The discovery of U-215

Gezoes · 01-22-08, 08:56 PM

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/natio...at_040713.html

I just watched the 'Seahunters' episode (2004) about this VIID, U-215. Anyone else ever catch it?

I wondered though. When the anchor eventually hooks up with the wreck, the divers catch her with the anchor exactly stuck in or near the mining tubes... I suppose you have to connect a buoy somehow, but is that normal procedure?

And also, the mines were still there, they could see them in the tubes. Could they have gone off given this 'lucky' anchor? :hmm:

The wreck was fairly intact and closed up. The team also searches for a Liberty Cargo, SS Alexander Macomb, U-215 supposedly attacked near the Canadian/US coast.

Sniper_Fox · 01-22-08, 09:04 PM

they'd better leave it as is and where it is... damn people these days digging up ships and moving them... warships are supposed to be the sailors graves... you cant mess with that stuff.

snwcrsh · 01-22-08, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Sniper_Fox

they'd better leave it as is and where it is... damn people these days digging up ships and moving them... warships are supposed to be the sailors graves... you cant mess with that stuff.

I guess that's about what ancient Egypts would think, too.

ReallyDedPoet · 01-22-08, 09:17 PM

Guys I am going to move this to the General Topics Forum, not as related to the game, more about history.

Edit: one of the other Mods will move it here: Sub & Naval Books, Films, and Models.

RDP

01-22-08, 08:56 PM	#1
Gezoes XO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 435 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	The discovery of U-215 http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/natio...at_040713.html I just watched the 'Seahunters' episode (2004) about this VIID, U-215. Anyone else ever catch it? I wondered though. When the anchor eventually hooks up with the wreck, the divers catch her with the anchor exactly stuck in or near the mining tubes... I suppose you have to connect a buoy somehow, but is that normal procedure? And also, the mines were still there, they could see them in the tubes. Could they have gone off given this 'lucky' anchor? :hmm: The wreck was fairly intact and closed up. The team also searches for a Liberty Cargo, SS Alexander Macomb, U-215 supposedly attacked near the Canadian/US coast. __________________ If I wasn't a little mad, I'd go mad.

01-22-08, 09:04 PM	#2
Sniper_Fox Engineer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North of Malta, shadowing your pretty little C3 Cargo! Posts: 212 Downloads: 15 Uploads: 0	they'd better leave it as is and where it is... damn people these days digging up ships and moving them... warships are supposed to be the sailors graves... you cant mess with that stuff. __________________ Im a one U-boat wolfpack. Ive hit the bottom of the Mediterranian at 250 metres in my VIIC and brought that babe back up, and still made it back to La Spezia. Ive sunk more destroyers than I have merchants...youll wish you never sailed into U-87s hunting grounds. When you pull into port, dont lull yourself into a false sense of security, your mines and subnets are just a petty challenge for my crew and I.

01-22-08, 09:17 PM	#4
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The one and only East Coast Posts: 10,775 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Guys I am going to move this to the General Topics Forum, not as related to the game, more about history. Edit: one of the other Mods will move it here: Sub & Naval Books, Films, and Models. RDP __________________ Back in the Day Last edited by ReallyDedPoet; 01-22-08 at 09:27 PM.