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On March 9th, 1944, the Coast Guard-manned destroyer-escort USS LEOPOLD was torpedoed south of Iceland. The ship split in half, killing 171 Coasties and leaving only 28 survivors. She is the Coast Guard’s largest single loss of life in combat, and the first destroyer-escort sunk during the war
Something to remember this Memorial Day
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“When last seen, the LEOPOLD was apparently placing herself between the submarine and the convoy on a collision course at full speed.” / Report on the sinking of the Coast Guard-Manned Destroyer-Escort LEOPOLD / [hull: DE 319]