Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
During WWII Many whales were attacked by allied anti-submarine forces. This was due to whales misidentified as U-Boats. Whales and submarines have similar features when viewed from afar. Generally the the allied maritime patrol aircraft would attack the U-boat or whale with depth bombs. The depth bombs contained around 250 lbs of an explosive fill. This explosive fill would injure or kill any sea life within the area.
During WWII Many whales were attacked by allied anti-submarine forces. This was due to whales misidentified as U-Boats. Whales and submarines have similar features when viewed from afar. Generally the the allied maritime patrol aircraft would attack the U-boat or whale with depth bombs. The depth bombs contained around 250 lbs of an explosive fill. This explosive fill would injure or kill any sea life within the area.










