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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 ...
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);
USS Atik (AK-101) (antisubmarine operations) 27 March 1942 27 March 1942 USS Asterion (AK-100) (antisubmarine operations) 22 March 1942 31 January 1943 Task Group 21.13 12 July 1942 28 August 1942 Convoy TAG 18 1 November 1942 6 November 1942 Convoy SC 107: 3 November 1942 8 November 1942 Task Group 21.14 27 July 1943 10 September 1943
The destroyer USS Shaw was split in two by a great explosion. Shortly after 9:30 am, the Japanese withdrew back to their carriers. The damage to Pearl Harbor was great. The USS Arizona, USS Utah, and USS Oklahoma were completely sunk and were out of service for the remainder of the war. A further 16 ships were sunk or written off as losses ...
Over 80 years later, Dec. 7, 1941 is a date that still lives in infamy. The attack on Pearl Harbor launched the United States into World War II and left an indelible scar on the American psyche ...
An appeal to self-interest during World War II, by the United States Office of War Information (restored by Yann) Wait for Me, Daddy , by Claude P. Dettloff (restored by Yann ) Selection on the ramp at Auschwitz-Birkenau at Auschwitz Album , by the Auschwitz Erkennungsdienst (restored by Yann )
The List of ships of the Second World War contains major military vessels of the war, arranged alphabetically and by type. The list includes armed vessels that served during the war and in the immediate aftermath, inclusive of localized ongoing combat operations, garrison surrenders, post-surrender occupation, colony re-occupation, troop and prisoner repatriation, to the end of 1945.