03/07 – The Disappearance of U-47

An artistic depiction of a U-boat surfacing after knocking out an Allied merchant vessel. (Fine Art America) On this day in 1941, German U-boat (submarine) U-47 disappeared off the west coast of Ireland. Captained by "U-Ace" Günther Prien, the submarine was one of the most infamous of its kind. During his short career, Prien and…