German Sub Found Near Nantucket
In 2012, a German U-550 submarine was found off of Nantucket, Massachusetts. There the sub had been attacking merchant ships and also creating blackouts in cities on the coast. Apparently, this U-550 torpedoed a gasoline tanker in April 1944. Despite hiding under the tanker, the USS Joyce located the sub and sent down depth charges. The sub resurfaced and was rammed by another of the American tanker escorts and the Americans attacked with two final depth charges, forcing the crew to abandon and explode the sub to scuttle it. Thus, the sub sunk and remained under water for close to 70 years!
German Sub Found Near Nantucket
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