"A Nautical Knife Fight" Topic

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Editor in Chief Bill	02 Apr 2024 7:54 p.m. PST
In one of the more dramatic duels at sea during the Battle of the Atlantic, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Spencer attacked, boarded, and sank a convoy-stalking U-boat. USNI: link
Shagnasty	03 Apr 2024 8:29 a.m. PST
They were excellent and quite handsome ships.
gamertom	03 Apr 2024 4:35 p.m. PST
I wondered if the movie, The Enemy Below, was inspired by this action, but Wikipedia says The Enemy Below had a historical precedence of the destroyer escort, USS Buckley, ramming a U-boat.

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