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Baralong followed U-41's instructions while at the same time manoevring to 700 yards and an angle where her guns could fire. Baralong opened fire with starboard and rear guns, marines aiding with rifle fire. The conning tower was struck killing the captain and six crew, and other shots struck the hull.
Baralong approached, again flying a US flag to feign neutrality. U-41 submerged, then resurfaced and ordered Baralong to stop. Baralong obeyed, but then exposed her guns and opened fire, hitting U-41. The submarine dived, then resurfaced a second time. Only two of the German crew escaped before the U-boat sank.
Captain Godfrey Herbert, DSO and bar, (28 February 1884 – 8 August 1961) was an officer of the Royal Navy who was sometimes referred to as 'Baralong Herbert', in reference to accusations of war crimes subsequent to the Baralong incidents, during World War I. In a naval career stretching from 1898 to 1919, and with a return to duty between ...
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