The SS Robert E Lee and U166 sunk within several minutes of each other during World War II Take >Exploring the Wreck of German German U166 Sunk off US Coast U166 was one of two UBoat wrecks in the Gulf of Mexico The boat was sunk early on in World War II, sinking only four ships before being destroyed by a US Naval vessel next to its final target, the Robert E Lee, in 1942 German submarine U166 was a Type IXC Uboat of NaziMapping a German Uboat E/V Nautilus revisits the wreck of German Uboat U166, sunk in the Gulf of Mexico during World War II On this trip, the main goal was to map the wreck using Hercules ' highresolution mapping system
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