File:HMS Malcolm (I19) receiving the surrender of the German submarine U-541 in the Atlantic Ocean on 11 May 1945 (80-G-319661).jpg

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English: The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Malcolm (I19) receiving the surrender of the German submarine U-541 in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Cape St. Vincent, Spain, on 11 May 1945.
The photo was taken from a U.S. Navy Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina of Patrol Bombing Squadron 63 (VPB-63), piloted by Lieutenant W.D. Ray, from Naval Air Station Port Lyautey, Morocco. Note the retrobomb anti-submarine rockets under the plane's wing, mounted to fire backwards.
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Camera location35° 39′ 59.98″ N, 10° 30′ 00.04″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Date 11 May 1945
date QS:P571,+1945-05-11T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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80-G-319661
Source U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photo 80-G-319661

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35°39'59.98"N, 10°30'0.04"E

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