![<p>NMUSN: WWII: Battle of the Atlantic: U-521</p>
<p>NMUSN: WWII: Battle of the Atlantic: U-521</p>](/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/wwii/wwii-atlantic/battle-of-the-atlantic/engagements-german-uboats/1943-attacks-german/1943-june-2-u-521/_jcr_content/textheader.img.jpg/1676391210159.jpg)
Sinking of U-521
1943: June 2: Sinking of German U-boat, U-521
USS PC-565 sank German (Type IXC) U-boat, U-521, in the North Atlantic, north-east of Norfolk, Virginia, on June 2, 1943. The only survivor was the Captain, Lieutenant Commander Klaus Heinz Bargsten. U-521 sank four Allied vessels during World War II.
Image: 80-G-78412: USS PC-565 after sinking German U-boat, U-521 on June 2, 1943. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.