USS Eagle Boat 56

USS Eagle 56 (PE-56) was a United States Navy World War I–era patrol boat that remained in service through World War II. On 23 April 1945, while towing targets for U.S. Navy bomber exercises off the coast of Maine, Eagle 56 was sunk by the German submarine U-853. Only 13 of the 62 crew survived.

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PE-56
Eagle-class patrol craft, patrol vessel, United States Navy, 

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  USS Eagle Boat 56 ⓘ
  1919 Eagle-class patrol craft

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  USS S-21 ⓘ
  1920 S-class submarine

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1919-08-15T00:00:00Z

1919-08-15T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1919-03-25T00:00:00Z

1919-03-25T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1690-01-01T00:00:00Z

1690-01-01T00:00:00Z

1690 Battle of Fort Loyal

1703-08-10T00:00:00Z

1703-08-19T00:00:00Z

1703 Battle of Falmouth

1863-06-27T00:00:00Z

1863-06-27T00:00:00Z

1863 Battle of Portland Harbor

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1690	Battle of Fort Loyal	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1703	Battle of Falmouth	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Portland Harbor	battle	Wikidata
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Eagle Boat 56	patrol vessel, Eagle-class patrol craft	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS S-21	S-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1943	New England Shipbuilding Corporation	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1942	Battery Steele	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort McKinley	artillery fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Scammel	artillery fort, human settlement	Wikidata
site	fort		Harbor Defenses of Portland	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1678	Fort Loyal	fort, Kingdom of Great Britain	Wikidata
site	fort	1794	Fort Sumner	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1808	Fort Preble	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1865	Fort Gorges	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1898	Fort Levett	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1898	Fort Williams	fort	Wikidata