Many Americans are unaware of the number of Allied ships sunk off the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf coasts during World War II, but even fewer, including myself until a couple years ago, knew that there was U-boat activity off the Atlantic coast even during World War I.
From the August 31, 2015, MarineLink.com "historic WWI Shipwreck Survey Underway" by Eric Hawn.
The NOAA, USCG and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management began a survey of the Diamond Shoal Lightship No. 71 on August 30th. This is the only American lightship sunk by enemy action during World War I. And you thought it was only fought over in Europe. Actually, ships were sunk off the U.S. coast by German U-boats.
The shipwreck is located off the coast of Beaufort, North Carolina, where it warned ships of the ever dangerous Diamond Shoals. Just recently, the shipwreck was added to the NRHP.
The survey is being done by the research ship Sand Tiger. Also participating are East Carolina University and the UNC Coastal Studies Institute.
--CooterLight
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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