Liner Ss Manhattan Aground at Palm Beach Florida (1941)
1941 · Short film · 3 min
Synopsis
This silent home movie shows Palm Beach, Florida in 1941, prior to the United States entering WWII but well into the U-boat campaign against British shipping. On the beach you'll see the wreckage of a destroyer or escort vessel that was likely the victim of a submarine attack. Also in this footage are scenes of the liner SS Manhattan, later known as the transport USS Wakefield. On January 11 of 1941, the Manhattan ran aground 300 yards off the beach roughly ten miles outside of Palm Beach. It…
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