Photos Taken in Atlantic Ocean | World War II Database

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Cruiser USS Omaha (right) laying off the seized German blockade runner Odenwald in the South Atlantic, 6 Nov 1941. The Odenwald had been disguised as the US-flag ship Willmoto carrying rubber from Japan to Germany.	US Navy prize crew aboard the seized German blockade runner Odenwald in the South Atlantic, 6 Nov 1941. The Odenwald had been disguised as the US-flag ship Willmoto carrying rubber from Japan to Germany.

Sketch of the explosion on Hood by Royal Navy Captain J. C. Leach for the 2nd Board of Enquiry, 1941	Błyskawica in the North Atlantic, circa 1940s

Prototype of a Mark 24 acoustic homing torpedo being recovered after a test off Boston, Massachusetts, United States, early 1942.	Submarine Growler off Groton, Connecticut, United States for some pre-commissioning trials, 21 Feb 1942. Photo 1 of 2.

Submarine Growler off Groton, Connecticut, United States for some pre-commissioning trials, 21 Feb 1942. Photo 2 of 2.	Burning tanker SS R.P. Resor off the coast of New Jersey, United States after being torpedoed by German submarine U-578. Resor burned for 46 hours after being torpedoed before grounding off Barnegat Light.

US tanker Dixie Arrow burning after being torpedoed by German submarine U-71, off North Carolina, United States, 26 Mar 1942	Waves splashing onto the bow of HMS London, possibly in the Norwegian Sea, circa early- to mid-1942

HMS Edinburgh and the cruiser USS Tuscaloosa underway in the Atlantic Ocean while escorting USS Wasp, 3 Apr 1942; side 1 of photo	Oil tanker Byron T Benson burns on 5 Apr 1942 after being torpedoed the night before by U-552 ten miles off North Carolina, United States. 28 were rescued while ten perished. The ship burned for 3 days before sinking

Fletcher-class destroyer Nicholas on acceptance trials off Rockland, Maine, United States, 28 May 1942. Photo 1 of 3.	Fletcher-class destroyer Nicholas on acceptance trials off Rockland, Maine, United States, 28 May 1942. Photo 2 of 3.

Fletcher-class destroyer Nicholas on acceptance trials off Rockland, Maine, United States, 28 May 1942. Photo 3 of 3.	USS Wichita and HMS London escorting Allied convoy PQ-17, Jun 1942

US tanker Pennsylvania Sun burning after being torpedoed by German submarine U-571 in the Gulf of Mexico, 15 Jul 1942	German U-156 with its decks crowded with survivors from the British RMS Laconia prior to the submarine being attacked by an American bomber, Sep 15, 1942.

U-156 and U-507 with survivors of RMS Laconia in the Atlantic Ocean, 15 Sep 1942	Escort carrier USS Santee in Oct 1942, probably in Bermuda, preparing to cross the Atlantic for the Operation Torch landings in North Africa. Note SBD Dauntless, F4F Wildcat, and TBF Avenger aircraft on the flight deck.