Germany's U-Boats got most of the glory for sinking shipping, but those German commerce raiders had quite the career. One, the Michel operated out of Yokohama, Japan after a long stint in the Indian Ocean. On her return to Japan after a raid off the coast of Western Australia , just 50 miles out from port, Michel was spotted by US submarine Tarpon, who attacked in one of the few instances of American submarines attacking a German vessel during WWII, hitting her with 3 torpedoes. Michel sank, with 290 of her crew, including her captain. The survivors, 116 in total, were able to reach Japan after a three day journey in open boats.
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