Original: 1944 & ndash ; World War II : A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy captures the German submarine U-505 & ndash ; the first time a U.S. Navy vessel had captured an enemy vessel at sea since the 19th century .
Simplified: 1944 - World War II : A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy capture the German submarine U-505 , marking the first time a U.S. Navy vessel captured an enemy vessel at sea since the 19th century .