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.

Monday, February 16, 2015

Allied Ships Sunk Off Cape Hatteras During World War II-- Part 1

From the Dive Hatteras site "Shipwreck Diving in Cape Hatteras."

AUSTRALIA--  Texas Oil Co..  Large tanker sunk by U-332 March 16, 1942.  In two sections at 100 feet.  Artifacts and sharks.

BRITISH SPLENDOUR--  British tanker sunk April 6, 1942.  100 feet, visibility usually good.

DIAMOND SHOALS LIGHTSHIP--  Sunk by shellfire from U-140.  180 feet deep.

EMPIRE GEM--  British tanker 143 feet deep.  Called the "Gem" by divers.

KASSANDRA  LOULOUDIS--  Carrying war materials bound for Britain.  75-80 feet deep.

LIBERATOR--  Torpedoed in 1942.  110 feet deep and near the AUSTRALIA.

--GreGen

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