The British Corvette that Rammed and Sank a U-boat. —A corvette—the Diant.hus —sank a German U-boat after ramming if four times in a midnight Atlantic battle. Throughout the fight the crew of the Dainfhns blazed away with every gun. rifle, revolver they could muster. Finally, at the fourth ramming, the bow of the I-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 H.M.S. Dianthus, sustained when the U-boat crashed against her bows.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 202, 27 August 1943, Page 6
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89The British Corvette that Rammed and Sank a U-boat.—A corvette—the Diant.hus—sank a German U-boat after ramming if four times in a midnight Atlantic battle. Throughout the fight the crew of the Dainfhns blazed away with every gun. rifle, revolver they could muster. Finally, at the fourth ramming, the bow of the I-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 H.M.S. Dianthus, sustained when the U-boat crashed against her bows. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 202, 27 August 1943, Page 6
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