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View from United States Coast Guard cutter Spencer as she approached U-175 after being forced to the surface by depth charges and just before U-175 sank, North Atlantic, 500 nautical miles WSW of Ireland, 17 Apr 1943.

Caption     View from United States Coast Guard cutter Spencer as she approached U-175 after being forced to the surface by depth charges and just before U-175 sank, North Atlantic, 500 nautical miles WSW of Ireland, 17 Apr 1943. ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Coast Guard
Identification Code   26-G-1516
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Black May   Main article  Photos  
U-175   Main article  Photos  
Spencer   Main article  Photos  
Photos in Series See all photos in this series
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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