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Unit / Ship / Establishment:
HMS India
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| "Torpedoed on August 8th 1915, off the island of Bodo, West Norway. Because she was an ex-cruiser of the P & O Line operating on the England-Australia run, she was commandeered by the British admiralty, fitted with guns, and was used as an Armed Merchant Cruiser (AMC). She operated as such until the fated day when she was sunk by the German U-Boat 'U-22"" (captained by Kapitan Hoppe) only 2 1/2 miles off of the Norwegian coast, as stated above. This was seen by the world at the time as an act of German gross mis-conduct, as she was within Norwegian waters, and not international. Out of a total number of 32 Officers and 269 crew, 10 Officers and 150 men were lost. The survivors were picked up by HM Armed Trawler 'Saxon'. On 21 January 1915 Lieutenant-Commander Bruno Hoppe had an unpleasant experience off the coast of the Netherlands when he sighted another U-boat in the fog - and fired a torpedo at it. The U-boat sank with all hands. It was later discovered to be the German U-boat U7. This was the first and last time a German U-boat sank one of its sister ships. Another sad irony of this accident was that the commander of U7, Georg K?nig, was Hoppe's best friend. It was after this tragic incident that Hoppe was transferred to the Baltic Sea. " |
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