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He said that U-33 had been laying mines in the Clyde but had been spotted by chance whilst doing this by SS "Gleaner" a converted ship, and had been bombed by depth charges from this ship. He said that the Gleaner had attacked the sub and Dretsky had mined the sub as the crew left, but in the confusion some of the Naval "Enigmas" rotors had been placed in the crews pockets with the order ,"when in the sea you should dispose of them" |
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Unfortunately or fortunately as the case may be, a set of rotors were brought aboard a rescue ship, complete with sailor they eventually found there way to Bletchley Park. This enabled Bletchley to decode some of the German Enigma messages and allowed the navy to avoid submarine wolf packs for a few months
Researches by myself and information from an anonymous groundsman at the cemetery. Maurice A Christie |
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