Ever heard of the Uss Turtle? one of the first underwater warships? Used in
the Revolutionary war
"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...
sail powered commercial shipping was kaput long before any u-boats got on
this
side of the atlantic.

For your information, approximated 25% of ALL
commercial shipping vessels made in the last 50 years of sail powered
shipping
sunk before the boats were retired. one in four.

it was those darn U-boats hiding in LIS.

SV