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title: Battle of the Atlantic, 1943
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20096/battle-of-the-atlantic-1943/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-02-25
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# Battle of the Atlantic, 1943

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## Image File

[![Battle of the Atlantic, 1943](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20096.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20096.png)

## Image Caption

A May 1943 showing a Dutch tugboat, the Zwarte Zee, towing a US freighter which is on fire after an attack by a German [U-boat](https://www.worldhistory.org/U-Boat/). The freighter was part of a convoy taking supplies from Marshall, Liberia to Freetown, Sierra Leone. (Imperial [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Museums)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, I. W. (2025, February 25). Battle of the Atlantic, 1943. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20096/battle-of-the-atlantic-1943/>
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "Battle of the Atlantic, 1943." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 25, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20096/battle-of-the-atlantic-1943/>.
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "Battle of the Atlantic, 1943." *World History Encyclopedia*, 25 Feb 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20096/battle-of-the-atlantic-1943/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205133324) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 25 February 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.