 Three U-boats remained at Salamis until Allied forces reached them on 19 September 1944.The Germans sank 95 Allied merchant ships totalling 449,206 tons and 24 Royal Navy warships including two carriers, one battleship, four cruisers and 12 destroyers at the cost of 62 U-boats.Noteworthy successes were the sinking of HMS "Barham", "Ark Royal", "Eagle" and .