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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.
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);
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.
Pages in category "Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 496 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. (previous page) .
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 ...
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 ...
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