The USS President Lincoln-- Part 2: Out of the "Danger Zone" Or So They Thought

From the Naval History and Heritage Command  "The Sinking of the USS President Lincoln."

There were 715 aboard the ship, mostly the crew but also 30 Army officers and men returning to the United States.  Some were sick and two were totally paralyzed.

The President Lincoln was with three other troop transports steering a zig-zag course in line abreast formation.

They had left Brest, France, two days earlier with a destroyer escort but were now unescorted as it was believed they were out of the "Danger Zone" where they might be attacked by a German U-boat.

--Cooter