USS Eagle 56 (PE 56)
| Name | USS Eagle 56 (PE 56) | ||
| Type: | Corvette (Eagle) | ||
| Tonnage | 430 tons | ||
| Completed | 1919 - Ford Motor Company, Detroit MI | ||
| Owner | United States Navy | ||
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| Date of attack | 23 Apr, 1945 | Nationality:  American | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-853 (Helmut Frömsdorf) | ||
| Position | Grid BA 89 | ||
| Complement | 62 officers and men (49 dead and 13 survivors). | ||
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| Notes on loss | On 23 Apr, 1945, the USS Eagle 56 (PE 56) sank after a heavy explosion off Portland, Maine. U-853 was operating in the area, but did not report her success, because she was herself lost some days later. The survivors reported the sighting of a conning tower and saw the colours of the emblem on U-853. In June 2001 the US Navy finally changed its assessment of the loss of USS Eagle 56 (PE 56). The original assessment claimed that the ship had been sunk by a boiler explosion - in stark contrast to what the survivors of the ship reported. | ||
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