Recently bought a book with the title "U-Boote im Duell" (H.Bendert, Mittler Verlag, ISBN 3-8132-0832-X) which tells the story of all subs sunk by other subs.
In WWII alone 88 subs were sunk that way. 26 of those were Kriegsmarine, Japan followed with 22 units. Italy lost 19, the Sowjets 11, UK 5, France lost three. USA and the Netherlands each lost one.
Sometimes the bridge watch survived, in most cases the sub was already gone when the water column had settled. A submarine hull is no match for a torpedo!
In WWI submarine losses related to enemy submarines amounted to 38 submarines by the way.
Cheers
Kai
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