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A German U-boat brought WWII to RI's doorstep. Now it lies on the ocean floor
The German U-boat U-853 sank the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in WWII. Historian Tim Gray speculates that German U-boats may ...
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Nazis knocking on Louisiana's back door: Did Hitler send World War II U-boat to the Gulf Coast?
The story is true. The German sub officially was known as U-166. It was among a fleet of 23 sent to the Atlantic Ocean in the ...
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A German U-boat brought WWII to RI's doorstep. Now it lies on the ocean floor
The German U-boat U-853 was sunk ... It was the last U.S. merchant ship sunk before the war with Germany ended soon after. U-853 made a big mistake sinking that collier. The next day, a hunter ...