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Diving into History: 3: Sinking the Maine

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John Nightingale retrieves the last of three stories submerged in three extraordinary shipwrecks.

On 23 March 1917 the SS Maine was steering a zig-zag course past Dartmouth, bound for Philadelphia to bring back crucial war supplies.

Britain was on her knees, facing defeat at the hands of the German submarine fleet. And Captain Ralph Wenninger in UC-17 had the Maine in his sights.

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Presenter:
John Nightingale
Producer:
Tim Malyon
Source: Radio Times

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