Abandoned WWII Base & U-Boat | Rhode Island - YouTube
WEBThis is abandoned World War II history…specifically, a secret coastal base used as a part of America’s defense network. Near this base one of the last naval ...
German U-Boat wreck off Rhode Island coast a dark reminder …
WEBNov 3, 2013 · On May 5, 1945, near Point Judith, R.I., the submarine torpedoed and sank the SS Black Point, carrying coal from New York to Boston. Twelve men died on the Black Point, the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in the Atlantic during the war. A group of Navy ships was nearby, en route to shore leave in Boston.
German U-Boat U-853 Stripped of Some of Its Major Artifacts
WEBOne of the significant stories of World War II emanating from the United States is the sinking of the German U-Boat 853 in Rhode Island waters on May 5, 1945, less than eight miles southeast of Point Judith.
World War II was almost over, but off R.I., a German submarine ...
WEBApr 30, 2020 · On May 5, 1945, just days before the end of the war in Europe, the German submarine U-853 torpedoed and sank Black Point, a coal-carrying collier, less than three miles southeast of Point...
Fisherman catches WWII bomb off RI coast from German U-Boat
WEBOct 28, 2022 · U.S. sinks German U-boats off Rhode Island in World War II. On May 6, 1945, U.S. Navy destroyers and a U.S. Coast Guard frigate went hunting for U-853, which a day earlier had...
New images of Rhode Island’s historic sunken submarines help URI ...
WEBThe U-boat sunk the merchant ship off Point Judith on May 5, 1945, and U.S. ships sunk the U-boat hours later. Both sunken vessels now serve as war graves. The new images show the U-boat largely intact but with a ruptured …
Scientists exploring wreck of sunken U-boat off Rhode Island
WEBSep 5, 2015 · PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Scientists are using submersibles to explore a German U-boat sunk 7 miles off the Rhode Island coast the day before Nazi Germany surrendered in World War II, and they’re streaming the attempts online as they work to learn more about shipwrecks and how they affect the environment. The submarine, U-853, was sunk in the ...
A piece of history: German U-boat wreck sits near Rhode Island shore
WEBNov 3, 2013 · Just before Nazi Germany surrendered, a U.S. Naval destroyer sank the U-853 sub seven miles off Rhode Island in what became known as the Battle of Point Judith.
Scientists exploring wreck of sunken U-boat off Rhode Island
WEBSep 4, 2015 · PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Scientists are using submersibles to explore a German U-boat sunk 7 miles off the Rhode Island coast the day before Nazi Germany surrendered in World War II, and...
U-boat wreck off R.I. coast a reminder of war and its cost
WEBNov 4, 2013 · On May 5, 1945, near Point Judith, R.I., the submarine torpedoed and sank the SS Black Point, carrying coal from New York to Boston. Twelve men died on the Black Point, the last US merchant ship...