CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine - A private dive team has found the last U.S. Navy warship to be sunk by a German submarine in World War II. The sinking of the USS Eagle PE-56 on April 23, 1945, was originally blamed on a boiler explosion. But the Navy determined in 2001 that it had been sunk by a German submarine.
Its exact location remained a mystery - until now.
Expert Garry Kozak announced this week that a diver used sonar data to locate the vessel's bow and stern in June 2018. The wreckage is about 5 miles off the coast of Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
The Eagle was towing a practice target for dive bombers when it sank. Only 13 of the 62 crew members survived. Several reported seeing a submarine.