Lost on April 7, 1942, during World War II’s Battle of the Atlantic off North Carolina’s coast, the tanker British Splendour lies as a reminder of how close the war came to American shores.
British Splendour
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Lost on April 7, 1942, during World War II’s Battle of the Atlantic off North Carolina’s coast, the tanker British Splendour lies as a reminder of how close the war came to American shores.
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