Actions of 5–6 May 1945

Actions of 5–6 May 1945
	Part of the Battle of the Atlantic, World War II
Date	5–6 May 1945
Location	Off Rhode Island and the Atlantic Ocean
Result	American victory
Belligerents
Germany	United States
Strength
Two submarines	Five warships; Two blimps
Casualties and losses
Two submarines; 109 killed	One merchant ship; 12 killed

The last actions of the Battle of the Atlantic in American waters took place on 5–6 May 1945. There were two such actions, against U-853 off the Rhode Island coast and U-881, south of Cape Race, both sunk during the same period.

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