Squadrons soon swarmed U-470. The captain decided to battle it out on the surface rather than dive, which would have made the submarine an easy target for depth charges. Fate Over the course of the next several hours, the Liberators attacked the submarine with nearly 30 depth charges. Eventually damage was so severe that an abandon ship order was given. It came too late, as U-470 quickly sank with 46 hands including the captain. Two survivors were picked up. Initially there was a reported 15 survivors in the water, but many of them did not find buoyancy supports and drowned over the next few hours. Wolfpacks U-470 took part in one wolfpack, namely: Schlieffen (14 – 16 October 1943) References Bibliography External links German Type VIIC submarines World War II submarines of Germany U-boats sunk by British aircraft U-boats commissioned in 1943 U-boats sunk in 1943 1942 ships World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean Ships built in Kiel U-boats sunk by depth charges Maritime incidents in October 1943