Uboat-b118 May 2026

A direct hit with a depth charge caused the boat to explode and break in two. The sinking was famously captured in high-quality combat footage and photographs by the US Navy.

Its primary mission involved laying minefields off the coast of Africa and in the Mid-Atlantic to disrupt Allied convoy routes. The Sinking of U-118 uboat-b118

Eight aircraft (Avengers and Wildcats) coordinated a strike using depth charges and machine-gun fire. A direct hit with a depth charge caused

The Type XB was the largest class of German U-boats, designed primarily as ocean-going minelayers. designed primarily as ocean-going minelayers.