
Caption | Boarding party from Coast Guard cutter Spencer approaching the U-175 after the sub was forced to the surface by depth charges, North Atlantic, 500 nautical miles WSW of Ireland, 17 Apr 1943. Minutes later, U-175 sank. ww2dbase | ||||||||||
Photographer | Jack January | ||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Coast Guard | ||||||||||
Identification Code | 26-G-1514 | ||||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 17 Apr 1943 | ||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Atlantic Ocean | ||||||||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||||
Added Date | 24 Jun 2019 | ||||||||||
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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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