[DeusExMachina05]

How did a German mine end up off the coast of Australia. U-Boat range for laying that would have been quite at the end of its limits Id assume. Was the mine put in the water by a merchant ship?

[alfa6]

German surface raiders were known for laying mines.

Quite possibly a victim of the Kormoran, see this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_auxiliary_cruiser_Kormoran

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[alfa6]

Sorry the dates are wrong for the Kormoran, must have been one of the first wave of raiders.

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[central_va]

Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

[Little Ray]

They had “Milk Cows” - U-boat tankers. They also had covert tenders; the U-boats could refuel from raiders. U-boats had world-wide reach.