Name/Title
"A German Submarine Gives Up Off the Coast of New Jersey"Entry/Object ID
2025.3.16Tags
CANNON-class, Destroyer escort, Depth chargeDescription
Newspaper clipping with multiple articles on surrendered and sunk U-boats. A photograph and caption show the capture of U-858 off the coast of Cape May, NY. Naval vessels, including what appears to a be a destroyer escort in the distance, along with a blimp surround the lethal sub.
A second article describes the sinking of U-853 off Point Judith, RI by warships, headlined by USS ATHERTON (DE-169).
A third claims a failed V-bomb attack on New York City by an unknown U-boat on 7 November 1944. No evidence or official reports are included.
Other articles tell the estimated number of U-boats that have surrendered since VE Day and that another was inbound to the United States.Collection
USS Snowden DE 246, USS Atherton DE 169
