John Gilinsky Posted 24 December , 2006 Share Posted 24 December , 2006 Can we compile a list of friendly fire at sea incidents from all sides and theaters including both sub-surface, surface and aero-naval incidents? Thanks, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burt H. Posted 31 December , 2006 Share Posted 31 December , 2006 Hello John, "tasty" subject and no replies? AFAIK there's Kemp's book about WWII Blue on Blue stories and nobody (?) wrote something about Great War accidents. Well, for a good start, the strangest one to me is Cymric - J6 encounter, 18 October 1918 off Blyth. What do you think? Regards, Burt H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lörscher Posted 31 December , 2006 Share Posted 31 December , 2006 Hello John, a handful of submarines were sunk by friendly forces: german U 7 sunk by U 22 on 21.01.1915 with torpedo, 26 dead. italian ALBERTO GUGLIELMOTTI was sunk by HMS CYCLAMEN on 10.03.1917 (gunfire and ramming), 17 dead. italian H 5 was sunk by british H 1 on 16.04.1918 with torpedo, 15 dead british D 3 was sunk by french airship A.T.O on 12.03.1918 with bombs, 29 dead british J 6 sunk by CYMRIC as mentioned by Burt not resulting in losses of submarines, but lives lost: british H 12 was fired at by Trawler BRACONDENE on 06.06.1918, 1 dead, 2 wounded french WATT was fired at by S/S FRANK PARISH and USS WENONAH on 26.03.1918, 2 dead, 4 wounded also some more attacks which went without fatal results: german U 91 rammed periscopes and CT of UB 87 on 18.09.1918 (thought it to be an british submarine) german U 73 was bombed by austrian seaplane on 14.07.1918 german UB 30 was bombed by german seaplane 556 on 10.06.1916 british E 37 was bombed by airplane 6164 on 25.04.1916 british E 41 was bombed by flying boat 8662 on 21.03.1918 numerous attacks carried out by allied patrol vessels against allied submarines... Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilinsky Posted 31 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 31 December , 2006 Thanks Burt and Lorscher for your valuable inputs especially since there are no monographs on ww1 friendly fire incidents. Your list of submarine incidents is valuable and thanks for your consideration of other researchers. What about surface on surface friendly fire though? Subs and planes can be understood somewhat as newer technology and thus inexperienced crews could more easily commit errors but what about good ships with experienced and trained crews? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadsac Posted 31 December , 2006 Share Posted 31 December , 2006 Hello John / Burt / Lorscher (Oliver) - note, more `Friendly fire' HMS/m H5 sunk by ramming SS Rutherglen. E36 rammed and sunk (later) by E43 - C16 rammed by HMS Melampus - G9 rammed by HMS Pasley - K1 sunk collision K4 - K17 sunk collision HMS Fearless - not to mention `Battle of May Island', H24 / Versatile etc. Ad Infurnitum. Sadsac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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