On April 23, 1945 patrol boat USS Eagle PE-56 was sunk by a torpedo fired from a German submarine, the U-853, just a few miles off the coast of Maine. Split in half by the blast, Eagle quickly sank to ...
Seventy-four years ago the USS Eagle 56 was towing targets for the U.S. Navy to perform bomber exercises a few miles off the coast of Maine when it was attacked by German submarine U-853. Several ...
Divers have discovered the wreck of one of the last U.S. Navy warships sunk by a German submarine during World War II. Patrol boat USS Eagle PE-56 was located by a private dive team just a few miles ...
Active U.S. Navy personnel and veterans gathered Tuesday in Cape Elizabeth to mark the 79th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Eagle 56 in 1945. The crew was remembered for their sacrifice and ...
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