After being abandoned by her crew, an American boarding party comes alongside the damaged German U-505 off the West African coast, 4 Jun 1944. Destroyer Escort USS Chatelain circles the capture.

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Caption     After being abandoned by her crew, an American boarding party comes alongside the damaged German U-505 off the West African coast, 4 Jun 1944. Destroyer Escort USS Chatelain circles the capture. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Atlantic Ocean
Date 4 Jun 1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy
Identification Code   80-G-49166
 
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Photos on Same Day 4 Jun 1944
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Photo Size 942 x 764 pixels



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