The last battle of the Atlantic

By Bill Palmer

Subjects: Submarine, Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945, Accidents, Naval Military operations, Submarine disasters, Naval operations, Histoire, World War, 1939-1945, Sauvetage, U-853 (Submarine), Submarines (Ships), Shipwrecks, Naufrages, Sous-marins, History, Salvaging, Opérations sous-marines

Description: Out in the cold Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Rhode Island, lies the remains of what was once a feared and mighty hunter. Its's not a fish or shark, for that matter its not even a marine creature. It's what men feared the most when they went to sea aboard their vessel back in the World War II years. It's a German Submarine called a U-Boat. The U-853 was the last German submarine sunk in World War II. She was sunk with all hands just minutes before World War II ended. The once mighty hunter feared by all who put to sea, now lies in 130 feet of water off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, her grave marked only by a circle on the nautical charts, DANGER Unexploded Depth Charges, May 1945.