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* ... that on 16 March 1942 (the day before St Patrick's Day), St Patrick was toasted in the conning tower of U-boat {{GS|U-753||2}} as they awaited orders from Germany whether or not to sink the '''''[[SS Irish Willow (1918)|Irish Willow]]'''''? | * ... that on 16 March 1942 (the day before St Patrick's Day), St Patrick was toasted in the conning tower of U-boat {{GS|U-753||2}} as they awaited orders from Germany whether or not to sink the '''''[[SS Irish Willow (1918)|Irish Willow]]'''''? | ||
| − | :* '''ALT1''':<s>... that the ''{{SS|Empire Breeze||2}}'' was torpedoed and its crew were in lifeboats, in dense fog, search and rescue missions by the rescue ship ''Stockport'', the rescue tug HMS ''Frisky (W 11)'' and the Canadian corvette HMCS ''Rosthern (K 169)'' were all abandoned | + | :* '''ALT1''':<s>... that the ''{{SS|Empire Breeze||2}}'' was torpedoed and its crew were in lifeboats, in dense fog, and search and rescue missions by the rescue ship ''Stockport'', the rescue tug HMS ''Frisky (W 11)'' and the Canadian corvette HMCS ''Rosthern (K 169)'' were all abandoned, and they were rescued by the '''''[[SS Irish Willow (1918)|Irish Willow]]''''' (using [[direction finding]] equipment rather than [[dead reckoning]])?</s> |
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<small>Created by [[User:Lugnad|Lugnad]] ([[User talk:Lugnad|talk]]). Self-nominated at 16:15, 1 May 2015 (UTC).</small> | <small>Created by [[User:Lugnad|Lugnad]] ([[User talk:Lugnad|talk]]). Self-nominated at 16:15, 1 May 2015 (UTC).</small> | ||
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SS Irish Willow (1918)
- ... that on 16 March 1942 (the day before St Patrick's Day), St Patrick was toasted in the conning tower of U-boat U-753 as they awaited orders from Germany whether or not to sink the Irish Willow?
- ALT1:
... that the Empire Breeze was torpedoed and its crew were in lifeboats, in dense fog, and search and rescue missions by the rescue ship Stockport, the rescue tug HMS Frisky (W 11) and the Canadian corvette HMCS Rosthern (K 169) were all abandoned, and they were rescued by the Irish Willow (using direction finding equipment rather than dead reckoning)?
- ALT1:
Created by Lugnad (talk). Self-nominated at 16:15, 1 May 2015 (UTC).
