Well, I just looked into it, and it turns out they did. The U-853, which lies 121 feet deep and 8 miles east of Block Island, was one of many German U-boats that brought a mostly faraway war to ...

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 have entered Narragansett Bay before the U.S. officially entered WWII.

German submarines sank 56 Allied ships in the region and damaged another 14, losing just one of their own in the process ...

German intelligence was vital during WWII, making recovery efforts for the sinking U-boat a top priority for the Navy task group. German Capt. Harald Lange, who commanded the U-505, ordered the ...

During World War II, German submarines, or U-boats, wreaked havoc on Allied shipping. Using tactics and stealth and aided by intelligence reports on the merchant vessels, U-boats targeted these ...

As the USS Borie prepared to ram a German U-boat in the early morning hours of Nov. 1, 1943, the sailors on the Navy destroyer braced for impact. Turbulent waters in the north Atlantic Ocean ...

One of the deadliest military machines of World War II was the infamous German U-boat. While most people know a little about U-boats and are more than aware that they're submarines, one thing that ...

A German U-boat torpedoed the Norlindo on May 4, 1942, off Southwest Florida’s Dry Tortugas, and it sank so quickly that five of the 28 men aboard did not have time to escape.

The German U-boat U-853 was sunk off the coast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, in May 1945, marking the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in WWII. Historian Tim Gray speculates that German U-boats may ...

The U-853, which lies 121 feet deep and 8 miles east of Block Island, was one of many German U-boats that brought a mostly faraway war to the coastal United States. Advertisement ...