English: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Corry (DD-463) with nets over her side, rescuing survivors of German submarine U-801, after the submarine had been sunk by aircraft and surface ships of the USS Block Island (CVE-21) Hunter-Killer-Group in position 16°41'N, 29°58'W, 17 March 1944. U-801 was sunk by a Fido homing torpedo by two Avenger and one Wildcat aircraft of Composite Squadron 6 (VC-6) from USS Block Island, along with depth charges and gunfire from Corry and USS Bronstein (DE-189). Lieutenant Junior Grade Paul Sorenson strafed and Lieutenant Junior Grade Charles Woodell depth charged U-801.
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{{Information |Description= '''USS ''Corry'' (DD-463)''' with nets over her side, rescuing survivors of German submarine ''U-801'', after the submarine had been sunk by aircraft and surface ships of the USS ''Block Island'' (CVE-21) group in position 16°
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