"Hitler's Lost Sub""In 1991, a fisherman's net snagged on a massive object on the seafloor 60 miles off the coast of New Jersey. Professional diver John Chatterton went down to investigate and discovered an intact German U-boat from World War II, complete with unexploded torpedoes and the remains of its crew. Astonishingly, neither the American or British authorities, nor even the German government, had any record of a U-boat having sunk there.
Chatterton and his diving partner Richie Kohler set out to establish the submarine's identity. After six years of work, which included the tragic loss of three divers, they finally did so. The boat is U-869, a submarine previously thought lost off the coast of Morocco."
Scott and I watched the
NOVA PBS documentary of Chatterton's efforts to identify this sub last night on DVD. It's a fascinating story, and one any history buff may enjoy. To think that in all, Germany commissioned 1407 U-Boats, is a staggering fact. Even moreso is it to realize just how close some of them really came to America's East Coast -- without us ever knowing!
Historical U-Boat Archives:
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