she opened fire when U27 appeared beyond SS Nicosian's bows. This means that SS Nicosian was closer to the Germans than HMS Baralong, the distance between U27 and HMS Baralong being 600 yards. Most swimmers in the open sea would have made towards the nearest safety, worrying about surrendering after they were safe, so that swimming towards SS Nicosian would not necessarily have been an attempt to escape. Admittedly they had not formally surrendered, but it is very hard to swim with your hands in the air!