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"7th May, 1945. The final actions of the U-Boat war. U-320 was depth charged off Norway and later scuttled, the last of 785 boats to be lost. The Type XXIII submarine U-2336 sank merchant ships in the Firth of Forth at 22:45 and 23:00, the last of around 3,000 Allied vessels sunk by U-Boats."
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"(Twin engined amphibious aircraft, with 9 crewmen posing for a picture) Crew of the 210 Squadron Catalina which sank U-320, pictured at their base on Sullom Voe, Shetland. ๐ทยฉ๏ธIWM C 5355"
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"(Small submarine, with crewmen on deck) U-2363, a sister vessel to U-2336, after surrendering to the Allies. These small but technologically advanced boats were counterparts of the much larger Type XXI. ๐ท modelshipwrights.kit-maker.net"
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"(Single funnel cargo vessel) The 1,791 ton Norwegian freighter Sneland 1. Twenty-two of her crew survived the sinking. ๐ท uboat.net"
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