Reuben James sinking coordinates : 51°59’5”N 27°5’2”W’
700 miles south of Iceland
650 miles west of Ireland
700 miles south of Iceland
650 miles west of Ireland
Thanks for putting this up.
When I looked up the location the last time, I distinctly recalled the location of the sinking being described in terms of its proximity to Ireland.
When I looked at it again today, the article I pulled up gave the location in relation to Iceland; I thought my recollection of Ireland had been a mistake.
But a ship closer to Ireland than Iceland is clearly closer to Europe than it is to America, and I don't subscribe to the idea that we were simply minding our own business when the Germans put a torpedo into the ship.
The ship was attacked at night, and its very reasonable to believe (in fact, probable) that the officers on the U-Boat ran its silhouette against their "Book of Boat Silhouettes" and determined the ship was a Lend-Lease destroyer under a British flag because of its location on Britain's side of the ocean.