U-boats Off the North Carolina Coast-- Part 3: March 1942

This month, the U-boat war along the North Carolina coast really kicked into high gear. Eight ships were sunk by German U-boats (plus one in a collision with a British warship) in January and seven in February. //// However, this month, the NC Wreck Diving Site lists 24 (although two appear to be listed twice, so at least 22). In addition, one, the schooner ANNA R. HEIDRITTER, ran aground off Ocracoke on March 1st. Another of the listings was a U.S. destroyer attacked by a merchant ship, so the number probably was twenty sunk by U-boats. I'll divide the list into three parts: //// March 7th: ARABUTA-- freighter, torpedoed and sunk by U-155; 1 killed. //// March 11th: CARIBSEA-- freighter, torpedoed and sunk by U-158; 21 killed. //// March 12th: JOHN D. GILL-- tanker, torpedoed and sunk by U-158; 23 killed. //// March 14th: OLEAN-- (also listed March 16th) tanker, torpedoes and sunk by U-158. //// --GreGen