| Destroyer Letting Go Depth Charges Off Stern D-Day Minus 1 |
| Mitchell Jamieson |
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Accession Number: 88-193-RM
Original work: Drawing
Original size: 9.75 by 13 inches
One of the dangers to the invasion fleet was the threat of German U-boats attacking the tightly packed ships. Nazi submarines had proven their ability to wreak havoc on Allied trans-Atlantic cargo and troop convoys from the beginning of the war, so they posed a significant threat. In the days before D-Day, Allied destroyers and other anti-submarine warfare ships patrolled the English Channel to destroy or drive away any lurking enemy subs. The U.S. Navy destroyer here unleashed its depth charges (barrels of high explosives detonated underwater by time fuses) in an attempt to destroy a suspected German submarine contact. The high water plume on the horizon shows where a depth charge has exploded. The destroyer’s crew was at "general quarters" battle-stations, with each officer and sailor wearing a steel helmet and life preserver.
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