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The action of 27 March 1942 was a naval encounter between the United States and Germany during World War II in the Atlantic Ocean.While patrolling 300 nmi (560 km; 350 mi) off Norfolk, Virginia, an American Q-ship encountered a U-boat and a short surface engagement ensued.
The steel-hulled, single-screw steamer Carolyn was laid down on 15 March 1912 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, for the A. H. Bull Steamship Lines; launched on 3 July 1912, sponsored by Ms. Carolyn Bull (for whom the ship was probably named), a granddaughter of the shipping firm's owner, Archibald Hilton Bull (1847–1920), and delivered on 20 ...
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 ...
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 .
The USS Amesbury is well-documented as a hazardous shipwreck split in two off South Florida, but a mystery has emerged from its heyday as a naval destroyer in World War II.. A log that details the ...
World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean (1 C, 820 P) Pages in category "Shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 378 total.
USS Comte de Grasse United States Navy: 7 June 2006: A Spruance-class destroyer sunk as a target 275 nautical miles (509 km; 316 mi) off North Carolina. USS Conolly United States Navy: 29 April 2009: A Spruance-class destroyer sunk as a target off Florida. USCGC Coos Bay: United States Coast Guard: 9 January 1968
The ship was knocked out of the war and although repaired, she did not see active service after World War II. She was scrapped in 1973. USS Wasp (CV-18), on 19 March 1945, was hit with a 500 lb armor-piercing bomb which penetrated both the flight and hangar decks, then exploded in the crew's galley. Many of her shipmates were having breakfast ...