U-Boats in New England
September 12, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
An illustrated talk by maritime historian Eric Wiberg
Sunday, September 12th, 2021
Time: 4-5 p.m.
Starting weeks after Hitler declared war on the United States in mid-December 1941 and lasting until the war with Germany was all but over, 73 German U-Boats sustainably attacked New England waters, from Montauk, N.Y. to the tip of Nova Scotia at Cape Sable. Fifteen percent of these U-boats were sunk by Allied counter-attacks, five surrendered in the region, and three were sunk off New England—Block Island, Massachusetts Bay, and off Nantucket. There were 34 Allied merchant or naval ships sunk by these subs. Over 1,100 men were thrown in the water and 545 of them made it ashore in New England ports and 428 were killed. Importantly, saboteurs were landed at three locations: Long Island, Frenchman’s Bay, Maine and New Brunswick Canada. Wiberg’s talk chronicles these stories and more.
This illustrated talk will be both “In-Person” at the Museum and a Virtual Program. Seating is limited for those who wish to attend live. To guarantee a seat, please register in advance by emailing Pierce Rafferty at fimuseum@fishersisland.net, or by calling the Museum: (631) 788-7239.
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About Eric Wiberg
Eric Wiberg
Maritime historian Eric Wiberg moved to New England from the Bahamas for boarding school. He became a yacht captain (US Merchant Marine license, 1995), obtained a maritime law degree (2004), and a masters in marine affairs (2005). The founder of Echo Yacht Delivery (1999), Eric sailed over one hundred vessels globally. A Boston College graduate, he has studied geography in Oxford, law in Lisbon, and film in New York. The author of some 20 non-fiction books, his focus is on maritime casualties. He commercially operated a tanker fleet from Singapore, sold shipping news, marketed tugs to Europeans, and briefly salvaged a tanker platform in the Bahamas.
