
Caption | Type IXC/40 U-Boat U-185 foundering in the mid-Atlantic after an aerial depth charge attack by a TBF-1 Avenger from Escort Carrier USS Core, 24 Aug 1943. 36 were rescued while 43 perished. ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 24 Aug 1943 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Atlantic Ocean | |||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||
Added Date | 1 May 2014 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". |
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1 May 2015 10:51:26 PM
At the time of her sinking, U-185 had 76 officers and men aboard which was well above the standard compliment. U-185 had taken aboard several survivors of U-604 which was sunk 13 days before.