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Burial at sea honors aboard escort carrier USS Card in the North Atlantic, 6 Jul 1944. The services were for German Navy Kapitänleutnant Hans Steen, captain of U-233 who had been captured but then died of his wounds. [Colorized by WW2DB]

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Caption     Burial at sea honors aboard escort carrier USS Card in the North Atlantic, 6 Jul 1944. The services were for German Navy Kapitänleutnant Hans Steen, captain of U-233 who had been captured but then died of his wounds. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via NavSource
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Conclusion of the Battle of the Atlantic   Main article  Photos  
Card   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 731 x 513 pixels
Photos on Same Day 6 Jul 1944
Photos at Same Place Atlantic Ocean
Added By David Stubblebine
Colorized Date 24 Feb 2023
Licensing  Public Domain. Please support Paul Yarnall's effort with his navsource.org project.

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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
28 Oct 2021 04:56:24 PM

Note that Kapitänleutnant Steen’s shroud is covered with the chaplain’s pennant rather than the flag of any nation.

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