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  2. Action of 27 March 1942 - Wikipedia

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    USS Atik (Lieutenant Commander Harry Lynnwood Hicks), was originally a merchantman named SS Carolyn which was converted to a Q-ship after America's entry into World War II. Atik displaced 6,610 tons with a crew of 141 men and an armament of four 4 in (100 mm) naval guns, eight machine guns and six K-guns.

  3. USS Atik - Wikipedia

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    Atik (AK-101) was placed in commission at 16:45 on 5 March 1942, at the Portsmouth Navy Yard. At the outset, all connected with the program apparently harbored the view that neither ship "was expected to last longer than a month after commencement of [her] assigned duty." Atik ' s holds were packed with pulpwood, a somewhat mercurial material ...

  4. Category : World War II naval ships of the United States

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  5. March 1942 - Wikipedia

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    German submarine U-123 sank the American Q-ship USS Atik. German submarine U-587 was depth charged and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by British warships. Joe Louis knocked out Abe Simon in the sixth round at Madison Square Garden to retain the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship. [41] Born: John Sulston, biologist, in Cambridge, England (d. 2018);

  6. USS Asterion (AK-100) - Wikipedia

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    AK-101 aka USS Atik, sister ship of the USS Asterion After brief sea trials, Asterion sailed for her assigned patrol area on 23 March 1942, in company of Atik . Each ship was to proceed independently under the guise of a tramp steamer, in the hope of luring a U-boat to the surface and destroying the submarine with gunfire before she realized ...

  7. USS Harder: Wreck of famed US Navy World War II sub ... - AOL

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    The wreck of one of the most storied US Navy submarines of World War II has been found in the South China Sea eight decades after its last patrol, the Navy’s History and Heritage Command said ...

  8. Category : World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean

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    A. MV Abosso; German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee; SS Adolph Woermann; SS Aenos (1910) SS Aguila (1916) French submarine Ajax; German trawler V 420 Alcyon; RFA Aldersdale

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