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| 2 Sunken Japanese Subs Are Found Off Hawaii |
| 2009-11-14 |
| Researchers on Thursday announced the discovery of two World War II Japanese submarines, including one meant to carry aircraft for attacks on American cities and the Panama Canal, in deep water off Hawaii, where they were sunk 63 years ago. The submarines, among five that were captured by American forces at the end of the war and taken to Pearl Harbor for study, were found off Oahu at a depth of about 2,600 feet using submersibles from the Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory, which is financed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and located at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The five were towed to sea in 1946 and torpedoed, and the researchers said one probable reason for that was to avoid having to share any of the technology with the Russian military.... Mr. Kerby said the discovery of the I-401 helped lead the researchers to the I-14. When the I-401 was announced, retired Navy personnel contacted the laboratory to describe what happened to some of the other subs. One sailor provided 16-millimeter footage he had taken of the I-14 being torpedoed. While shooting the event, he panned the camera to show Diamond Head and other features on the coast. “We were able to pick some landmarks and triangulate and get a rough position of where the I-14 went down,” Mr. Kerby said.... |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #2 I-401 was a monster sub carring below deck bombers. Check it out on the web... |
| Posted by: borgboy 2009-11-14 23:48 |
| #1 "...to avoid having to share any of the technology with the Russian military..." I'm curious about that--did we have any such agreement with the USSR to give them intel on Japanese technology? After all, they weren't interested in fighting in that theater until well after Germany was defeated, so they weren't exactly an ally in the Pacific War. |
| Posted by: Dar 2009-11-14 18:53 |