The German U-boat U-853 sank the last U.S. merchant ship sunk in WWII. Historian Tim Gray speculates that German U-boats may have entered Narragansett Bay before the U.S. officially entered WWII.

U.S. warplanes blasted the U-boat during target practice. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A team of shipwreck hunters has ...

Under the command of Lt. Cmdr. Maurice Jester, the Coast Guard cutter Icarus, shown here, sank a German U-boat off the North Carolina coast during WWII. (U.S. Coast Guard) After the Japanese aircraft ...

U-111 is the last known enemy submarine wreck from WWI in waters off the eastern seaboard—and never should have been found. A stereo card image of surrendered German submarines moored at the British ...