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Map of Bell Island, Newfoundland in 1942 (click to enlarge)

Map of Bell Island, Newfoundland in 1942 (click to enlarge)

Map of Bell Island in Conception Bay, Newfoundland. Bell Island is roughly 10 kilometres long by 3.5 kilometres wide, and is 5 kilometres offshore of Portugal Cove. The […]
Map of second U-boat attack at Bell Island

Map of second U-boat attack at Bell Island

This map of the second U-boat attack at Bell Island was drawn by Canadian Army Intelligence staff who investigated the sinkings. The map (marked SECRET) shows two ships […]
Map of first U-boat attack at Bell Island

Map of first U-boat attack at Bell Island

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) investigated the first U-boat attack and sinkings after September 5, 1942. This map came from RCN files on  the sinking of SS Saganaga. […]
Chart of numbers of German U-boats in operation and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean

Chart of numbers of German U-boats in operation and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean

A chart provided by British Naval Intelligence to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 1945. The bar chart shows the estimated number of German U-boats operating in the […]