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U BOATS IN ACTION SOUTH ATLANTIC - U 201 U 862

8)U-509



Commissioned 4/Nov/41 U-509 a IX-C type had 5 ships sunk for a total of 29,091 GRT


3 ships damaged for a total of 20,014 GRT


1 ship a total loss for a total of 7,129 GRT


Fate: Sunk 15 July, 1943 in the mid-Atlantic north-west of MadeiraPortugal, in position 34º02"N 26º0"1W, by aerial (Fido) torpedoes from "Avenger" aircraft (VC-29) of the US escort carrier USS Santee.


54 Dead (all hands lost).


By www.uboat.net


In the south Atlantic U-509 had 2 ships sunk for a total of 19,839DWT


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