SS David H. Atwater
The SS David H. Atwater was a United States Merchant Marine coastal steamer which was sunk on 2 April 1942 by gunfire from German submarine U-552, commanded by the U-boat ace Erich Topp, during World War II. The circumstances of the destruction of the vessel along with almost all of its crew fueled persistent rumours at the time of war crimes being perpetrated by Nazi Germany's U-boat fleets on the high seas against shipwrecked allied sailors.
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SS David H. Atwater
The SS David H. Atwater was a United States Merchant Marine coastal steamer which was sunk on 2 April 1942 by gunfire from German submarine U-552, commanded by the U-boat ace Erich Topp, during World War II. The circumstances of the destruction of the vessel along with almost all of its crew fueled persistent rumours at the time of war crimes being perpetrated by Nazi Germany's U-boat fleets on the high seas against shipwrecked allied sailors.
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Sunk byGerman submarine U-552, 2 April 1942, betweenCape CharlesandCape Henlopen
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June 1919
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SS David H. Atwater
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Atwacoal Transportation Co., Fall River, MA
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U.S. Shipping Board
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Steam cargo ship
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