WW1 German U boat found.

andym · 03-30-09, 04:16 PM

WW1 German U boat found.

Underwater footage from the wreck of a German U-boat sunk more than 90 years ago has been released. The vessel - the U-40 - was recently discovered by divers off the coast of Eyemouth in Berwickshire.
It is thought to have been among the first to have been lured by a decoy trawler and then torpedoed by a British submarine during the First World War.
It is the second such discovery in the waters off the Scottish Borders after a similar U-boat find in January 2008.
The U-40 was discovered by a team of divers from Eyemouth-based Marine Quest about 40 miles off the Berwickshire coast.
It was sunk on 23 June 1915 with the loss of 29 German sailors.
According to Iain Easingwood of Marine Quest it took a lot of preparation to pinpoint the location of the U-boat.
"Given the history and amazing story behind the U-40, this is probably our most significant find to date," he said.
"There are so many other wrecks out there in the North Sea and we will be on the lookout for another exciting find."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...nd/7971642.stm

SteamWake · 03-31-09, 03:17 PM

Bump cause its pretty cool !

FIREWALL · 03-31-09, 03:26 PM

Thx for sharing this SteamWake

I'm always a little saddened when I see these reports.

SteamWake · 03-31-09, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Thx for sharing this SteamWake

I'm always a little saddened when I see these reports.

Uhh all I did was bump it, andym gets credit

UnderseaLcpl · 03-31-09, 11:36 PM

Thanks, andym

Bump 4 awesome.

03-30-09, 04:16 PM	#1
andym Weps Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 365 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 2	WW1 German U boat found. WW1 German U boat found. Underwater footage from the wreck of a German U-boat sunk more than 90 years ago has been released. The vessel - the U-40 - was recently discovered by divers off the coast of Eyemouth in Berwickshire. It is thought to have been among the first to have been lured by a decoy trawler and then torpedoed by a British submarine during the First World War. It is the second such discovery in the waters off the Scottish Borders after a similar U-boat find in January 2008. The U-40 was discovered by a team of divers from Eyemouth-based Marine Quest about 40 miles off the Berwickshire coast. It was sunk on 23 June 1915 with the loss of 29 German sailors. According to Iain Easingwood of Marine Quest it took a lot of preparation to pinpoint the location of the U-boat. "Given the history and amazing story behind the U-40, this is probably our most significant find to date," he said. "There are so many other wrecks out there in the North Sea and we will be on the lookout for another exciting find." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...nd/7971642.stm __________________ GWX 3.0 GOLD,SH3 Commander.

03-31-09, 03:17 PM	#2
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03-31-09, 03:26 PM	#3
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Thx for sharing this SteamWake I'm always a little saddened when I see these reports. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

03-31-09, 11:36 PM	#5
UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks, andym Bump 4 awesome. __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force