 "Fame" rammed "U-353" forward, her bows hitting her a glancing blow, the U-boat scraped down her starboard side, the destroyer then dropped a pattern of five depth charges when the U-boat was abreast of her stern.The survivors of "U-353"s crew leapt into the sea from the sinking U-boat and swam to safety.The commander, four officers and 14 ratings were picked up by "Fame", another 20 men were rescued by the Norwegian corvette .