Battle of Point Judith
The Battle of Point Judith is the popular name for a naval engagement fought between the United States and Nazi Germany during World War II on May 5 and 6, 1945 - with Germany on the verge of total defeat and surrender, and Hitler having already died by suicide. American surface combatants and two blimps sank a German U-boat off Point Judith, Rhode Island in one of the last actions of the Battle of the Atlantic. The SS Black Point a 368-foot, 7,500-ton coal ship was sunk at the start of the Battle.
| Battle of Point Judith | |||||||
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| Part of World War II | |||||||
Sailors aboard USS Moberly firing on U-853. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Germany | ||||||
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Sea Destroyer Ericsson 2 destroyer escorts Frigate Moberly Collier Black Point Air: 2 blimps | Submarine U-853 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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12 killed Black Point sunk |
55 killed U-853 sunk | ||||||
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