Attack on U-84
1943: August 7: Attack on German U-boat, U-84
German (Type VIIB) U-boat, U-84, was sunk in the North Atlantic, southwest of Bermuda by a Fido homing torpedo fired from a PB4Y "Liberator" aircraft from Bombing Squadron One Hundred Five (VB-105) on August 7, 1943. Six Allied merchant ships were sunk and one damaged by the U-boat, including two American vessels: SS Andrew Jackson and SS William Cullen Bryant. Of note, Panamaian ship, SS Chenango, was sunk on April 21, 1942. An image of two survivors is included below.
Image: 80-G-77193: German submarine U-84 damaged by plane from USS Core (CVE-13), August 7, 1943. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
