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Off Point Judith, Rhode Island. A pattern of Hedgehog depth charges fired by the US Coast Guard-manned frigate USS Moberly explodes underwater. This sank the German submarine U-853. The Moberly operated as a unit of the Atlantic Fleet.


See File:U-853-sinking1.jpg for the circular pattern made by the depth charges striking the water before sinking.
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Source US Coast Guard Photo No. NRL(MOD) 29402. Downloaded from http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/PF63_Moberly.pdf
Author Unknown photographer
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This image or file is a work of a United States Coast Guard service personnel or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image or file is in the public domain (17 U.S.C. § 101 and § 105, USCG main privacy policy and specific privacy policy for its imagery server).

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current08:57, 26 June 2023Thumbnail for version as of 08:57, 26 June 2023351 × 278 (29 KB)The RedBurnColor balance
12:41, 3 January 2010Thumbnail for version as of 12:41, 3 January 2010351 × 278 (24 KB)Rcbutcher{{Information |Description=Off Point Judith, Rhode Island. A pattern of Hedgehog depth charges fired by the US Coast Guard-manned frigate USS Moberly explodes underwater. This sank the German submarine

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