×
Home Intro People Events Equipment Places Maps Books Photos Videos Other Reference FAQ About
  ☰   

World War II Database

Escort Carrier USS Card in the North Atlantic photographed 10 Aug 1943 amid the large oil slick left by German submarine U-664, sunk by Card aircraft the day before.

Caption     Escort Carrier USS Card in the North Atlantic photographed 10 Aug 1943 amid the large oil slick left by German submarine U-664, sunk by Card aircraft the day before. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy via NavSource
Identification Code   80-G-74187
More on...   
Conclusion of the Battle of the Atlantic   Main article  Photos  
Card   Main article  Photos  
Photos on Same Day 10 Aug 1943
Photos at Same Place Atlantic Ocean
Added By David Stubblebine

This photograph has been scaled down; full resolution photograph is available here (1,006 by 712 pixels).

Licensing  Public Domain. Please support Paul Yarnall's effort with his navsource.org project.

Additionally, 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".

Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you.
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop



Did you enjoy this photograph or find this photograph helpful? If so, please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 per month will go a long way! Thank you.

Share this photograph with your friends:

 Facebook
 Reddit
 Twitter

Stay updated with WW2DB:

 RSS Feeds

Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
28 Oct 2021 04:34:45 PM

The large shadow that appears to be covering most of the ship is either damage to the print from which this image was scanned or is the shadow of the camera against the inside of the glass canopy this photograph is taken through. Either way, it wasn’t there surrounding the ship at the time.

All visitor submitted comments are opinions of those making the submissions and do not reflect views of WW2DB.

Posting Your Comments on this Topic

Your Name
Your Email
 Your email will not be published
Comment Type
Your Comments
 

Notes:

1. We hope that visitor conversations at WW2DB will be constructive and thought-provoking. Please refrain from using strong language. HTML tags are not allowed. Your IP address will be tracked even if you remain anonymous. WW2DB site administrators reserve the right to moderate, censor, and/or remove any comment. All comment submissions will become the property of WW2DB.

2. For inquiries about military records for members of the World War II armed forces, please see our FAQ.
Change View
Desktop View

Search WW2DB


Modern Day Location
WW2-Era Place Name Atlantic Ocean
Lat/Long 40.2000, -37.4833
Random Photograph

Map of Flensburg, Germany, circa 1925; note Flensburger Schiffbau old shipyard (alte-werft) and new shipyard (neue-werft) marked with arrows


Current Site Statistics

Famous WW2 Quote
"No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. You win the war by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country!"

George Patton, 31 May 1944


Support Us

Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 a month will go a long way. Thank you!

Or, please support us by purchasing some WW2DB merchandise at TeeSpring, Thank you!