In this documentary, we are going to examine the events surrounding probably the most significant sinking of a ship by a U-boat during the entire conflict. It is an event that would have far reaching ...

German submarines sank 56 Allied ships in the region and damaged another 14, losing just one of their own in the process ...

Claudius commanded Patrol Coastal 566 when it engaged the U-boat on June 30, 1942. The German vessels were hunting merchant ships along the Atlantic Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico.

First-hand account of SS Tuscania sinking by U-boat in 1918: 'So this is death' Updated: Jul. 05, 2016, 5:02 p.m. ... More than two hours elapsed before the last life boat was lowered.

Germany's last surviving U-Boat captain - decorated twice by Hitler for bravery after sinking 27 Allied ships – gets modern military honour. By ALLAN HALL IN BERLIN FOR MAILONLINE .