The Burning Shore (46 page)

conditions aboard,
6–10

U-48,
96

U-66,
95
,
118

U-85,
250–251

U-86,
118

U-87,
118

U-100,
64

U-109,
58
,
96

U-123,
92
,
93
,
106
,
112
,
156
,
241

Coimbra
attack by,
113–114

U-124,
93

U-125,
58
,
95

U-130,
96
,
118

U-147,
93

U-160,
150

U-201,
32

U-202,
162
,
182
,
235
,
236

U-203,
118

U-215,
240

U-352,
236
,
238
,
251

U-373,
181

U-402,
240

aerial attack on,
238–239

U-459,
164

U-502,
58

U-552,
21
,
44
,
71
,
111
,
118

combat and,
30–31

Convoy HX121 attack by,
31–32

U-553,
118

U-568,
43

U-576

aerial attack on,
238–239

damage of,
239

U-584,
162
,
236

U-652,
43

U-653,
81
,
89

first wartime patrol of,
77–78

U-701,
58
,
59
,
67–69
,
117
,
119

attack on,
218–219
,
220–222

convoy sighted by,
72–73

crash dive of,
220

daily routine disrupted for,
171–172

daylight operation restrictions,
200
,
201
,
213

destruction warning for,
220

ensign raised on,
32–33

evacuation of,
222–223

gross registered tons damaged from,
212

inexperienced crew of,
71

inspection of,
33–34

living conditions on,
60
,
200
,
202
,
213

memorial at,
256

mine-laying operation of,
162
,
178–180

patrols of,
28–30
,
62–63
,
169–170
,
190
,
198

POW letter providing information on,
237–238

repairs of,
141

rescue of,
226–229
,
230–232

search for,
252
,
253–254

ship sunk by,
73–74

sinking reported of,
226
,
227

survivors of,
224–230
,
235
,
242–243

torpedo unloading and,
199

U-boats hunted by,
200–201

winter storm and,
71–72
,
76

wreckage discovery of,
250
,
256

zigzagging of,
180–181

U-754,
240

U-boat,
57

airpower against,
147–148

bow compartment of,
9

bunker for,
23–24

construction of,
24

distance range of,
57–58

diverting missions of,
55–56

gross registered tons rampage totaled by,
240

hunter flaws,
148

Lockheed A-29

Hudson sinking,
10–11

North Sea crossed by,
60

Q-ships and,
155

snorkel for,
246–247

threat to,
4

TMB mines and,
170–171

tracking of,
149

U-701 hunting,
200–201

wolf packs of,
244–245

U-boat Acceptance Commission,
33–34

U-boat Command,
163

U-boat Force,
1
,
21
,
92

Enigma machines used by,
85

growth of,
244

mine-laying operations of,
161–162
,
237

staging of,
22–23

strategies of,
33

strength of,
69–70

as threat,
99

training exercises of,
34–35

US Atlantic Fleet and,
43

U-boat Force Headquarters,
7
,
55
,
93
,
161
,
237

Caribbean front of,
124–125

U-boat Situation Report,
89

Ubootwaffe,
1

Uboot-Zieloptik
(UZO),
94
,
113

underwater topography, of Cape Hatteras,
3

Unicoi
,
239

Union Jack,
129

United States Fleet (COMINCH),
36
,
90
,
100
,
126
,
153

unlimited national emergency, US,
42

Uphoff, Kapitänleutnant (Lieutenant Commander) Horst,
138

US Army Air Forces (USAAF),
3
,
65

aircraft accidents and,
168

growth of,
144–145

personnel of,
168

training exercises of,
168

US Army Intelligence,
178

US Atlantic Fleet,
40

U-boat Force and,
43

US Atlantic Squadron,
40

US Coast Guard,
182–183
,
212

US East Coast,
57

US Navy,
3
,
97

censorship of,
121–123

escort group,
72

shooting war by,
43–44

US Navy blimp,
230–233

US Navy Headquarters,
102

USS Asterion
,
155

USS Atik
,
155–156

USS Bainbridge
,
188
,
190

USS Broome
,
207

USS Buchanan
,
141

USS Dione
,
188
,
190

USS Ellis
,
239

USS Ellyson
,
108

USS Emmons
,
149–152

USS Enterprise
,
172

USS Greer
,
43
,
46

USS Gwin
,
105–106
,
108