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Auction archive: Lot number 286

Confidential log of the activities of the U.S.S. Fanning. June, 1917 - May 1918

Estimate
US$300 - US$500
Price realised:
US$180
Auction archive: Lot number 286

Confidential log of the activities of the U.S.S. Fanning. June, 1917 - May 1918

Estimate
US$300 - US$500
Price realised:
US$180
Beschreibung:

Title: Confidential log of the activities of the U.S.S. Fanning. June, 1917 - May 1918 Author: ** Place: At Sea Publisher: Date: 1916-1918 Description: Approx. 105 pp. 10½x8. Carbon daily log of the U.S.S Fanning detailing her service from June 4, 1917 - May 25, 1918. Based in Queenstown, Ireland, Fanning and her sister destroyers patrolled the eastern Atlantic, escorting convoys and rescuing survivors of sunken merchantmen. In the afternoon of 17 November 1917 an alert lookout on board Fanning sighted the periscope of U-58, and the destroyer quickly moved in on the attack. "Fanning turned with left rudder, increasing speed to 20 knots working up to full power, and righted rudder to swing into position for dropping charge. Depth charge was dropped, and vessel stood on, on turn." Fanning's first depth charge pattern scored, and as Nicholson (DD-52) joined the action, the submarine broke the surface, her crew pouring out on deck, hands raised in surrender. Fanning maneuvered to pick up the prisoners as the damaged submarine plunged to the bottom, the first of two U-boats to fall victim to United States Navy destroyers in World War I. Fanning continued escort and patrol duty for the duration of the war. Though she made numerous submarine contacts, all of her attacks were inconclusive. On many occasions she went to the aid of torpedoed ships, rescuing survivors and carrying them into port. Lot Amendments Condition: Pages a bit browned and with some light wear at edges; else very good. Item number: 195502

Auction archive: Lot number 286
Auction:
Datum:
11 Sep 2008
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
Beschreibung:

Title: Confidential log of the activities of the U.S.S. Fanning. June, 1917 - May 1918 Author: ** Place: At Sea Publisher: Date: 1916-1918 Description: Approx. 105 pp. 10½x8. Carbon daily log of the U.S.S Fanning detailing her service from June 4, 1917 - May 25, 1918. Based in Queenstown, Ireland, Fanning and her sister destroyers patrolled the eastern Atlantic, escorting convoys and rescuing survivors of sunken merchantmen. In the afternoon of 17 November 1917 an alert lookout on board Fanning sighted the periscope of U-58, and the destroyer quickly moved in on the attack. "Fanning turned with left rudder, increasing speed to 20 knots working up to full power, and righted rudder to swing into position for dropping charge. Depth charge was dropped, and vessel stood on, on turn." Fanning's first depth charge pattern scored, and as Nicholson (DD-52) joined the action, the submarine broke the surface, her crew pouring out on deck, hands raised in surrender. Fanning maneuvered to pick up the prisoners as the damaged submarine plunged to the bottom, the first of two U-boats to fall victim to United States Navy destroyers in World War I. Fanning continued escort and patrol duty for the duration of the war. Though she made numerous submarine contacts, all of her attacks were inconclusive. On many occasions she went to the aid of torpedoed ships, rescuing survivors and carrying them into port. Lot Amendments Condition: Pages a bit browned and with some light wear at edges; else very good. Item number: 195502

Auction archive: Lot number 286
Auction:
Datum:
11 Sep 2008
Auction house:
PBA Galleries
1233 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
United States
pba@pbagalleries.com
+1 (0)415 9892665
+1 (0)415 9891664
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