Battles Off the Inlet
In World War II, battles were fought in the shadow of the [Hillsboro] lighthouse. German subs patrolled offshore; one grounded on the reefs. IN may 1942, the tanker Lubrofol was torpedoed off Hillsboro Beach. A naval patrol boat rescued all but two of the crew. In 1943, a German sub was captured close to shore; later, another was bombed and sunk south of the light.
Excerpted from The Florida Lighthouse Trail, edited by Thomas W. Taylor (Pineapple Press, 2001), p.60.
