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In 86 days, she traveled to the west coast of Africa, where she sank her first vessels. In less than one month, U-505 sank four ships: British Benmohr, Norwegian Sydhav, American West Irmo, and Dutch Alphacca for a total of 25,041 GRT. On 18 April, U-505 was attacked by an Allied aircraft in the mid-Atlantic, but suffered little damage. [8]
The Story of the U-505. Chicago: Museum of Science and Industry, 1973. OCLC 9240361; Savas, Theodore P. Hunt and Kill: U-505 and the U-Boat War in the Atlantic. New York: Savas Beatie, 2004. ISBN 1-932714-01-4 OCLC 56403008; Wise, James E. U-505: The Final Journey. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2005. ISBN 1-59114-967-3 OCLC 58422815
Peter Zschech (1 October 1918 – 24 October 1943) was the second commander of the German submarine U-505.He earned notoriety as the first commanding officer to commit suicide while in active command of a naval vessel, [disputed – discuss] as well as the only submariner to ever do so while underwater.
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Although he found the sea flooding into the U-boat, David remained below directing the initial salvage operations—aware that at any moment the submersible could blow up or sink. Men from Guadalcanal arrived soon thereafter to aid in the battle to keep U-505 afloat, and David remained on board directing the salvage operations. As a result of ...
"505" is a song by English rock band Arctic Monkeys. Written by lead singer and frontman Alex Turner and produced by James Ford and Mike Crossey, it is the closing track on the band's second studio album, Favourite Worst Nightmare (2007). The song was a sleeper hit, initially peaking at number 73 on the UK Singles Chart.
U-571 is a 2000 submarine film directed by Jonathan Mostow from a screenplay he co-wrote with Sam Montgomery and David Ayer.The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Jon Bon Jovi, Jake Weber and Matthew Settle.
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