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
No comments:
Post a Comment