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Allied Ships hit by U-boats

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The destroyer escort USS Fechteler (DE 157), hit by U-967 (Albrecht Brandi) on 5 May, 1944.

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Number of incidents: 3475
Number of vessels: 3305

Ships removed from database

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Allied Warship lost to U-boats

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5 nations hit the hardest

CountryShips hit
  British1666
  American550
  Norwegian315
  Dutch137
  Greek124
 2792

Note: All times in this database are given in MEZ/CET (Mitteleuropäischer Zeit/Central European Time), respectively in MESZ/CEST (Mitteleuropäischer Sommerzeit/Central European Summer Time). Therefore the dates and times can differ from other (mostly Allied) sources, especially when ships were hit in distant areas.

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