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1.
Exmouth Gulf was unpopulated and the fuelling station consisted
of a barge moored in the open gulf which submarines used on a
‘help yourself basis’.
2. Most of the prisoners were later put on board a local fishing
boat.
3. There is a story that, during this counter attack, unsolicited
advice on tactics was offered by the German Captain of U168 who
felt that he had an interest in the matter!
4. Three struck mines, two were depth charged, one was sunk in
error by U.S. forces, another by her own circling torpedo and
one was stranded on a reef in the South China Sea.
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5. In fact
the German U-boats in the Far East returned to Germany between
January and May 1945. U510 was the last to leave and U532, U843
and U861 made the voyage successfully. U195 had to return with
defects and a US submarine sank U183.
6. At the time, Zwaardvisch was “resting” her radar
and the aircraft was not sighted until it emerged from cloud and
the bombs were dropped as she dived.
7. It is highly likely that information was obtained from cryptography
that the enemy intended to call at Bima Bay.
8. Two of the vessels sunk are listed by Rohwer and Hammelchen
as Auxiliary Subchasers 104 and 130.
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