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| Sinking of U-58 by USS Fanning |
Edward E. Simmons
(1852-1931) |
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Acquisition Number: 45-106-C
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Status: Reproduction Available - Click Here
Until World War I, the use of submarines was very limited. Germany made substantive improvements to its submarines, called Unterseeboots, or U-boats, and began a campaign of unrestricted warfare against all merchant shipping. In part, these attacks drew the United States into the war in 1917. On 17 November 1917, USS Fanning (DD-37) became the first U.S. Navy ship to sink a German U-boat by firing a pattern of depth charges, a tactic that became standard in anti-submarine warfare.
Courtesy of Navy Art Collection, Naval History and Heritage Command
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