U-409 surfaces ahead of HMS Inconstant - her crew begins to abandon ship

HMS Inconstant opens fire when it appears the U-boat's crew is manning the 88 mm gun

HMS Inconstant scores a hit on U-409's conning tower

 

Black smoke pours from U-409's conning tower

HMS Inconstant ceases fire as U-409's crew abandons ship

 

 

U-409 sinks

HMS Inconstant's whaleboat sets out to rescue survivors

HMS Inconstant's rubber boat recovers debris

HMS Inconstant Commanding Officer - Lieutenant Commander J.H. Eaden, DSC, R.N.

The whaleboat returns with survivors

The whaleboat comes alongside

Several hours after sinking U-409 HMS Inconstant approaches Algiers as a convoy is forming up

HMS Inconstant passes a King George Class battleship

A transport ship of the convoy

A troop ship

The harbor entrance at Algiers