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astrolabe newsletter of the Turks & Caicos National Museum debriefed by the US Naval Attache in Port au Prince. From there, they were given another ride to the city of Saint Marc. This meant a car journey over the mountains of at least 75 miles and many hours. Again, two men opted to remain behind: a Dutch fireman named Francisca, age 40, and the English “servant” John White, age 42. On June 11 1942, the 23 remaining men, led by Captain den Heyer, boarded the ship Gatun bound for New Orleans, where they arrived on the 20th of June. The refrigerated steamship Gatun was built in 1926. She was owned and operated by the Standard Fruit and Steamship Company and her master at the time was Captain MacLean. Aside from carrying bananas from Haiti and other islands to its home base in New Orleans, she was utilized by the US Army during the war. Presumably, the Gatun was part of convoy that travelled via Guantanamo and Key West. On arrival in New Orleans, Captain den Heyer was interviewed by W. S. Hogg of the US Navy. He then proceeded post-haste to New York, in order to report on the loss of his ship to the owners. Presumably, the remaining 21 Dutch crew were re-assigned to other Dutch vessels by the Dutch consulate. Sam Sanny, the English fireman, made it home to his wife Cornelia in Brooklyn. 1, 1942 bound for Brest, where the boat was based with the First Flotilla. Günther Krech, 27 at the time, became one of the better-known U-boat skippers of the war, made famous in part by his over 20 ships and over 100,000 tons sunk and his activity off the American coast. He is also remarkable for his youth and early recognition: he earned the Knights Cross shortly after this patrol four days before his 28th birthday on September 17, 1942. In April 1941 he had achieved the rank of Kapitänleutnant. On July 20, 1943 U-558 was sunk by Allied aircraft in the Bay of Biscay, with Krech and four others surviving and being kept in captivity by the Allies during the balance of the war and sometime thereafter. Günther Krech survived and lived until age 85, and died in 2000. A member of the crew of 1933, he had served in the Luftwaffe for four years before returning to the U-boat arm in November 1939. Over ten patrols of 437 days, Krech sank seventeen ships of 93,186 tons and damaged two others for 15,070 tons, as well as effectively destroying a further ship of 6,672 tons. a Eric Wiberg has published over a dozen books of nautical non-fiction. Contact him at: eric@ericwiberg.com. Günther Krech became one of the better-known U-boat skippers of WW II, made famous in part by his over 20 ships and over 100,000 tons sunk, and his activity off the American coast. Günther Krech was amongst the first U-boat skippers to utilize the Mona Passage between Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic) and Puerto Rico, which he did on May 29. Over the next four days he steamed northeast until the sub left the region north of St. Martin on June 70 www.timespub.tc
astrolabe newsletter of the Turks & Caicos National Museum Museum Matters National Heritage Month October is National Heritage Month in the Turks & Caicos Islands. The pandemic created the need for creative thinking and the use of social media in lieu of actual events this year to celebrate. The museum was delighted to work with the Department of Culture to film a series of videos celebrating the theme “Our Culture, Our Heritage, Our People.” The videos were posted on social media throughout the month of October. These included children-friendly arts and crafts videos on how to create a Turks Head cactus, lighthouse, windmill and kite. The Grand Turk museum deck provided the perfect location to film the process. The ripsaw band Full Force recorded a video that included a tutorial on how to play a ripsaw by Lindsey Butterfield (Zeus). The other band members Kel Talbot (drums), Carl Lightbourne (bass) and X Forbes (lead guitar/singer) discussed the importance of each of their instruments to the band. The band played well-known local tunes for the Live Concert post. The Department of Culture prepared videos on favorite island recipes titled “Tasty Tuesdays” and interviews about life “back in the day,” in “Through the Decades” videos. These are similar to the “People of the Islands” exhibit that we are working on and included some of the same people interviewed. If you are interested in seeing the post, go to our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ TurksCaicosNationalMuseumFoundation and like your favorite video. a Educational presentations Toby Barkworth-Knight from Providenciales Middle School reached out to the museum to create three presentations on history subjects. Toby explained, “Students at Provo Middle School learn about the TCI’s history and heritage each year as part of their local history topics. The National Museum has always been a wonderful resource in supporting this learning, with classes visiting the Providenciales branch. Our Year 7s would normally undertake a field trip to Grand Turk and Salt Cay in early October but, sadly, that was not possible this year.” Together with our extensive collection of photos, historical documents, books and articles we have the necessary information to create informative and enjoyable presentations for the schools. During the COVID-19 pandemic, schools are still doing on-line learning and looking for ways to keep students engaged. I created presentations on the Salt Industry, Cotton Industry and Political & Economic Change. I joined the classrooms virtually and showed the presentations. The students To celebrate National Heritage Month, the museum created arts and crafts videos (top left), while the ripsaw band Full Force (above) recorded a tutorial on how to play a ripsaw, and discussed the importance of each instrument in the band. Times of the Islands Winter 2020-21 71
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