The second sinking of U-31

2nd November 1940: The only U-boat to be sunk twice as a result of enemy action meets her fate

U-31 as seen from the Bristol Blenheim bomber which attacked her on 11th March 1940, just before the bombs hit.[

U-31 was not a lucky number for the U-Boat arm. The first U-31 departed for her first patrol in January 1915 and was never seen again. Her wreck was not located until 2012¹, during a wind farm survey of the seabed, confirming that she had hit a…