German Type VIIC submarine U-471 lying damaged in Missiessy Dock No. 1 in Toulon, France, in early 1945.The vessel was bombed on August 6, 1944, by American B-24 Liberator aircraft, causing it to sink and capsize within the dry dock.Following the war, the submarine was raised in 1945, restored, and later returned to service in 1946 as the French submarine Millé (S-609). Decommissioned in 1963.