Paid programs are sponsored by the Friends of the Maritime Museum in Beaufort.
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MARITIME HERITAGE SERIES: U-boat Attack on the Caribsea, WWII
March 7 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Free
Join Education Curator Benjamin Wunderly to learn about the wreck of the Caribsea, a casualty of World War II. On March 11, 1942, this cargo freighter was sunk by the German U-boat 158 off Cape Lookout while heading from Santiago de Cuba to Baltimore, Maryland. The Caribsea went through waters off our coast that became known as ‘Torpedo Junction,”
where German submarines lay in wait to attack merchant vessels. There were 28 men on board the Caribsea when it was attacked, including an Ocracoke man. Come learn about their fate and how these two ships came to cross paths in this tale of war on the coast.
The program is part of our Maritime Heritage Series, informal lectures held in the museum auditorium and focused on North Carolina’s rich maritime history, coastal environment, and culture. Admission is free, and registration is not required.
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