One hundred and seventy-eight German submarines were " lost in action " during the war, according to Navy Department reports, and 5,364 men, including 515 officers, perished.
Depth charges sank 37; fixed mines, 36; fights with enemy submarines, 20; engine trouble, 14; torpedo boats, destroyers and subchasers, 13; accidental ramming, 8; armed fishing craft, 6; airplane bombs, 6; and submarine nets, 6. Three were sunk by regular patrol vessels, 3 by armed auxiliaries, 2 by cruisers, 2 by artillery fire, 1 by a liner at the entrance...
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