Warship Wednesday 16 September 2026: The Submarine Altered across my Bows and I Rammed her

Here at LSOZI, we take a break every Wednesday to explore the old steam/diesel navies from 1833 to 1954, profiling a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which sometimes takes them to the strangest places.- Christopher Eger. If you enjoy my always ad-free Warship Wednesday content, you can support it by buying me a cup of joe at https://buymeacoffee.com/lsozi As Henk says: “Warship Coffee – no sugar, just a pinch of salt!” Warship Wednesday 16 September 2026: The Submarine Altered Across My Bows and I Rammed Her Department of National Defense / National Archives of Canada, PA-105829. Above we see the mighty Flower (Trillium) class corvette HMCS Moose Jaw (K 164) steaming with a bone in her teeth off Halifax, Nova Scotia, in June 1942. The 205-foot brawler, along with her sister HMCS Chambly, sank the German Type IXC U-501 via ramming and depth charges off Greenland some 85 years ago this week. The U-boat was the first of 30 German subs busted by the…