screw. Soon afterward, U-66 was scuttled on Seehausen's orders to prevent her secret equipment from being captured. Buckley then began rescue operations, which lasted three hours. U-66 was lost at position with 24 dead and 36 survivors, all of whom were captured by Buckley. Seehausen was not among the survivors, who were later transferred to Block Island. For his act of ramming U-66, Brent Abel received the Navy Cross. Wolfpacks U-66 took part in four wolfpacks, namely: West (24 May – 5 June 1941) Rochen (27 January – 1 March 1943) Tümmler (1 – 17 March 1943) Aufnahme (5 – 10 May 1943) Summary of raiding history See also List of successful U-boats The Enemy Below References Notes Citations Bibliography External links uboataces.com webpage with insignia for U-66 YouTube video: USS Buckley vs U-66 during the Battle of the Atlantic 1944: May 6: Sinking of U-66 - National Museum of Naval History German Type IX submarines U-boats commissioned in 1941 Maritime incidents in May 1944 U-boats sunk in 1944 U-boats sunk by US warships U-boats sunk by US aircraft World War II submarines of Germany World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean 1940 ships Ships built in Bremen (state)