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The 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Point Judith: The Fate of U-853 After Its Sinking; Bodies—and Bones—are Removed; What Happened to Hoffman's Body? - Online Review of Rhode Island History
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The U-853 and Black Point: Mapping and Assessing Rhode Island's Historic Submarines Using Synthetic Aperture Sonar: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
![World War II was almost over, but off R.I., a German submarine commander continued to prowl. The result, 75 years ago, was the Battle of Point Judith. World War II was almost over, but off R.I., a German submarine commander continued to prowl. The result, 75 years ago, was the Battle of Point Judith.](https://www.providencejournal.com/gcdn/authoring/2020/04/30/NPRJ/ghows-PJ-4752de0b-90b2-4e39-856a-eefb041c5a0f-1ef8019a.jpeg?width=660&height=466&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
World War II was almost over, but off R.I., a German submarine commander continued to prowl. The result, 75 years ago, was the Battle of Point Judith.
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New England Shipwrecks, U-853, USS Bass, Grecian, Suffolk - Photographs of James Lee, underwater, shipwreck, nature photographer.
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