National Museum of the U.S. Navy

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.