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FV Lark, Boston fishing schooner, shelled by U-107/Simmermacher 13 July 1944 off NS Canada, all survived
SS Herftford of UK sunk by German sub U-571 off New England 29 March 1942 en route from Australia, 4 died
Database of over 200 mailboats in Bahamas 1800s to present
by Eric Wiberg
Schooner Yacht ALICADA, Jack Lightbourn 1920s-c.1940 unknown whether became a mailboat
SS Fort Binger torpedoed, damaged by U-588/Vogel 17 May 1942,Free French crew tried to ram, fought sub off
HMCS Cornwallis sunk off Mt. Desert Maine in Dec 1944 by U1230/Hilbig; 43 perished
SS Cherokee under Twiggs E. Brown sunk by U-87/Berger on 15 June 1942 off Cape Cod, loss of 86 lives.
by Eric Wiberg
SS Black Point sunk Point Judith RI last week of WWII vs. Germans by U-853 off Point Judith, Rhode Island May 5, 1945
by Eric Wiberg
MV Berganger, sunk by U-578/Rehwinkel 2 June 1942 SE of Block Island, 42 men 1 girl rescued various boats
Tanker Atlantic States struck by torpedo from U-879/Manchen on 5 April 1945 off Cape Cod, towed Boston
S/V Angelus, sailing barquentine sunk by U-161/Achilles off New England 19 May 1943; 8 of 10 crew froze
by Eric Wiberg