German U-576 Departs Saint-Nazaire, France (IMAGE)

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German U-576 Departs Saint-Nazaire, France

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The German U-576 departs Saint-Nazaire, France, on the Atlantic coast, circa 1940-1942. The submarine was sunk in 1942 by aircraft fire after attacking and sinking the Nicaraguan freighter Bluefields and two other ships off North Carolina.

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Credit: NOAA, with permission from Ed Caram

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