Fifth Pearl Mini Sub found?

OpanaPointer · Dec 8, 2009

Japanese Midget Sub Discovered: Pearl Harbor Mystery Solved, Says Team

During a routine test dive, marine researchers spotted some unusual steel debris on the ocean floor near Pearl Harbor. The wreckage, investigators from the PBS series NOVA concluded, was likely the remains of a Japanese mini-sub scuttled by its crew after the attack...The remains of the sub were intermingled with wrecks of several U.S. amphibious assault vehicles, destroyed in a 1944 ammunition fire and later dumped in the ocean.
The find is detailed in by PBS's NOVA in a program set to air January 5. It follows recent discoveries of 2 larger Japanese submarines in November. The New York Times:

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

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Cla68 · Dec 10, 2009

There is a very detailed and in-depth discussion about this topic at the J-aircraft forum:

http://www. j-aircraft.org/smf/index.php?topic=8601.0

(I didn't provide a direct link in case it's against the rules here to link directly to another message board)

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