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USS BOGUE (ACV-9)
(later CVE-9 and CVHE-9)

Submarines sunk or contacted by USS Bogue Task Groups

by TDCS Ralph Hiestand, USN (Ret)
USS Bogue (CVE-9) Assn. co-Historian

Photos courtesy of the USS Bogue Reunion Association

Submarine	Date(s)	Location	Basic/Brief details
— Table 1 — Submarine losses credited to USS Bogue (CVE-9), her embarked Aircraft Squadrons, DD & DE Escorts assigned
U-569	May 22, 1943	S of Cape Farewell	VC-9: Sub scuttled by crew. 25 survivors, 21 men lost.
U-217	Jun 5, 1943	WSW of Azores	VC-9: no survivors (50 lost).
U-118	Jun 12, 1943	SSW of Azores	VC-9: 15 survivors, 43 men lost. Had received 11 injured crewmembers from U-758.
U-613	Jul 23, 1943	S of Azores	*USS George E. Badger* (DD-196)**: Surface depth charge attack. No survivors (48 lost).
U-527	Jul 23, 1943	S of Azores	VC-9: 13 survivors (40 lost). Caught U-648 & U-527 on surface to refuel. U-648 dove & escaped air attack. U-527 stayed to fight and was sunk.
U-86	Nov 29, 1943	E of Azores	VC-19: no survivors (50 lost).
U-172	Dec 13, 1943	NNW of Cape Verde Islands	*VC-19, USS George E. Badger* (DD-196), USS Osmond Ingram (DD-255), USS Clemson (DD-186)**: 46 survivors (14 lost). Caught U-219 & U-172 refueling. U-219 dove & escaped. U-172 sunk.
U-850	Dec 20, 1943	SW of Azores	VC-19: No survivors (66 lost).
U-575	Mar 13, 1944	N of Azores	VC-95, USS Haverfield (DE-393), USS Hobson (DD-464), HMCS Prince Rupert: There were survivors.
RO-501	May 13, 1944	NW Cape Verde Islands	Japanese, ex-German U-1224. *USS Francis M. Robinson* (DE-220)**.
I-52	Jun 24, 1944	W of Cape Verde Islands	Japanese. VC-69: No survivors. Mixed Japanese crew & German techs. U-530 in support of I-52 was in area but escaped search.
U-1229	Aug 20, 1944	SSE Cape Race	VC-42: 42 survivors, include spy Mantel (18 lost).
U-546	Apr 24, 1945	SSE Cape Farwell	*VC-19, USS Bogue* (CVE-9), USS Core (CVE-13), DE escorts*: sub sank USS Frederick C. Davis* (DE-136). There were survivors. Archive Manager's Note: U-546 (Kapitänleutnant Paul Just) departed Kristiansand, Norway, on March 21, 1945. It was depth charged and sunk, position 43°53'N 40°07'W, by USS Pillsbury (DE-133, LCDR G.W. Casselman), USS Flaherty (DE-135, LCDR H.C. Dufe), USS Chatelain (DE-149, LCDR D.S. Knox), USS Neunzer (DE-150, LCDR V.E. Gex), USS Hubbard (DE-211, CDR L.C. Mabley), USS Keith (DE-241, LCDR W.W. Patrick), USS Janssen (DE-396, LCDR S.G. Rubinow, Jr.), and USS Varian (DE-798, LCDR L.A. Myhre); read LCDR Myhre's Memoirs, concerning this sinking and other events.

