SIGNIFICANT U-BOATS AND OTHER SUBMARINES
SUNK BY THE FLEET AIR ARM
| U-Boat number/name |
Date |
Nationality |
Squadrons, Aircraft Carrier, RNAS |
| U-64 |
1940 |
Germany |
Swordfish
of HMS
Warspite |
| Iride |
1940 |
Italy |
824 sqdn Swordfish
HMS Eagle |
| U-451 |
1941 |
Germany |
812 sqdn
Swordfish
Gibraltar |
| U-131 |
1941 |
Germany |
802 sqdn
Martlet/Wildcat
HMS Audacity |
| U-577,
U-652,
U-589 |
1942 |
Germany |
815, 825
sqdn
Swordfish
HMS Avenger |
Béveziers
Le
Héros
Monge |
1942 |
Vichy France |
810, 829
Swordfish
joint with sea attack
Diego Saurez 5/7.5.1942
HMS Illustrious |
U-89 , U-203
U-617,
U-752 |
1943 |
Germany |
811L, 819,
833
and 886 sqdn
Swordfish
1 shared with Hudsons (RAF Sqdn 48 and 233)
HMS Biter x2
HMS Archer |
U-277,
U-288,
U-366,
U-472,
U-653,
U-674
U-973, |
1944 |
Germany |
816X Flt, 819,
825
sqdn, 842C sqdn
Swordfish
HMS Chaser x3
HMS Vindex
HMS Activity
HMS Tracker
HMS Fencer x2 |
U-344,
U-365,
U-394,
U-959,
U-765, |
1944 |
Germany |
813, 825
sqdn
Swordfish
HMS Fencer, HMS
Vindex x3,
HMS Campania |
| U-288 |
1944 |
Germany |
819 sqdn Swordfish
and 846 sqdn
Avenger/Wildcat
HMS Activity |
| U-711 |
1945 |
Germany |
Depth charges from Avenger and Wildcat aircraft of HMS
Searcher, HMS Trumpeter and HMS
Queen |
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| TOTALS |
22.5 German U-boats lost to Swordfish aircraft. 3 french
submarines sunk and 1 Italian |
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