U166 (1942)
By A Mystery Man Writer
Description
U-166 was a Type IXC German U-boat dispatched to the Gulf of Mexico in the summer of 1942 to attack Allied ships and disrupt the transportation of goods and materials out of American ports. Hitler’s U-boat campaign sent 24 U-boats to the Gulf, ultimately sinking 56 merchant ships and damaging many others. The 252-foot by 22-foot,…
The conning tower and stern section of U-166 (Courtesy of the Lophelia
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U-BOAT TYPE IXC GERMAN SUBMARINE, ATTACK IN THE ATLANTIC, KRIEGSMARINE UNTERSEEBOOT 1942,PHOTOCOPIED PLAN. PHOTO OF 5 DIFFERENT TYPE OF U-BOATS.
U-BOAT TYPE IXC GERMAN SUBMARINE PLAN ATTACK IN THE ATLANTIC UNTERSEEBOOT 1942
U-166 (Wreck)
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