16 Jan 1940
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
- German submarine U-44 torpedoed and sank the Greek ship Panachrandos in the Bay of Biscay at 0611 hours. She sank within three minutes, killing all 31 aboard. ww2dbase [Bay of Biscay | CPC]
18 Jan 1940
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
- German submarine U-44 sank the Danish vessel Canadian Reefer, sailing for Britain with fruit, in the Bay of Biscay. The crew of 26 were rescued by a Spanish trawler. ww2dbase [Bay of Biscay | CPC]
19 Jan 1940
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
- German submarine U-44 began tracking Greek steamer Ekatontarchos Dracoulis at 2200 hours in the Bay of Biscay. Around midnight, U-44 fired a torpedo at the Greek ship, but the torpedo detonated prematurely before reaching the target. ww2dbase [Bay of Biscay | CPC]
24 Sep 1940
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
- British submarine HMS Cachalot attacked a German submarine in the Bay of Biscay off France without success. ww2dbase [First Happy Time | Cachalot (Grampus-class) | Bay of Biscay | CPC]
- British submarine HMS Tuna sank German catapult ship Ostmark 35 miles west of Saint-Nazaire, France. ww2dbase [Bay of Biscay | CPC]
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