From the Encyclopedia of North Carolina.
Four German U-boats were sunk off North Carolina's coast during World War II.
From north to south:
U-85-- Sunk 14 April 1942 by USS Roper.
U-701--Sunk 7 July 1942 by American Hudson aircraft.
U-576-- Sunk 15 July 1942 by two Kingfisher aircraft and vessel Unicol.
U-352-- Sunk 9 May 1942 by USS Icarus (Coast Guard)
The year 1942 marked the heighth of the U-boat attack on U.S. shipping along the US coasts.
And Many Americans Didn't Even Know About It. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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