Trinidad Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. Though geographically part of the South American continent, from a socio-economic standpoint it is often referred to as the southernmost island in the Caribbean. With an area of , it is also the fifth largest in the West Indies. The original name for the island in the Arawaks' language was "Iëre" which meant "Land of the Hummingbird". Christopher Columbus renamed it "La Isla de la
Actions of 5–6 May 1945 closed and dropped 13 depth charges in a single attack, which destroyed "U-881" with the loss of all hands. These were the last U-boats destroyed in action in American waters; on 8 May, the Germans surrendered, and the last active U-boats in American waters gave themselves up to units of the USN and RCN. Actions of 5–6 May 1945 The last actions of the Battle of the Atlantic in American waters took place on 5–6 May 1945. There were two such actions, against off the Rhode Island coast and , south of Cape Race, both sunk during the same period.