Underwater footage of sunk U-boat

verticalization · 03-30-09, 04:02 PM

This is awesome.. Divers found the wreckage of U-40, sunk off the Scottish coast, in 1915
The video includes footage of the wreck, and a pretty good explanation of what happened to the boat.

jumpy · 03-30-09, 04:31 PM

crappy youtube... 'not available in your country'

XabbaRus · 03-30-09, 05:14 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7972476.stm

Schroeder · 03-30-09, 05:15 PM

Use a foreign proxy.

VipertheSniper · 03-30-09, 05:31 PM

@jumpy: I find it odd that since you're from the UK you can't view it...

great find verticalization

jumpy · 03-30-09, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

Use a foreign proxy.

not 'down' with that I'm afraid...

Platapus · 03-30-09, 08:08 PM

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Divers found the wreckage of U-40, sunk off the Scottish coast, in 1915

This had me confused as the U-40 was sunk 13 Oct 1939 in the English Channel.
http://uboat.net/boats/u40.htm

However, there is another U-40 during WWI

It was a Type U-31

http://uboat.net/wwi/boats/index.html?boat=40

Awkward that they reused the number like that.

Had me confused for a moment.

I am torn on this.

On one hand, I think it would be great to explore this piece of history.

On the other hand there are 29 dead seamen on board and their final resting place should not be disturbed

I don't know what should be done about this.

Requiescat in pace crew of the U-40. Although they had only one patrol and they did not sink any ships, they died in the service of their country.

verticalization · 03-30-09, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

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On the other hand there are 29 dead seamen on board and their final resting place should not be disturbed

I don't know what should be done about this.

Requiescat in pace crew of the U-40. Although they had only one patrol and they did not sink any ships, they died in the service of their country.

True that man.. i'm happy they discovered it, and have video of the boat itself.. but it is a final resting place, and i agree with you there, it shouldnt be disturbed otherwise

nikimcbee · 04-02-09, 07:31 PM

Did you see the size of that lobster!

Great video!

03-30-09, 04:02 PM	#1
verticalization Watch Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 23 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Underwater footage of sunk U-boat This is awesome.. Divers found the wreckage of U-40, sunk off the Scottish coast, in 1915 The video includes footage of the wreck, and a pretty good explanation of what happened to the boat.

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jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	crappy youtube... 'not available in your country' __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Did you see the size of that lobster! Great video! __________________

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VipertheSniper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austria Posts: 1,074 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	@jumpy: I find it odd that since you're from the UK you can't view it... great find verticalization