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
My Cooter's History Blog has become about 80% World War II anyway, so I figured to start a blog specific to it, especially since we're commemorating its 70th anniversary and we are quickly losing this "Greatest Generation." The quote is taken from Pearl Harbor survivor Frank Curre, who was on the USS Tennessee that day. He died Dec. 7, 2011, seventy years to the day. His photo is below at right.
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