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26-G-4557: Sinking of German U-boat, U-853, May 1945

26-G-4451: Sinking of German U-boat, U-853, May 1945. Scratch another German U-Boat. Jubilant over blasting a German submarine to the bottom in a recent sea fight, Coast Guardsmen aboard USS Moberly (PF-63) gather around the scoreboard to chalk up the victory. Image pertains to U-boat, U-853. Official U.S. Coast Guard Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/09/05).
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Caption: Sinking of German U-boat, U-853, May 1945. Crewmen of the Coast Guard manned frigate USS Moberly (PF-63) watch the surface boil as a pattern of Hedgehog depth charges scored a final kill, in the long, uphill battle against German U-boats in the Atlantic. Working in team work with three Navy vessels, the Coast Guard ship destroyed U-853. Official U.S. Coast Guard Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/09/05).
Accession #: 26-G-4557
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