79 UBOATS OPERATED IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC, AND SENT TO THE BOTTOM 322 MERCHANTS FROM 11 COUNTRIES SUCH AS BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, EGYPT, ENGLAND, FRANCE, GREECE, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, PANAMA, SWEDEN AND UNITED STATES.
THE FIRST SHIP TO BE SUNK IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC WAS THE NORWEGIAN SARITA.