What the records say
- When
- 27 Sep 1941 – 28 Sep 1941
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 16.96° N, 25.31° W
- Description
- WWII Atlantic naval engagement involving four submarines
- Naval
- yes
- War
- World War II
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Action in Tarrafal Bay
WWII Atlantic naval engagement involving four submarines
The Action in Tarrafal Bay was a naval engagement which took place during the Battle of the Atlantic in the Second World War. It was notable in that the four vessels involved were all submarines. The Naval Intelligence Division had solved a message intercepted from U-boat U-111 that was returning to France, concerning a rendezvous with U-67 and U-68 in the Bay of Tarrafal on the island of Santo Antão.
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