U-boat Archive - U-550 - Photographs taken at the Scene of Attack

U-550 astern USS Joyce

U-550's crew abandons ship - damage from 3" shells is evident on the conning tower

The torpedoed tanker Pan Pennsylvania burns in the background as U-550's crew abandons ship

U-550 sinks stern first - as USS Joyce rescues survivors

A U-550 crewman climbs aboard USS Joyce

USS Gandy and Peterson provide cover as Joyce recovers survivors

U-550 crewmen aboard USS Joyce

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