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An anti-aircraft ship that sank in Portland Harbour on the coast of Dorset, England, a day after suffering heavy damage in a German dive bomber attack. 50°34′37″N 002°25′10″W / 50.57694°N 2.41944°W / 50.57694; -2.41944 ( HMS Foylebank
The Torpedo Alley, or Torpedo Junction, off North Carolina, is one of the graveyards of the Atlantic Ocean, named for the high number of attacks on Allied shipping by German U-boats in World War II. Almost 400 ships were sunk, mostly during the Second Happy Time in 1942, and over 5,000 people were killed, many of whom were civilians and ...
Pages in category "World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 820 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page)
Two sunken vessels from WWII were recently found off the coast of North Carolina. Researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration discovered the Nazi U-boat 576 and the ...
It’s possible some of the sailors’ bodies are still in the wreck — but where is it? WWII mystery turns 80: Torpedo-struck ship and its crew vanished off NC coast in 1942 Skip to main content
The Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, located in Hatteras Village, focuses on the history of this area and features many artifacts recovered from area shipwrecks. Among the better known shipwrecks were the USS Monitor , a participant in the famous Battle of Hampton Roads during the American Civil War , and the Patriot which carried Theodosia ...
The naval trawler collided with USS Semmes ( United States Navy) in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Lookout, North Carolina, United States and sank on 6 April or 6 May 1942. Survivors were rescued by USS Semmes. [3] [4] Shch-304 Soviet Navy: World War II: The Shchuka-class submarine struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea sometime after 29 October ...
Throughout the Battle of the Atlantic, German U-boats patrolled Brazil’s coast, sinking some 34 vessels and killing 1,081 people, according to naval historian Roberto Sander, who wrote that the ...