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M$1 October 21, 2009 11:16 PM

Where was the USS Reuben James attacked by a U-Boat and sunk?

On October 31, 1941 the USS Reuben James was attacked by U-552 somewhere in the Atlantic. She was the first US Navy ship to be sunk in WW2. I would like to know where (latitude,longitude) the attack and sinking took place.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Reuben_James_(DD-245)

Hrm. Found this on uboat.net, not sure how to withdraw the question.

51.59N, 27.05W

http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1189.html
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lgalatea lgalatea
 
 October 21, 2009 11:36 PM
Here is all the info on Reuben James. She was sunk near Iceland at .51.59N, 27.05W - Grid AK 9922
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http://www.reuben-james.navy.mil/Site%20Pages/History.aspx
http://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1189.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Reuben_James_(DD-245)
http://www.argentia.org/misconception15.htm
http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/245.htm

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• Nice one. Thanks for the answer ;).

I discovered the uboat.net entry a little after I asked. But thanks for the effort anyway.


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lgalatea lgalatea
 
October 21, 2009 11:37 PM
To find detailed information about the sinking, you needed to know it was Erich Topp who was Kapitan. Here is a site about him: http://uboat.net/men/topp.htm

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