Submarine	Date(s)	Location	Basic/Brief details
— Table 2 — Submarines known to be contacted by Aircraft, DD and DE Escorts of USS Bogue (CVE-9) Task Groups, but not destroyed
U-336	Mar 7, 1943	West of Ireland	VC-9: First sighting & attack by *Bogue* group. Depth bombs failed release. "No Joy".
U-468	Apr 21, 1943	S Cape Farewell	VC-9: Heavy flak drove a/c off. Lost contact.
U-231	May 21, 1943	SE Cape Farewell	VC-9: Attack damaged conning tower. Sub returned to Brest.
U-305	May 22, 1943	S Cape Farewell	VC-9: Sub spotted 3 times. Severely damaged, managed temporary repair & escape.
U-641	May 22, 1943	SW Azores	VC-9: Flak damaged a/c in aerial attack. Escaped contact.
U-603	Jun 4, 1943	SW Azores	VC-9: Contact escorting convoy to Africa. Depth bombs failed to damage.
U-758	Jun 8, 1943	W of Azores	VC-9: Attacked and damaged U-758 which escaped and transferred 11 injured to U-118 (sunk Jun 12, 1943).
U-648	Jul 23, 1943	W Azores	VC-9: Caught U-648 & U-527 on surface to refuel. U-648 dove & escaped air attack. U-527 stayed to fight and was sunk.
U-764	Nov 29, 1943	W of Cape Finisterre	VC-19: Attacked but escaped to Brest for repairs.
U-238	Nov 30, 1943	W of Spain	VC-19: A/c attack caused sub recall to Brest. 2 crew killed, 5 wounded.
U-219	Dec 12, 1943	NNW Cape Verde Islands	VC-19: Caught U-219 & U-172 refueling. U-219 dove & escaped. U-172 sunk by *Bogue* DDs.
U-530	Jun 23-24, 1944	W Cape Verde Islands	VC-69: U-530 in support of Japanese I-52 was in area but escaped search.
U-802	Aug 15-Sep 2, 1944	Grand Bank	VC-42: Spotted twice. Subsequently attacked. Escaped undamaged.
U-881	Apr 23, 1945	En route to the US East Coast	Probably the U-boat sighted by an Avenger of VC-19: Dove & escaped. Did not heed surrender: sunk by *USS Farquhar* (DE-139)** on May 6, 1945.

Sources:

U-Boat Operations of the Second World War, vols. 1 and 2, by Kenneth Wynn (Naval Institute Press)
U-Boats Destroyed - German Submarine Losses in the World Wars, by Paul Kemp (Naval Institute Press)
Hunter-Killer, by William T. Y'Blood (Naval Institute Press)
The USS Bogue Hunter-Killer Groups, by Forest Garner (August 1997)
USS Bogue (CVE-9) Reunion Association "Bogue's Rogues" Newsletter, "Historically Speaking", by ex-crewmen Ralph Hiestand & Bill Glenzer

Click on Thumbnail for Full Size Image	Size	Image Description
NS-03-cve9-u00	91k	*Bogue's and VC-9's first victim: U-569* (Type VIIC, sunk) under attack by LTJG William F. Chamberlain, 22 May 1943 Note depth bomb in air. LTJG Chamberlain was the TBF-1 pilot; Don Clark, AMM 2/c turret gunner; James O. Stine, ARM 2/c radioman. Jim took the picture during the attack (thanks to Omer S. Olson for this information).
NS-03-cve9-u00a	157k	Rescue of U-569 survivors. Photo courtesy of Moncrieff ("Monty") J. Spear, co-author, VC-9 First in the Battle of the Atlantic.
NS-03-cve9-u12	74k	U-603 (Type VIIC, damaged) under attack, 4 June 1943. Circular splashes mark where machinge-gun bullets hit water near the U-boat. One depth bomb struck U-603's jumping wire and bounced off before exploding.
NS-03-cve9-u13	78k	U-118 (Type XB, sunk) under attack, 12 June 1943. Note depth bomb about to enter the water (circled) and the two men crouched by the conning tower.
NS-03-cve9-u07	92k	Photo No.: CVE9-225 Date: 17 June 1943 Subject: Sinking Sub This is a mystery photo, as no German U-Boat was lost on that date.
NS-03-cve9-u06	80k	Photo No.: CVE9-392 Date: 13 December 1943 Subject: U/B attack by LT(JG) Ogle LTJG Ogle, VC-19, attacks U-172 (Type IXC, sunk).
NS-03-cve9-u10	60k	Photo No.: CVE9-430 Date: 20 December 1943 Subject: German U/B attack by LT(JG) Bradshaw Attack on U-850 (Type IXD2, sunk) by LTJG Bradshaw, VC-19.
NS-03-cve9-u01	109k	Photo No.: CVE9-498 Date: 13 March 1944 Subject: German U/B attack by LT D.A. Pattie Attack on U-575 (Type VIIC, sunk) by LT Donald A. Pattie, VC-19.
NS-03-cve9-u09	72k	Photo No.: CVE9-927 Date: 20 August 1944 Subject: Attack on enemy U/B by LT(JG) A.X. Brokus Attack on U-1229 (Type IXC/40, sunk) by LTJG A.X. Brokus, VC-42.
NS-03-cve9-u08	56k	Photo No.: CVE9-960 Date: 20 August 1944 Subject: German U/B attack by LT(JG) M.J. Sherbring USNR showing schnorkel Attack on U-1229 (Type IXC/40, sunk) by LTJG M.J. Sherbring, VC-42.