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"17/4/43. Sequence of images showing the sinking of the German Type IXC submarine U-175 by US Coastguard cutter Spencer. Forced to the surface after severe damage from depth charging, the captain and 12 crewmen were killed by gunfire, but 41 others abandoned the boat and were rescued. #NavalHistory"
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"U-175 surfaces in front of USS Spencer. Its pressure hull had been ruptured by depth charges, disabling the electric motors and damaging the batteries, releasing chlorine gas. 📷 NHHC 26-G-1513"
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"Damage to the U-Boat is clearly visible in this image. Spencer and another vessel, USCG Duane, had opened fire on the crew as they emerged from the conning tower, believing they may attempt to reach the deck guns. 📷 NHHC 26-G-1512"
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"As the remaining crew abandoned U-175, a party from Spencer attempted to go on board, but the boat sank before anything could be retrieved. 📷 NHHC 26-G-1514"
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"Coastguardman William Crumbaugh wipes blood from the face of the U-Boat’s chief engineer, after he was rescued by USCGC Spencer. He had been wounded by shrapnel in the action that sank his submarine. 📷 NHHC 26-G-1575"
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