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U796 · 04-18-09, 09:28 AM

U-801 (Type IXC-40)

Sunk 17 March, 1944 in the mid-Atlantic near the Cape Verde Islands, in position 16.42N, 30.28W, by a Fido homing torpedo from 2 Avenger aircraft (VC-9) of the US escort carrier USS Block Island and depth charges and gunfire from the US destroyer USS Corry and the US destroyer escort USS Bronstein. 10 dead and 47 survivors.

04-18-09, 09:28 AM	#279
U796 Weps Join Date: May 2008 Location: Saint-Denis (La Réunion) Posts: 372 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	My U-Boat Pictures U-801 (Type IXC-40) Sunk 17 March, 1944 in the mid-Atlantic near the Cape Verde Islands, in position 16.42N, 30.28W, by a Fido homing torpedo from 2 Avenger aircraft (VC-9) of the US escort carrier USS Block Island and depth charges and gunfire from the US destroyer USS Corry and the US destroyer escort USS Bronstein. 10 dead and 47 survivors. __________________ A me suivre, tu passes !