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Old 12-19-06, 11:43 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Mast
Sonar in 1939? That doesn't seem right. I thought sonar came out in mid/late 1940.

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Actually the first active sonar was tested in 1918. By 1924 the British were equipping destroyer training squadrons with the device.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonar
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