Actions of 5–6 May 1945

Actions of 5–6 May 1945
Part of the Battle of the Atlantic, World War II
Date5–6 May 1945
Location
Off Rhode Island and the Atlantic Ocean
Result American victory
Belligerents
 Germany  United States
Strength
Two submarines Five warships
Two blimps
Casualties and losses
Two submarines
109 killed		 One merchant ship
12 killed

The last actions of the Battle of the Atlantic in American waters took place on 5–6 May 1945. There were two such actions, against U-853 off the Rhode Island coast and U-881, south of Cape Race, both sunk during the same period.

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