German submarine U-85 (1941)
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U-85 was a German Type VIIB U-boat sunk on April 14, 1942, off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, by the destroyer USS Roper, making it the first U-boat sunk by United States forces in World War II. It rests in the Atlantic waters off the Outer Banks, an area often called the Graveyard of the Atlantic due to the number of wartime wrecks scattered along this stretch of coast. The wreck lies broken on the sandy bottom.
Marine life here
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Loggerhead Sea TurtleCaretta carettaReported here · unconfirmed
Spiny DogfishSqualus acanthiasReported here · unconfirmed
Longfin Inshore SquidDoryteuthis pealeiiReported here · unconfirmed
Clearnose SkateRostroraja eglanteriaReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Rock CrabCancer irroratusReported here · unconfirmed
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