Record #:

35938

Author(s):

Williams, Sheree; Rollinson, Bobby

Abstract:

Mrs. J.D. Barnett recounted the WWI sinking of the Diamond Shoals lightship by German submarines, an event reported in the local newspaper. As for the source of the entire story, that her father in law, captain of the sunken lightship.

Source:

Sea Chest (NoCar F 262 D2 S42), Vol. 1 Issue 3, Spring 1974, p21-23

Subject(s):

Submarines (Ships)--Germany--History; Submarines (Ships); World War I; Diamond Shoals Lightship; Diamond Shoals--History; Cape Hatteras Lighthouse