From January to July 1942, more than seventy-five ships sank to North Carolina\'s "Graveyard of the Atlantic" off the coast of the Outer Banks.
The U-85 was the first U-boat sunk by American surface forces, and local divers later discov.
A Standard oil tanker sank just sixty miles from Cape Hatteras.
Germany\'s Operation Drumbeat, led by Admiral Karl Donitz, brought fear to the local communities.
German U-Boats sank ships in some of the most harrowing sea fighting close to America\'s shore.
From January to July 1942, more than seventy-five ships sank to North Carolina\'s "Graveyard of the Atlantic" off the coast of the Outer Banks