http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?2636
Diamantis SS, Capt Pateras, a Greek merchant ship of 4.990 tons, carrying 7.700 tons of manganese from Freetown, West Africa to Barrow-in-Furness, UK was torpedoed on October 3rd, 1939 by the German U-boat U-35 (Capt Werner Lott) 40miles west of Scillies, off Lands End. As the weather was very rough, the U-boat warned the crew (by firing a gunshot) of the sinking. The crew of 28 panicked and went to the lifeboats. In the heavy seas, they all overturned. Capt. Werner Lott then amazingly managed to pick them all up. Then 3 torpedoes were launched and Diamantis sank in 20 minutes. The crew was landed by U-35 at Ventry Harbour, Dingle Bay, Ireland on October 4th, 1939. This noble action enjoyed worldwide attention in the media, but Capt. Werner Lott, was reprimanded by the U-Boat command for putting his U-Boat and crew in danger and breaching Ireland’s neutrality. November 29th, 1939, U-35 was sunk by the British, off Norway. The crew of U-35 was equally picked up by the British destroyers. More info on: http://www.u-35.com
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Including the New York Times. Read all about it tomorrow.
And haven't we established that Admiral Scheer was not in the Atlantic at this time and that it was Graf Spee which sank Clement (See image #7)?