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The U-352 is a German Type VIIc U-Boat, 218 ft. long. It
was sunk May 9, 1942, by depth charges from the US Coast Guard Cutter Icarus. Some
of the U-352s crew were rescued by the Icarus and interned as
POWs until the end of WWII.The U-352 now lies on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, about 25
miles from Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina. It is 115 ft. deep
and sits on the bottom with a heavy list to starboard.
At first glance the U-352 seemed relatively intact, closer inpection
reveals that every object that could possibly be removed has been. Deck
guns, hatch covers, etc... have long ago been stripped away from it.The long boat ride to this wreck is somewhat offset by the warm
clarity of the Gulf Stream waters so far from the coast.
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