A fact from SS Gulfamerica appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 December 2007, and was viewed approximately 6,000 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that U-boat commander Reinhard Hardegen deliberately placed his submarine in danger during the sinking of the SS Gulfamerica by refusing to risk hitting civilians onshore?
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