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  • ️Tue May 01 1945

The U-boat war in Maps

This is the battleground of Operation Drumbeat. The first boat lost on the US East Coast was the U-85 in April, 1942. 7 boats were lost around Cape Hatteras, the rest of the boats lost in North American waters are further north along the coast and out of Newfoundland.

U-boats lost near the Cape Hatteras

Legend

1942. 1943. 1945.

Click on any marker to see the boat's number. Left double-click to zoom-in. Right double-click to zoom-out.

7 German U-boats lost near Cape Hatteras, USA. See our larger map for the entire USA coast.

The Maps