The ship was transporting supplies and soldiers along the coast when it was torpedoed by German U-boat U-861 on the night ... to send troops to fight in World War II on behalf of the Allies ...

Two-part drama based on the true story of the Allied ship Laconia, sunk in WWII by a German U-Boat, which then surfaced against orders to rescue the civilian crew ...

These Zeiss binoculars were acquired by the current owner’s father, who was a submarine commanding officer during World War II. On May 10th, 1945, all the German U-boats were told to surrender.