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Warship Sunk by the Nazis During World War II Located Off the Coast of BrazilA German submarine torpedoed the "Vital de Oliveira" in July 1944, killing some 100 of the 270 crew members onboard ...
After more than 80 years hidden beneath the waves off Rio de Janeiro, the location of a Brazilian troop transport ship ...
A World War Two ship torpedoed by Adolf Hitler has been discovered along the coast of Rio De Janeiro using sonar imaging.
The Vital de Oliveira was a civilian ship, built in 1910 and outfitted as an auxiliary naval craft when Brazil entered World War II on the side of the Allies. It was transporting supplies ...
The Wellington Trust has received a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, enabling the ship to open to more visitors ...
At just 17 years old, Joseph Coy left Pittsfield High School to enlist in the Navy, serving on Utah Beach on D-Day and later ...
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