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French submarine that vanished in 1968 located in Mediterranean

4 weeks 1 day ago By Main Minion

France's defence Minister Florence Parly announced a new search for Minerve at the beginning of 2019, backed by the latest technology and naval vessels, following fresh demands from the families of deceased sailors to find the remains of their lov

Rare WWII German submarine located in the North Sea

1 year 4 months ago By Main Minion

The U-3523 was of the new and highly advanced type XXI U-boats that could have revolutionized the submarine war if enough boats had been completed in due time.

Nazi gold rumors

Resting at 123m

German WWI U-boat in good condition found off Belgian coast

1 year 11 months ago By Main Minion

The UB II-type submarine was found 25-30 meters (82-98 feet) below the surface on the floor of the North Sea.

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American Civil War sub crew accidentally killed themselves, researchers find

1 year 12 months ago By Rosemary E Lunn

Despite her small size, the 12m (40ft) mini-submarine was one of the first subs to be used in conflict.

British WW2 sub located in the Med

3 years 2 months ago By Main Minion

A team led by Genoa-based diver wreck-hunter, Massimo Domenico Bordone, found the remains at about 100 metres deep, about 5 nautical miles east of the isle of Tavolara, off Sardinia.

WW2 British sub HMS Tarpon found off Jutland

3 years 5 months ago By Main Minion

HMS Tarpon left Portsmouth on 5 April 1940 and ordered to Norway. On the 10th Tarpon was ordered to take up a new position but was never heard from again.

Russian mini-sub found in Swedish waters is 100 years old

4 years 3 weeks ago By Main Minion

Sweden's military has now analyzed the video footage provided by Swedish wreckhunter group Ocean X Team and concluded that it is the wreck of a Russian submarine that sank after a collision with a Swedish vessel in 1916 during the First World War.

US Civil War Wreck: H.L. Hunley Sub

4 years 7 months ago By Main Minion

Until the wreck's discovery, few, apart from history buffs and academia, would have associated this popular seaside town with such an intriguingly unique and important part of naval history.

U-Boats - Separating Cultural Myth from Historical Reality

4 years 10 months ago By Main Minion

On land, artifacts from different periods can get mixed up. And, most artifacts recovered from sites on land are mere remnants— broken bits and pieces that were either thrown away intentionally or were left behind accidentally.

WW1 Russian submarine located by Estonian divers

4 years 12 months ago By Main Minion

The 400-ton craft, commissioned in 1911, was the biggest in the pre-revolutionary fleet. During the first world war she served in the Baltic Fleet making 16 patrols and unsuccessfully attacked the German coastal defense ship SMS Beowulf.

Operation Deadlight

5 years 1 month ago By Main Minion

On the January 30, the U-2511 finished its test trip in the Bay of Dantzig with Adelbert Schnee and his crew who already had a lot of experience with U-boats. He also commanded successfully the U-201 with which he sunk several ships.

Visiting the HMS m/A1 Submarine Protected Wreck Diver Trail

5 years 1 month ago By Main Minion

The project was launched by the English Heritage as part of an initiative to create up to a dozen trails by 2018 for historic wreck sites from the 17th to 20th centuries.

Finnish divers locate intact WW1 German submarine in the Baltic

5 years 2 months ago By Main Minion

In the beginning of World War I the German submarine U-26 disappeared without a trace

WWII Nazi U-boat discovered in Java Sea

5 years 8 months ago By Scott Bennett

Indonesian divers have discovered the wreck of a WW2 Nazi U-boat, with 17 skeletons of its crew still aboard. A tip-off from local divers led a team to the wreck, located 100km northeast of Karimunjawa Island off Java.