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On 24 Feb 2004 23:43:12 GMT, (JAXAshby) wrote:

"On 8 October 1916 Fanning put out of Newport, R.I., to search for the crews of
ships sunk not far from Nantucket Light

Ship by the German submarine U-58. The destroyer recovered six survivors and
landed them at Newport the next day. The presence of U-58 led to the
speculation that a secret German submarine base might exist in the Long Island
Sound-Block Island Sound area;"


U-853 - 41º 13.606' / 71º 25.119'

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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10 - Fish
20 - Eat
30 - Sleep
40 - Goto 10