I've read about Hemmingway going fishing and claiming he sunk a u-boat with some hand grenades. I've tried searching online but my searches always seem directed at incidents where u-boats sunk civilian vessels.
Are there any confirmed sinking of u-boats by civilian ships?
Not to take away from your question, but /u/thefourthmaninaboat has information on this in Were there any reports of merchant marines sinking or damaging U-boats in WW2?