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Re: U-Boat wrecks Near South African Coast
Posted by: Eric S ()
Date: December 04, 2006 05:11PM

Anton,

There may be something there, but they don't appear to German WWII U-boats (WWI wasn't an option as they didn't operate that far).

According to the new map software here, nothing was sunk off the East coast of South Africa. U-197 was sunk south of Madagascar, but I don't think the Natal Basin qualifies as shallow;-)

Other than that you have U-179 off Cape Town, and not on the new map software, but on the old map section is listed UIT-22, south of that.

Once you dive (but don't touch), post some pictures and someone here may be able to point you in the right direction.

Hope this helps,

Eric S.

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U-Boat wrecks Near South African Coast Anton Peters 12/04/2006 02:41PM
Re: U-Boat wrecks Near South African Coast Eric S 12/04/2006 05:11PM
Re: U-Boat wrecks Near South African Coast Peter 12/10/2006 05:27PM
Re: U-Boat wrecks Near South African Coast Anton 12/10/2006 07:37PM
Re: U-Boat wrecks Near South African Coast Peter 12/12/2006 09:33PM
Re: U-Boat wrecks Near South African Coast Dawn 01/30/2015 07:15PM
Re: U-Boat wrecks Near South African Coast paul tjader 02/05/2015 02:50PM
info SIXTANT 12/05/2006 01:32AM
Re: info Ken Deshaies 12/06/2006 09:59AM


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