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U-518 torpedo firing report for November 2, 1942 attack

One bow torpedo stuck the Scotia pier, one torpedo did not explode, and two torpedoes hit SS Rose Castle. U-boat torpedo firing reports were called Schussmeldung in German. […]

Remains of German torpedo from U-518 that struck the Scotia pier

Bell Island workmen hold the aft section of German torpedo recovered beside ore-loading pier on Bell Island on November 3, 1942.

Loading a torpedo into U-518

U-boat tied up beside a supply ship

German Navy (Kreigsmarine) recruiting poster

Poster shows a German Navy officer in dress uniform with a U-boat and German naval ensign in the background. Kreigsmarine is German for German Navy (in World War […]

Emblem of U-boat U-518

The emblem shows the head of a tiger biting a merchant ship

U-518 in Bordeaux in 1943

Emblem on conning tower is for the 2nd U-boat Flotilla

U-518 at sea

German U-boat sailing in coastal waters with crew visible on the forward and after deck, and in the conning tower bridge.

Officers of U-518 in 1943

Five German U-boat officers in uniform. U-boat commander Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann (centre)

Interior layout of a German Type IXC U-boat

Type IXC U-boats carried a crew of 48 and were armed with 22 torpedoes and a 105mm deck gun. Their top speed on the surface was 18 knots […]

U-513 torpedo firing report (English translation) for September 5, 1942 attack

Two stern torpedoes fired at 16:15 German Summer Time (or 11:45 Newfoundland Daylight Time) that sank SS Saganaga. Data included in the report include the size of the […]

U-513 torpedo firing report for September 5, 1942 attack

Two stern torpedoes sank SS Saganaga. U-boat torpedo firing reports were called Schussmeldung in German. Check the Gallery for an English translation of this torpedo firing report.

U-513 commander Rüggeberg and crew

on the bridge of the submarine