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BrianR · 06-17-2004, 07:32 AM

NEW YORK, June 14 (Kyodo) — After being scuttled more than 58 years ago, a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s 24 submarines —the largest collection ever — were discovered in April off the coast of Nagasaki, a U.S. researcher said Monday.

“The area surveyed contained the remains of 24 submarines, the largest collection of sunken submarines in the world,” William Bryant, professor of oceanography at Texas A&M University and leader of the mission to pinpoint their exact location, told Kyodo News.

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06-17-2004, 07:32 AM	#1
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	WW II Japanese subs found NEW YORK, June 14 (Kyodo) — After being scuttled more than 58 years ago, a fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s 24 submarines —the largest collection ever — were discovered in April off the coast of Nagasaki, a U.S. researcher said Monday. “The area surveyed contained the remains of 24 submarines, the largest collection of sunken submarines in the world,” William Bryant, professor of oceanography at Texas A&M University and leader of the mission to pinpoint their exact location, told Kyodo News. The whole article can be found here. No subscription needed. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous