I 400 found off Hawaii

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/10493255/Missing-WW2-mega-submarine-found-off-Hawaii.html

Lincsaddick

Shame it's not the mythical UBoat supposedly stuffed to the gills with gold, diamonds and Rembrandts

A-R-T-H-U-R

It's Japanese, not German, and a revolutionary piece of maritime history.

smudge7946

Why was it sunk in 1946?

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To stop the Russians getting the idea of the submarine as a regional threat weapon (and an submersible aircraft carrier) as opposed to simply being a ship-sinker.

BIG_ROB

smudge7946 said:

Why was it sunk in 1946?

Cause it was Japanese, a legitimate target any time!

Uboat

I feel I should comment, but have nothing to say.
Not that that normally stops me, obviously.

A-R-T-H-U-R

A simple summary here might interest/enlighten you, Rob
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_during_World_War_I
There's an interesting memorial in Malta to the Japanese navy men killed in support of Mediterranean operations in WW1


U boat - you might enjoy this book I just finished reading. ;-)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sunk-The-Story-of-the-Japanese-Submarine-Fleet-Hashimoto-Mochitsura-/190872251398?pt=Antiquarian_Books_UK&hash=item2c70df6c06