U-85 Lifejacket

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On April 13, 1942 the destroyer USSRoper(DD-147) spotted the Type VIIB U-boat, U-85, sitting in shallow water off the coast of North Carolina.

After receiving heavy fire fromRoper, the captain of U-85 scuttled the U-boat and the crew abandoned ship.Roperdropped eleven depth charges after U-85 was abandoned, believing that other U-boats were nearby, killing the entire of crew of U-85.Read more

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