August 7, 201213 yr Back from a couple weeks of holiday, and this local news story caught my eye ... U-boat search in Labrador river
August 7, 201213 yr Very probably not. On this trend serious comments about only 37 m long, river too small for navigation even of a Type VII, comments and designation of the only two U-boat lost near at that area, speculation about a near 1898 gunboat, and comments about this is a repetitive new from time to time ... http://uboat.net/forums/read.php?3,87011,87085#msg-87085
August 7, 201213 yr Very interesting! Quite similar to the U-166, which was sank in the Gulf of Mexico - of all places. Get info on it and see photos at the PastFoundation.org.
August 7, 201213 yr Author Oh, I'm seriously doubting whether it is actually a U-boat, but the story was interesting just the same. Keep in mind, as well, that the Churchill River of today is not the same river it was in the 1940s (then the Hamilton River), prior to the massive hydroelectric project of the late 60s. I should add that we have a LOT of wrecks around this part of the world, including U-boat victims that lie in water just a few miles from where I sit as I type this post.
August 7, 201213 yr Your right, but this story and the U-166 sheds a lot of light on the submarine war in the Atlantic during WWII. Many people think the engagements all took place in the bluewater portion of the Atlantic. What's amazing is, Hitler's boats were prowling the littoral - sometimes within sight of the land. There were stories in the press along the Gulf of Mexico coast during the war, the U-boats could be seen on the horizin in broad daylight and rumors abounded about collaborators, helping the enemy by refueling and resupplying them. When I read the initial post, it brought all of this info back to the forefront of my mind.
August 7, 201213 yr Author Your right, but this story and the U-166 sheds a lot of light on the submarine war in the Atlantic during WWII. Many people think the engagements all took place in the bluewater portion of the Atlantic. What's amazing is, Hitler's boats were prowling the littoral - sometimes within sight of the land. For sure. Four iron ore merchants were sunk here in '42, all within sight of my office window today.
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