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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.
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 ...
Pages in category "World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,125 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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);
The USS Cobia submarine sank 13 ships and rescued seven downed American pilots during World War II. The US Navy submarine is open to the public for tours at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc.
German submarine U-123 was a Type IXB U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine that operated during World War II. After that conflict, she became the French submarine Blaison (Q165) [1] until she was decommissioned on 18 August 1959.
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 ...
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 ...