Crew members of the Italian submarine Uebi Scebeli stand on their submarine, awaiting rescue. Five destroyers—HMAS Voyager and HMS Dainty, Decoy, Defender and Ilex—were 160 miles (257 km) east of Crete when the submarine was sighted. The submarine dived and was attacked with depth charges by HMAS Voyager and HMS Ilex and Defender and forced to the surface. After survivors were rescued, the submarine was sunk by gun fire from HMS Dainty. Ten Italian submarines were sunk in the Mediterranean, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Persian Gulf in the month of June 1941, a successful result for the Allied anti-submarine warfare efforts. (AWM P01915.011, photographer Henry Charles Bryce Porter) p. 98
Source
AWM P01915.011
Place made
At sea
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