The corvette Dianthus, which sank a German U-boat after ramming it four times in a midnight Atlantic battle. Throughout the fight the crew of the Dianthus fired every gun, rifle, and revolver they* could muster. Finally, at the fourth ramming, the bow of the U-boat reared up and crashed on the corvette’s deck, following which it sank. A number of Germans were picked up. Damage to the bow plating of the Dianthus, sustained when the U-boat crashed against her bows, is shown in the photograph.
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Southland Times, Issue 25691, 28 June 1943, Page 5
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85The corvette Dianthus, which sank a German U-boat after ramming it four times in a midnight Atlantic battle. Throughout the fight the crew of the Dianthus fired every gun, rifle, and revolver they* could muster. Finally, at the fourth ramming, the bow of the U-boat reared up and crashed on the corvette’s deck, following which it sank. A number of Germans were picked up. Damage to the bow plating of the Dianthus, sustained when the U-boat crashed against her bows, is shown in the photograph. Southland Times, Issue 25691, 28 June 1943, Page 5
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