Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Fate of Two German U-boats

The two German submarines that were so successful in the fall of 1942 in Canadian waters, did not survive the war, however.


U-518

The U-518 was sunk by the destroyer escorts USS Carter and USS Neal A. Scott 22 April1945, after sinking a total of nine ships and damaging three others. The St. Lawrence sinkings came on its first war patrol where it sank four and damaged two ships.

There were no survivors.


U-513

This submarine was sunk off the coast of Brazil 19 July 1943, by depth charges dropped from a US plane. It was found this past summer, July 14, 2011. there are still the wrecks of ten other U-boats located in the waters off Brazil.

During its career, it sank six ships and damaged two others. There were seven survivors of its crew of 53.

A Hard Service. --Cooter

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