Hitler's Secret WW2 Weapon that May Have Almost Hit the White House

April 24, 1945. Edsall-class destroyer USS Flaherty vigilantly patrolled the perilous North Atlantic on the hunt for a horde of deadly German U-boats. Under the codename Operation Teardrop, she formed part of a 24-vessel barrier force whose mission was not only to stop the Nazi submarines from torpedoing crucial Allied supply ships but to prevent a much more terrifying scenario: a devastating U-boat-based missile attack on the mainland United States itself.

As Flaherty roved the vast ocean, suddenly, her radio crackled to life with alarming news: fellow destroyer USS Frederick C. Davis had been hit by a German acoustic homing torpedo, and things didn’t look good. Without wasting a moment, Flaherty dashed through the waves as quickly as she could toward the floundering Davis, determined to save as many souls as possible.

Arriving within minutes, Flaherty was met with a scene of utter chaos and destruction. Davis had broken in two and was rapidly succumbing to the depths as her unfortunate crew fought for their lives among the wreckage and oil slicks. Flaherty’s men managed to haul three survivors from the frigid waters before her lifesaving mission was abruptly interrupted by an urgent message from her sonar operator: the attack’s wily perpetrator was still lurking nearby. With other Allied ships taking over rescue responsibilities, Flaherty was free to focus on her new objective: revenge.

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