6 9 ▁also ▁s ank ▁T ew kes bury ▁about ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁Ver de ▁Islands ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁date ▁( 2 1 ▁May ). ▁Her ▁master ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁O BE ▁for ▁his ▁actions , ▁but ▁never ▁knew ▁about ▁it ; ▁he ▁was ▁lost ▁when ▁New bury ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁bottom ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September . ▁ ▁She ▁then ▁s ank ▁Sang ara ▁in ▁Acc ra ▁har bour ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁The ▁ship ▁went ▁down ▁in ▁ ▁of ▁water , ▁her ▁bow ▁was ▁still ▁visible . ▁( The ▁vessel ▁was ▁salv aged ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁and ▁her ▁cargo ▁sold , ▁she ▁was ▁broken ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ). ▁ ▁Robert ▁Hugh es ▁was ▁lost ▁to ▁a ▁mine ▁laid ▁by ▁U - 6 9 ▁on ▁ 4 ▁June . ▁ ▁The ▁sub marine ▁s ank ▁River ▁L ug ar ▁ ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁Az ores ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁Empire ▁Ab ility ▁on ▁that ▁same ▁day . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁return ▁journey , ▁U - 6 9 ▁was ▁engaged ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁an ▁ultimately ▁successful ▁gun - du el ▁with ▁Robert ▁L . ▁Hol t ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁Can ary ▁Islands ▁on ▁ 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁She ▁fired ▁ 1 0 2 ▁high ▁explos ive ▁and ▁ 3 4 ▁inc endi ary ▁r ounds ▁from ▁her ▁deck ▁gun , ▁ 2 2