U-85(wreck)
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World / United States / North Carolina
shipwreck, submarine
U-85 was German Type VIIB submarine of World War II.She was sunk by USS Roper on the 14 of April 1942,with the loss of all hands.
Caption for photo reads..." Divers check for corrosion on the German submarine U-85, which sank on April 14, 1942, off Hatteras Island. Its crew abandoned ship and begged for rescue, but all were killed when a Navy warship dropped depth charges on the sub. The inspection was part of a 2009 NOAA survey of North Carolina shipwrecks." thescuttlefish.com/tag/national-geographic/
Caption for photo reads..." Divers check for corrosion on the German submarine U-85, which sank on April 14, 1942, off Hatteras Island. Its crew abandoned ship and begged for rescue, but all were killed when a Navy warship dropped depth charges on the sub. The inspection was part of a 2009 NOAA survey of North Carolina shipwrecks." thescuttlefish.com/tag/national-geographic/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unterseeboot_85_(1941)
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Coordinates: 35°55'0"N 75°13'1"W
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