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was hit by a torpedo but it had no effect. A second spread missed their target but a final shot hit the ship at 5:08 am, sinking the vessel, killing twenty-eight men and sending another twenty-two into the water. The action occurred early in the morning, and the gunners aboard had not been able to
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with depth charges. The attack was successful and the U-boat sank with 29 hands. Seventeen survivors then went adrift in lifeboats for two days; when they were rescued by
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2240:1-4102-0192-9
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2188:on 2012-07-11
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2183:
2182:"San Delfino"
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1486:depth charges
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1078:Bay of Biscay
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1056:SL 138/MKS 28
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1429:Bedfordshire
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1373:Norwich City
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1227:
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1189:World War II
1180:shipping by
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1149:7–8 May 1945
1144:5–6 May 1945
1139:Point Judith
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399:Port Chicago
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387:Fort Stanton
367:Fort Stevens
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285:St. Lawrence
77:Belligerents
29:World War II
2395:Hoyt, Joe.
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2100:. uboat.net
2074:. uboat.net
1887:USCGC
1872: /
1692: /
1600:Horst Degen
1554: /
1366:San Delfino
1342: /
1317:San Delfino
1309:San Delfino
1205:Outer Banks
1102:Capture of
865:Bell Island
814:Connecticut
629:Nordseetour
571:River Plate
448:River Plate
404:Fort Lawton
355:Los Angeles
302:Bowmanville
290:Bell Island
205:40 captured
165:Karl Dönitz
144:Ernest King
2430:Categories
2356:2012-11-21
2335:2012-11-21
2314:2012-11-21
2293:2012-11-21
2272:2012-11-21
2251:2011-04-01
2213:2012-11-21
2192:2011-04-01
2167:2012-11-21
2146:2012-11-21
2125:2012-11-21
2104:2012-11-21
2078:2012-11-21
2054:2012-11-21
2026:2012-11-21
2003:References
1930:Navy Cross
1922:Charleston
1894:Lieutenant
1608:firing pin
1570:Bainbridge
1297:Royal Navy
1295:including
1293:Empire Gem
1277:Empire Gem
1262:Empire Gem
1231:Empire Gem
1223:Empire Gem
770:Postmaster
702:Rheinübung
203:100 killed
2380:11 August
1747:USS
1744:destroyer
1657:USS
1604:deck guns
1568:USS
1565:destroyer
1414:USS
1197:civilians
1072:Stonewall
1046:Sept-Îles
999:Black May
902:SG 6/LN 6
558:Gibraltar
536:Caribbean
361:Pastorius
266:Caribbean
46:1942–1945
1991:See also
1803:Hatteras
1793:and the
1783:Virginia
1524:sea mine
1416:Asterion
1266:SS
1242:and six
1133:Teardrop
1092:Lyme Bay
803:27 March
714:Bismarck
526:Americas
51:Location
27:Part of
1860:76°35′W
1857:34°21′N
1779:Hampton
1680:75°07′W
1677:35°11′N
1614:, only
1542:75°51′W
1539:36°52′N
1453:trawler
1393:steamer
1330:75°06′W
1327:35°35′N
1185:U-boats
881:Laconia
792:Neuland
686:4 April
461:Pelikan
454:Bolívar
393:Pelikan
345:Ellwood
308:Kiebitz
117:Germany
2237:
1918:Icarus
1910:U-boat
1906:Icarus
1902:Icarus
1889:Icarus
1885:, the
1881:, off
1821:Icarus
1819:USCGC
1742:, the
1659:CG-470
1591:YP-389
1583:YP-389
1482:Lowman
1463:Lowman
1411:Q-ship
1357:under
1301:Venore
1281:Venore
1268:Venore
1256:under
1236:tanker
1182:German
1178:Allied
1168:, off
1120:BX 141
1110:HX 300
1051:ON 207
1036:SC 143
1019:SC 130
1014:SC 129
1009:HX 237
994:HX 231
979:HX 228
974:SC 121
964:ON 166
959:SC 118
937:ON 154
932:ON 153
927:ON 144
922:SC 107
917:SL 125
912:HX 212
907:SC 104
892:SC 100
875:ON 127
860:ON 122
850:ON 115
845:ON 113
825:6 June
752:HX 156
722:HX 133
696:HX 126
691:OB 318
681:HX 112
676:OB 293
664:HX 106
658:Berlin
415:Elster
273:Canada
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88:
65:Result
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1981:U-701
1965:U-701
1952:U-701
1941:U-701
1914:U-352
1839:U-352
1826:U-352
1810:U-352
1774:Roper
1770:Roper
1758:Roper
1749:Roper
1664:U-701
1648:'
1641:U-701
1621:U-701
1596:U-701
1529:U-701
1477:U-558
1403:U-203
1354:U-203
1164:, or
1115:WEP 3
1104:U-505
1026:Faith
1004:ONS 5
984:UGS 6
954:SG 19
887:SQ 36
870:QS 33
855:SC 94
840:QS 15
835:SL 78
830:HG 84
820:ON 92
808:OG 82
798:ON 67
786:SC 67
757:HG 76
747:SC 48
742:HG 73
737:SC 42
732:OG 71
727:OG 69
671:HG 53
652:SC 20
647:SC 19
635:HX 90
623:HX 84
618:HX 79
608:HX 72
598:HX 65
588:HX 49
583:HX 47
2382:2015
2235:ISBN
1934:U352
1787:U-85
1766:U-85
1762:U-85
1754:U-85
1735:U-85
1722:U-85
1711:U-85
1581:USS
1497:HMT
1461:HMT
1459:and
1427:HMT
1371:HMT
1314:The
1273:U-66
1253:U-66
1228:The
1199:and
1160:The
1126:1945
1086:1944
969:UC 1
949:TM 1
943:1943
763:1942
641:1941
613:SC 7
603:SC 2
577:1940
565:1939
55:off
43:Date
1829:to
1801:in
1724:at
1627:SS
1474:of
1384:SS
1307:SS
1285:SOS
1221:SS
1187:in
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