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Originally Posted by KapitanSpinks

So who got credit for sinking U-166 to begin with? Was anyone even credited or did she just never return, fate unknown? And who did actually sink her? Also, was it a mystery who sank the Robert E. Lee until this discovery pieced the puzzle together?

EDIT to add:

Found some answers here... http://www.maritimemuseum.org/Submarinebrochure.pdf

According to the site below:

http://uboat.net/boats/u166.htm

Sunk on 30 July, 1942 Gulf of Mexico, in position 28.5N, 89W, by depth charges from a US Navy escort vessel PC-566