“In the early hours of May 12, 1918, RMS Olympic (while serving as HMT Olympic) rammed and sank German submarine U-103.
Olympic’s gunners opened fire at once, and the ship turned to ram the submarine, which immediately crash dived to 30 m (98 ft) and turned to a parallel course. Almost immediately afterwards Olympic struck the submarine just aft of her conning tower with her port propeller slicing through U-103’s pressure hull. The crew of U-103 blew her ballast tanks, scuttled and abandoned the submarine. Olympic did not stop to pick up survivors, but continued on to Cherbourg. Meanwhile, USS Davis (DD-65) had sighted a distress flare and picked up 31 survivors from U-103. Olympic returned to Southampton with at least two hull plates dented and her prow twisted to one side, but not breached. It was subsequently discovered that U-103 had been preparing to torpedo Olympic when she was sighted, but the crew were not able to flood the two stern torpedo tubes. For his service, Captain Hayes was awarded the DSO.”
U-889 surrendering to the Canadian Navy off Shelburne, Nova Scotia, 13 May 1945. After the surrender of Germany, Admiral Donitz ordered all U-Boats to surface, fly a black flag and radio their positions on an open frequency so they could surrender to the Allies.
U-889 surrendering to the Canadian Navy off Shelburne, Nova Scotia, 13 May 1945. After the surrender of Germany, Admiral Donitz ordered all U-Boats to surface, fly a black flag and radio their positions on an open frequency so they could surrender to the Allies.
A beach patrol of the United States Coast Guard armed with shotguns patrol the East Coast while on the lookout for suspicious activities and U-Boat sightings; Indian River Lagoon, eastern Florida, 1943
A beach patrol of the United States Coast Guard armed with shotguns patrol the East Coast while on the lookout for suspicious activities and U-Boat sightings; Indian River Lagoon, eastern Florida, 1943
Battleship Danton sunk. On 19 March 1917, while on patrol in the Tyrrhenian Sea, U-64 encountered the French battleship Danton 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi) south of Sardinia. U-64 torpedoed Danton which sank in 45 minutes with the loss of 296 men.
