26-G-1519: Sinking of German submarine U-175, April 1943
![26-G-1519: Sinking of German submarine U-175, April 1943. The submarine was sunk off south-west of Ireland by USCGC Spencer (WPG-36) on April 17, 1943. These seven helmeted Coast Guardsmen are pictured aboard USCGC Spencer (WPG-36) just after their engagement. The Popeye cartoon above them tells what happened. Official U.S. Coast Guard Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/09/05). 26-G-1519: Sinking of German submarine U-175, April 1943. The submarine was sunk off south-west of Ireland by USCGC Spencer (WPG-36) on April 17, 1943. These seven helmeted Coast Guardsmen are pictured aboard USCGC Spencer (WPG-36) just after their engagement. The Popeye cartoon above them tells what happened. Official U.S. Coast Guard Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/09/05).](/content/history/museums/nmusn/explore/photography/wwii/wwii-atlantic/battle-of-the-atlantic/engagements-german-uboats/1943-attacks-german/1943-april-17-u-175/26-g-1519/_jcr_content/mediaitem/image.img.jpg/1678467764959.jpg)
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