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WWII 41 Missing After German U-Boat Attack Off New Jersey Coast
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keywords: wwii, sinking of us tanker rp resor, german submarine u-578
Synopsis: An enemy German Submarine U-578 devastates the US tanker R.P. Resor carrying almost 79,000 barrels of crude oil with 4 torpedoes with 41 seamen perishing in the attack off the coast of Manasquan NJ...(read more)
- Date: 1942
- Duration: 00:00:57
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: United States
WWII 41 Missing After German U-Boat Attack Off New Jersey Coast
Mistaken by the watch on the tanker R.P. Resor as a fishing boat with lights ablaze, a German submarine torpedoes and sets fire to the ship. All are lost but two crew members.
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- Newsreels: 1942 - March 2
