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The German Type VIIB U-Boat U-55, under the command of Kapitanleutnant Werner Heidel, was sunk by British and French warships and a British air strike 90 miles SW of the Isles of Scilly (English Channel), coordinates 48.37N, 07.48W, on January 30, 1940.

Though credited with sinking 6 Allied ships, she was sunk on her first and only war patrol. There were 41 survivors and 1 Kia, Heidel, who apparently went down with his boat after getting his crew to safety. Unlike many other U-Boats, the U-55 did not suffer any crew accidents/casualties until she was sunk, making her a rarity in the U-boat fleet.

Source Credit: U-Boat.net (see link below)

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