SHIPS SUNK LADEN WITH PLANES IN THEIR DECKS
PRECIOUS CARGO LOST
IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC THE ALLIES FOUGHT HARD TO MAINTAIN THAT SHIPPING LANE OPEN FOR THE IMMENSE TRAFFIC OF THOUSANDS OF MERCHANTS WHICH CARRIED IN THEIR HOLDS AND DECKS MILLIONS OF TONS OF BADLY NEEDED RAW MATERIALS. 26 MERCHANTS WERE LOST WHEN LADDEN WITH ROUGHLY 300 AIRCRAFTS
1)AGWIMONTE U-177
2)ALCYONE (MINELAYER DOGGERBANK)
3)ALFRED JONES U-107
4)ALIOTH (IT SUB DA VINCI)
5)BARNEVELD (ADM SCHEER)
6)BENVENUE U-105
7)BERHALA U-38
8)DAHOMIAN U-852
9)ELMDENE U-174
10)EURYLOCHUS (RAIDER KORMORAN)
11)FERNLANE (IT SUB TAZZOLI)
12)GEORGE CLYMER (RAIDER MICHEL)
13)GLOUCESTER CASTLE (RAIDER MICHEL)
14)INCOMATI U-508
15)K. G. MELDAHL U-181
16)LYLEPARK (RAIDER MICHEL)
17)MALOJA U-128
18)MARISO U-518
19)MARKEN U-111
20)MENDENAU U-752
21)PANDIAS U-107
22)PRIMROSE HILL UD-5
23)QUEEN MAUD U-38
24)RABAUL (RAIDER ATLANTIS)
25)TOTTENHAM (RAIDER ATLANTIS)
26)TRAFALGAR (RAIDER ATLANTIS)
27)WELLPARK (RAIDER THOR)
28)WILLESDEN (RAIDER THOR)