From the February 6, 2017, Fox News Science "German WWII U-boat discovered off the Azores."
The wreck of the U-581 was found in an announcement made this week. The U-boat is 2.953 feet down off the south coast of Pico Island in the Azores. It was sunk in 1942, after an attack by the British destroyer HMS Westcott.
The ship was sunk by depth charges on February 2, 1942. The ship's commander ordered the crew to abandon ship and all but 4 of he 46-man crew survived. One of the sub's officers, Walter Sitck, swam four miles to Pico Island and later made his way back to Germany. The other 41 were rescued and became prisoners of war.
Always An Exciting Bit of News When the Wreck of a Ship Is Found. --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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