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I 400 found off Hawaii
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Shame it's not the mythical UBoat supposedly stuffed to the gills with gold, diamonds and Rembrandts0
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It's Japanese, not German, and a revolutionary piece of maritime history.0
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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.
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I feel I should comment, but have nothing to say.
Not that that normally stops me, obviously.0 -
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
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