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Ramming damage to HMCS Assiniboine

Taken in a drydock in St. John's, Newfoundland, this photograph shows how ramming the German submarine U-210 tore and crumpled the destroyer's bow.

A primitive tactic, ramming could sink submarines but risked severe damage to the attacking ship. In Assiniboine's case, underwater damage caused flooding in nearby compartments in the destroyer's hull. With the ship's radar and ASDIC (sonar) also out of action, along with other problems, the ship was no longer capable of escorting the convoy and made for St. John's for repairs.

George Metcalf Archival Collection
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