thegorbals

Just thought I would post a photo of USS Buckley in dry dock in Boston Naval Dockyard which shows her front bow bent from where she rammed U-66 submarine on 6th May 1944 (U-66 torpedoed and sunk many British and American ships during the war including my father's SS Winimac). After the ramming the U-boat crew came aboard the USS Buckley and there was hand-to-hand combat but eventually the U-boat crew were overpowered and taken prisoner. I am confident that this action by the American navy saved many hundreds of seamen's lives and allowed more supplies to get through to their destinations. U-66 killing days were finally over. Many thanks Jimbo and I wouldn't have been able to collate all this information without your help. Regards Reg

Hi Reg

I just wanted to say what an amazing story...and an equally amazing photo...it must have hit that sub with some amount of force to do damage like that...interesting story...thanks.

Rosemary

Hi accobra, an interesting article, never heard of it before now