1941 ⟶ German U-boat U-570 Captured and Recommissioned
German U-boat U-570, being forced to surface off Iceland is ...
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1939
1940
1941
🚢 HMS Blanche Sunk by U-boat Mine
The first British destroyer lost in the war is HMS Blanche, sunk by a minefield laid by an U-boat close to the Thames Estuary.⟶
naval warfareUKdestroyerU-boatmineAtlanticwar lossThames Estuaryfirst loss
🚢 German U-boat Sinks Greek Steamer
German submarine U-44 torpedoes and sinks Greek steamer Ekatontarchos Dracoulis off Portugal at 04:15, killing 6. U-44 had been hunting for Ekatontarchos Dracoulis for the past 6 hours.⟶
GermanyU-boatAtlanticNaval WarfareShippingPortugalEkatontarchos Dracoulis
⚓️ HMS Exmouth Sunk by U-boat
A U-boat sinks British destroyer HMS Exmouth and its crew of 135 are all lost.⟶
UKU-boatNaval WarfareAtlanticLoss of LifeRoyal NavyExmouth
🚢 USS Niblack Attacks German U-boat
The destroyer USS Niblack attacks a German U-boat that had just sunk a Dutch freighter. The Niblack was picking up survivors of the freighter when it detected the U-boat preparing to attack. The Niblack attacked with depth charges and drove off the U-boat.⟶
US NavyU-boatAtlanticNaval WarfareNeutralityEscalationWWII
🚢 HMS Ark Royal Sunk
The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is torpedoed by the German submarine U-81 and sinks the following day.⟶
AtlanticNaval WarfareAircraft CarrierU-boatRoyal NavyWar at SeaSubmarine WarfareLoss of Life