Appendix 16
U-boats Sunk by U.S. Forces with the Aid of Communications Intelligence
U-boat Type Date Sunk Responsible Unit Latitude Longitude 43 IXa 30 Jul 43 USS Santee aircraft VC/29 34°57'N 35°11'W 66 IXc 01 May 44 USS Block Island aircraft and USS Buckley 17°17'N 32°29'W 67 IXc 16 Jul 43 USS Core aircraft VC/13 30°05'N 44°17'W 68 IXc 10 Apr 44 USS Guadalcanal aircraft VC/58 33°25'N 18°59'W 84 VIIb 24 Aug 43 USS Core aircraft VC/13 27°09'N 37°03'W 86 VIIb 29 Nov 43 USS Bogue 39°33'N 19°01'W 117 Xb 07 Aug 43 USS Core aircraft 39°32'N 38°21'W 118 Xb 12 Jun 43 USS Bogue 30°49'N 33°49'W 128 IXc 17 May 43 USS Moffett, Jouett, and aircraft 10°00'S 35°35'W 154 IXc 03 Jul 44 USS Frost and Inch 34°00'N 19°30'W 156 IXc 08 Mar 43 USN aircraft VP/53 12°38'N 54°49'W 159 IXc 15 Jul 43 USN aircraft VP/32/10 15°58'N 73°44'W 160 IXc 14 Jul 43 USS Santee and aircraft VC/29 33°54'N 27°13'W
U-boat Type Date Sunk Responsible Unit Latitude Longitude 161 IXc 27 Sep 43 USN aircraft VP/74 12°30'S 35°35'W 164 IXc 06 Jan 43 USN aircraft VP/83 01°58'S 39°23'W 172 IXc 12 Dec 43 USS Bogue aircraft and four escorts 26°19'N 29°58'W 174 IXc 27 Apr 43 USN aircraft VB/125 43°35'N 56°18'W 176 IXc 15 May 43 US aircraft and Cuban PB SC 13 23°21'N 80°18'W 177 IXd2 06 Feb 44 USN aircraft VB/107 10°35'S 23°15'W 183 IXc/40 23 Apr 45 USS Besugo 04°57'S 112°52'E 185 IXc/40 24 Aug 43 USS Core aircraft 27°00'N 37°06'W 197 IXd2 30 Aug 43 US aircraft N/365 and C/259 28°40'S 42°36'E 199 IXd2 31 Jul 43 USN aircraft VP/74 and Brazilian aircraft 23°54'S 42°54'W 217 VIId 05 Jun 43 USS Bogue aircraft 30°18'N 42°50'W 220 Xb 28 Oct 43 USS Block Island 48°53'N 33°30'W 233 Xb 05 Jul 44 USS Thomas and Baker 42°16'N 59°49'W 248 VIIc 16 Jan 45 CTG 22.8 47°43'N 26°37'W 359 VIIc 28 Jul 43 USN aircraft VP/33/1 15°57'N 68°30'W
U-boat Type Date Sunk Responsible Unit Latitude Longitude 378 VIIc 20 Oct 43 USS Core aircraft 47°40'N 28°27'W 389 VIIc 05 Oct 43 US aircraft F/269 62°43'N 27°17'W 402 VIIc 13 Oct 43 USS Card aircraft 48°56'N 29°41'W 405 VIIc 01 Nov 43 USS Borie 49°00'N 31°14'W 422 VIIc 04 Oct 43 USS Card aircraft 43°18'N 28°58'W 460 XIV 04 Oct 43 USS Card aircraft 43°13'N 28°58'W 487 XIV 13 Jul 43 USS Core aircraft VC/13 27°15'N 34°18'W 488 XIV 26 Apr 44 USS Frost, Huse and others 17°54'N 38°05'W 490 XIV 11 Jun 44 USS Croatan aircraft and escorts 42°47'N 40°08'W 505 IXc 04 Jun 44 USS Guadalcanal aircraft, USS Chatelaine and Pillsbury, captured by U.S. Navy 21°30'N 19°20'W 507 IXc 13 Jan 43 US aircraft PATRON 83 01°38'S 39°52'W 509 IXc 15 Jul 43 USS Santee aircraft VC/29 34°02'N 26°02'W 513 IXc 19 Jul 43 US aircraft VP/74 27°17'S 47°32'W 515 IXc 09 Apr 44 USS Guadalcanal aircraft VC/58, USS Pope and others 34°35'N 19°18'W
