13 May 1943 A.D. NORTH ATLANTIC: HMCS DRUMHELLER (K-167), HMS LAGAN and Aircraft sink U-456



13 May 1943 A.D. NORTH ATLANTIC: HMCS DRUMHELLER (K-167), HMS LAGAN and Aircraft sink U-456

May 13, 1943: The Flower Class corvette HMCS Drumheller (K167), HMS Lagan and an aircraft Sunderland destroy U-456 in the North Atlantic. The new Hedgehog anti-submarine warfare mortar plays an important role in this action. 

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