![<p>NMUSN: WWII: Battle of the Atlantic: 1944 Jan 11 </p>
<p>NMUSN: WWII: Battle of the Atlantic: 1944 Jan 11 </p>](/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/wwii/wwii-atlantic/battle-of-the-atlantic/engagements-german-uboats/1944-attacks-german/1944-january-11-U-758/_jcr_content/textheader.img.jpg/1676310125487.jpg)
Attack on U-758
1944 January 11: Attack on German U-boat, U-758
TBF aircraft from USS Block Island (CVE-21) on January 11, 1944, made the first aircraft rocket attack on a German (Type VIIC) U-boat, U-758. The submarine survived the attack and returned to St. Nazaire, France, on January 20. In March 1945, U-758 was stricken from the German Navy after being damaged by British bombers at Kiel, Germany.
Image: 80-G-222841: German submarine, U-758, is near missed by two rockets fired by USS Block Island (CVE-21). The TBF aircraft was piloted by Lieutenant Junior Grade Willis D. Seeley, January 11, 1944. Though a follow-up was delievered, the submarine escaped. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.