USS Hugh L. Scott (AP-43) shipwreck

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USS Hugh L. Scott (AP-43)

USS Hugh L. Scott (AP-43)

USS Hugh L. Scott (AP-43) was a Hugh L. Scott-class transport ship. She was built in 1921 and spent 20 years in merchant service as a passenger and cargo liner. She was acquired for the United States Navy shortly before the USA entered the Second World War, served as a troopship in Operation Torch in November 1942 and was sunk by a U-boat four days later.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS Hugh L. Scott (AP-43)

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