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__NOTOC__ } |} USCGC ''Icarus'' (WPC-110) was a steel-hulled, diesel-powered ''Thetis''-class patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard that patrolled the Eastern coast during World War II. In 1942, ''Icarus'' sank the U-boat ''U-352'' off the coast of North Carolina and took its survivors into custody as prisoners of war. ''U-352'' was the second World War II U-boat sunk by the United States in American waters, and the first one from which survivors were taken.〔''U-85'' was the first World War II U-boat sunk by U.S. coastal defenses; there were no survivors.〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=U.S. Coast Guard Combat Victories of World War II )〕 Built by Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine, ''Icarus'' was delivered on March 29, 1932 and commissioned on April 1, 1932. After a shakedown cruise, she reported to the New York Division's Special Patrol Force, where she supported the Coast Guard's efforts against rum-runners until Prohibition ended in 1933, continuing after that to perform general law enforcement duties and rescue patrols. In November 1941, with World War II nearly two years underway, the Coast Guard was transferred from the U.S. Treasury Department to the U.S. Navy. Germany declared war on the U.S. on December 11, 1941, and ''Icarus'' was rearmed and assigned to the Eastern Sea Frontier for patrol duty off the East Coast. German U-boats quickly became a serious threat on the East Coast, sinking approximately 80 ships between January and April 1942, with U.S. defenses only managing to sink one U-boat () during that period. ==''U-352'' incident== While in Torpedo Alley, off the coast of Cape Lookout en route to Key West on May 9, 1942, ''Icarus'' picked up a contact on sonar, and a torpedo exploded nearby. ''Icarus'' anticipated the presumed U-boat's next move and dropped 5 depth charges at the site of the prior torpedo explosion. As sonar picked up a moving target again, ''Icarus'' moved to intercept, dropping two more depth charges, apparently hitting their target as bubbles were seen rising to the surface. Passing the spot again, ''Icarus'' dropped three more charges. Shortly thereafter, surfaced, and ''Icarus'' opened fire with machine guns and prepared for a ramming maneuver. When the U-boat's crew abandoned ship, ''Icarus'' ceased fire, releasing one last depth charge over ''U-352'' as it sank beneath the water. The only U-boat previously sunk on the East Coast had gone down with all hands, and there were no standing orders concerning the rescue of survivors. ''Icarus'' had to call both Norfolk and Charleston before receiving authorization to pick up ''U-352's'' survivors.〔https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGeRDFImSeU〕 Forty minutes after the incident, ''Icarus'' picked up 33 of its crew, including ''U-352's'' commander, Kapitänleutnant Hellmut Rathke, and delivered them to the Commandant of the 6th Naval District at Charleston Navy Yard the next day. For his actions in sinking ''U-352'', Lieutenant Maurice D. Jester, commander of the ''Icarus'', was awarded the Navy Cross.〔(DAVID AND GOLIATH: The ICARUS And THETIS Battle German U-boats ), U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office, Accessed August 16, 2007.〕 There were only six Coast Guard recipients of the Navy Cross during World War II.〔(US Coast Guard Recipients of the Naval Cross ), Pueblo Medal of Honor Foundation, Accessed August 16, 2007.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USCGC Icarus (WPC-110)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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