U-boat Type Date Sunk Responsible Unit Latitude Longitude 518 IXc 22 Apr 45 USS Carter and Scott 43°26'N 38°23'W 521 IXc 02 Jun 43 US PC 565 37°43'N 73°13'W 524 IXc 22 Mar 43 US aircraft 1480/9 30°15'N 18°13'W 525 IXc/40 11 Aug 43 USS Card aircraft 41°29'N 38°55'W 527 IXc/40 23 Jul 43 USS Bogue aircraft 35°25'N 27°56'W 537 IXc/40 09 Nov 44 USS Flounder 07°13'S 115°17'E 543 IXc/40 02 Jul 44 USS Wake Island aircraft VC/58 25°34'N 21°36'W 544 IXc/40 16 Jan 44 USS Guadalcanal 40°30'N 37°20'W 546 IXc/40 24 Apr 45 USS Flaherty and Co. 43°53'N 40°07'W 548 IXc/40 30 Apr 45 USS Natchez 36°34'N 74°00'W 549 IXc/40 29 May 44 USS Eugene E. Elmore 31°13'N 23°03'W 550 IXc/40 16 Apr 44 USS Candy, Joyce, Petersen, and others 40°09'N 69°44'W 569 VIIc 22 May 43 USS Bogue aircraft 50°40'N 35°21'W 572 VIIc 03 Aug 43 US aircraft VP/205 11°33'N 54°05'W 575 VIIc 13 Mar 44 USS Bogue, HMCS Prince Rupert, and aircraft B/172 and R/206 46°18'N 27°34'W
U-boat Type Date Sunk Responsible Unit Latitude Longitude 584 VIIc 31 Oct 43 USS Card aircraft 49°14'N 31°55'W 590 VIIc 09 Jul 43 USN aircraft VP/94 03°22'N 48°38'W 591 VIIc 30 Jul 43 USN aircraft VB/127 08°36'S 34°34'W 598 VIIc 23 Jul 43 US aircraft VP/107 04°05'S 33°23'W 603 VIIc 01 Mar 44 USS Bronstein (Block Island) 48°55'N 26°10'W 604 VIIc 03 Aug 43 USS Moffett and aircraft VB/107 09°10'S 29°43'W 613 VIIc 23 Jul 43 USS Badger 35°32'N 28°36'W 615 VIIc 06 Aug 43 USN aircraft VP 205, VP204, VB 130 and VB 10 12°38'N 64°15'W 64 VIIc 24 Dec 43 USS Scherk 45°20'N 21°40'W 662 VIIc 21 Jul 43 USN aircraft VP/94 03°56'N 48°46'W 664 VIIc 09 Aug 43 USS Card aircraft 40°12'N 37°29'W 681 VIIc 11 Mar 45 US aircraft N/103 49°53'N 06°31'W 707 VIIc 09 Nov 43 US aircraft J/220 40°31'N 20°17'W 709 VIIc 01 Mar 44 USS Thomas and Bostwick 49°10'N 60°00'W 759 VIIc 26 Jul 43 USN aircraft VP/32 18°06'N 75°00'W
U-boat Type Date Sunk Responsible Unit Latitude Longitude 801 IXc/40 16 Mar 44 USS Block Island aircraft and escorts 16°42'N 30°28'W 847 IXd2 27 Aug 43 USS Card aircraft 28°19'N 37°58'W 848 IXd2 05 Nov 43 USN aircraft VB/107 and USAAF aircraft 10°09'S 18°00'W 849 IXd2 25 Nov 43 USN aircraft VB/107 06°30'S 05°40'W 850 IXd2 20 Dec 43 USS Bogue aircraft 32°54'N 37°01'W 853 IXc/40 06 May 45 USS Atherton and Moberley 41°13'N 71°27'W 856 IXc/40 07 Apr 44 USS Champlin and Huse 40°18'N 62°22'W 857 IXc/40 07 Apr 45 USS Gustafson 42°22'N 69°46'W 860 IXd2 15 Jun 44 USS Solomons 25°27'S 05°30'W 863 IXd2 29 Sep 44 USN aircraft VB/107 10°45'S 25°30'W 866 IXc/40 18 Mar 45 TG 22.14 USS Lowe and Menges 43°18'N 61°08'W 869 IXc/40 28 Feb 45 USS Fowler and FFS L'Indescret 34°30'N 08°13'W 880 IXc/40 16 Apr 45 USS Stanton and Frost 47°53'N 30°26'W 881 IXc/40 06 May 45 USS Farquha 43°18'N 47°44'W 986 VIIc 17 Apr 44 USS Moffett, Staff, Swift, and PC 619 50°09'N 12°51'W
U-boat Type Date Sunk Responsible Unit Latitude Longitude 1059 VIIf 19 Mar 44 USS Block Island aircraft 13°10'N 33°44'W 1062 VIIf 30 Sep 44 USS Fessenden 11°36'N 34°44'W 1224 IXc/40 13 May 44 USS Robinson
102329Z May 44 - 5 letter code DF'd 23°30'N - 35°00'W18°08'N 33°13'W 1228 IXc/40 09 May 45 Surrendered at Potsmouth, New Hampshire 1235 IXc/4 15 Apr 45 USS Stanton and Frost 47°54'N 30°25'W 1-52 24 Jun 44 USS Bogue 15°N 39°40'W
U.S. Radio Intelligence Kills - 1943
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U.S. Radio Intelligence Kills - 1944
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U.S. Radio Intelligence Kills - 1945
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