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The Sailor
21-02-2008, 04:29
USS CORE Great score for a great little ship. Four in four months.

13 Jul, 1943
The German submarine U-487 was sunk in the central Atlantic in position 27º15'N, 38º05'W by five of her Avenger and Wildcat aircraft.

16 Jul, 1943
The German submarine U-67 was sunk in the Sargasso Sea, in position 30º05'N, 44º17'W, by depth charges from one of her Avenger aircraft.

24 Aug, 1943
The German submarine U-185 was sunk in the mid-Atlantic, in position 27º00'N, 37º06'W, by depth charges from 3 of her Avenger and one Wildcat aircraft.

20 Oct, 1943
The German submarine U-378 was sunk in the North Atlantic, in position 47º40'N, 28º27'W, by depth charges from her Avenger and Wildcat aircraft.