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Music Hello everyone and welcome to history of the Second World War.

Episode 161, The Early War at Sea Part 11, Never Enough Boats.

This week, a big thank you goes out to Andrew for the donation

and to Big Fat Boss, Dave, Boz, Damien, Eupareen, and John for choosing to support the podcast by

becoming members. You can find out more over at History of the Second World War.com

slash members. During the first six weeks of the Second World War,

even with their lack of numbers, the restrictive rules of engagement placed on them and the

efforts of the Royal Navy, the German U-Boats would sink 60 ships in just the first six weeks.

These ships varied greatly in size, from small steamers all the way up to the U-boats'

crowning achievement,

the aircraft carrier, courageous. But this was only the beginning. During the last three months

of 1939, there would be two important events that would have a longer-term impact on the war at sea.

The first was the attack by U-47, under the command of Guntherprian, against the British fleet anchorage at

Skaapaflo. The second were the first attempts at executing the German Wolfpack attacks.

Both of these changes would occur in October, before the weather in the Northern Atlantic

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