Block Island
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Block Island is an island of the Outer Lands coastal archipelago in New England, located approximately 9 miles south of mainland Rhode Island and 14 miles east of Long Island's Montauk Point. The isla
Block Island looking north over Block Island Sound. The coast of Rhode Island is seen in the distance.
The Niantics defending themselves on Block Island in the summer of 1637
The Block Island Southeast Light
New Harbor - The Great Salt Pond
German submarine U-853
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German submarine U-853 was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. Her keel was laid down on 21 August 1942 by DeSchiMAG AG Weser of Bremen. She was commissioned on 25
Block Island
…island, as it could not be effectively defended from enemy invasion, but the islanders chose to stay. Days before the war ended against Germany, the Battle of Point Judith took place seven miles to the northeast of the island. In 1963, the island was transferred from Newport County to Washington County…
USS Moberly launches a hedgehog weapon against U-853
Hedgehog charges detonate on the ocean floor
Synthetic aperture sonar imagery of the German submarine U-853.