Did this really happen ? During World War II, a German U-Boat was sunk by a truck. The U-Boat in question attacked a convoy in the Atlantic and then rose to see the effect. The merchant ship it sank had material strapped to its deck including a fleet of trucks, one of which was thrown in the air by the explosion, landing on the U-Boat and breaking its back
I hope this link works.Was a German U-Boat really sunk by a truck? : Ships & vessels : Frequently asked questions : Sea & ships fact files : Sea & ships : Explore online : NMM
could this be a late april fools joke? i have check the link and it does mention a truck sinking a u boat but christ i am not sure on what to think!
The First World War German submarine U 28 was sunk in remarkable circumstances. One account, in Under the Black Ensign by R.S. Gwatkin-Williams (London: Hutchinson, 1926), says that when the cargo of ammunition carried by the British ship Olive Branch was touched off by one of U 28's shells in a close range surface bombardment, a truck carried as deck cargo was blown into the air, only to land (from a great height) on the U-Boat, sinking it.
I suppose it is just about possible. If the ship was carrying a few hundred tons of explosive, that would be equivalent to a small nuclear bomb. Look at how much of Halifax NS was wiped out by the explosion of a munitions ship there. Presumably if the crew of the Olive Branch survived and witnessed this, they must have already taken to the lifeboats and been a considerable distance away.
