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CAPTURE AND SINKING OF U-58 BY THE SS FANNING

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CAPTURE AND SINKING OF U-58 BY THE SS FANNING
CAPTURE AND SINKING OF U-58 BY THE SS FANNING
Scarce lithograph of a photograph of the crew of the German submarine U-58 and an American boarding crew shortly after the vessel's surrender on Nov. 17, 1917. The 20" x 16" presentation "THE NAVY'S FIRST U-BOAT CAPTURE" was clearly issued during the war and is set into a period frame. Some soiling else very good. USS Fanning and her sister destroyer USS Nicholson patrolled the eastern waters of the Atlantic on convoy and rescue duty. On Nov. 17, 1917 the sub's periscope was spotted and the vessel was forced to the surface following a depth charge run and shelling. The crew surrendered and the vessel was subsequently scuttled. Provenance: The War Museum.