On 27 March 1942, Q-ship USS Atik (AK 101) received a torpedo hit from
the U.123, forward of her bridge structure. The ship caught fire and, as
her bow dropped in the water, she developed a list to port. U.123
closed in to finish the ship off, at which point USS Atik uncovered her
concealed weapons and raked the U-boat with 50mm fire, killing one of
the German crew. U.123 was driven off, but she submerged and fired
another torpedo into the Atik's engine room which was the final blow for
the brave Q-ship.
and
HMS Bulldog - Operation Primrose by Ivan Berryman.
The Spring of 1941 saw the German U.110 damaged from previous attacks
and, on 9th May, she was forced to the surface and surrender to HMS
Bulldog. U.110 was carrying the top secret Enigma Machine and code book
and her capture helped Bletchley Park codebreakers solve
Reservehandverfahren, which was a reserve German hand cipher. U.110 was
taken in tow but was deliberately sunk to prevent its capture being
revealed to the enemy.
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