24 February 1944 A.D. HMCS WASKESIU (K-330)—5-Hr. Hunt Forces U-Boat (U-257) to the Surface, Then Dispatched & Sunk with Surface Gunfire

24 February 1944 A.D. HMCS WASKESIU (K-330)—5-Hr. Hunt Forces U-Boat (U-257) to the Surface, Then Dispatched & Sunk with Surface Gunfire

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February 24, 1944 After a five-hour hunt, the corvette HMCS Waskesiu (K330) succeeded in forcing the submarine U-257 to the surface.  The U-boat is then dispatched with gun-fire.