By far the largest number of Allied ships were sunk off Cape Hatteras and the North Carolina coast during the first eight months after the U.S. entry into World War II. Other than persons living along the shore, many Americans didn't even know the attacks were taking place by the U-boats as the U.S. government downplayed it.
MANUELA-- Freighter sunk by the U-401 on June 24, 1942. 150 feet deep.
TAMAULIPAS-- tanker carrying 10,200 tons of oil, torpedoed April 10, 1942. 160 feet deep.
TARPON-- U.S. submarine that foundered under tow. 140 feet deep.
U-701-- Ten miles east of Diamond Shoals Tower, mostly covered with sand.
LST-471-- On shore in the Rodanthe area. Served in the Pacific during the war and being towed to scrapping with the LST-292. A storm blew both ashore. Due to beach erosion, now 250 yards off the beach.
--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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