His motivation was that one day his vessels might sink British warships.

She also sank 4 auxiliary warships and damaged a destroyer.

U-73 carried out 15 patrols between early 1941 and late 1943, sinking eight ships and four warships.

Their wartime role was to sink German warships.

By the end of the initial campaign the U-boats had sunk nine warships while losing five of their own number.

The S-56 carried out 8 war patrols sinking two transports and two warships.

Dionysius himself however, continued fighting the Persians sinking three warships before being forced to retreat during the final hours of the battle.

With some external help from the naval base the group succeeded in destroying three German airplanes and sinking three small warships.

Charleston was hit by a large tornado in 1761, which temporarily emptied the Ashley River, and sank five offshore warships.

U-625 completed nine patrols, torpedoed three merchant ships, and sank two auxiliary warships with mines.