U166 (1942)

U-166 was a Type IXC German U-boat dispatched to the Gulf of Mexico in the summer of 1942 to attack Allied ships and disrupt the transportation of goods and materials out of American ports. Hitler’s U-boat campaign sent 24 U-boats to the Gulf, ultimately sinking 56 merchant ships and damaging many others. The 252-foot by 22-foot,…

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U166 (1942)