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Abbekerk’s aftermath: the ships

MS Abbekerk Abbekerk was not even three years old when she sunk. She sank not only distance-wise in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. She also sank at the crossing of two tectonic fracture zones: the Charlie-Gibb fracture (east-west) and...

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Abbekerk’s aftermath: The Battle of the Atlantic

The fall and winter of 1942 were the low point of the battle measured by the number of merchant ships sunk. But it also marked a change, although not recognized at the time. During the spring of 1943 the Allied...