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Gunter Prien- 31 ships 194,103 tons
Germany's 4th top ranking commander. His only U-Boat command was the famous U-47.Prien was chosen by Admiral Donitz for the raid on the Home Fleet Base at Scapa Flow in the Orkneys. He succeeded on this mission, sinking the 31,000 ton Battleship HMS Royal Oak.
HMS Wolverine sunk his boat for loss of all hands after Prien's short 18 months at sea.
From Subsim.com :
Previously recorded fate (Last revised by FDS/NHB during June 1991)
There is till today not certain confirmation, how U-47 was lost. For years was it believed that the British destroyer HMS Wolverine sank U-47 on 8 March, 1941 after depth charges attacks, but the Wolverine actually attacked Eckermann's U-A.
Possible reasons for the loss of U-47 include mines, by its own torpedoes or by an attack by British corvettes HMS Camellia and HMS Arbutus.
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