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RE: Type XI never lost
Posted by: Craig McLean ()
Date: December 13, 2000 09:22PM

<HTML>(Pardon my attempt at humor in the subject line!)

This is an interesting topic that has indeed been discussed here. Like the lost U-869 that turned out to be (after 6 years of work) where it never should have been according to official records, who knows what this CA-35 project might turn up? My understanding is they want to recover one of two twin armored 127mm gun turrets such a boat would have carried as standard to prove their find.

I continue to be completely sceptical, as official records claim the 4 that were initially laid (to be U-112 thru 115, I believe) were all scrapped after the outbreak of war in \'39. And I can see no plausible reason the Germans would have covered up such a project had they built one.

Additionally, U-Boot-Archiv records state no such boat was ever built and noted historian and author Jak Showell wrote me a letter stating his own disbelief in an XI-B being found, when none were ever built.

So, in my mind, I\'m 99.9% convinced this wreckage isn\'t an XIB U-Cruiser.

Best,
Craig

PS. I also sent away for a copy of the public record filed by Trident in a Boston court, and saw no new information that gives credence to this being an XI-B. </HTML>

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Subject Written By Posted
Type XI found? Dietzsch 12/13/2000 10:58AM
RE: Type XI found? Fin Bonset 12/13/2000 12:56PM
RE: Type XI never lost Craig McLean 12/13/2000 09:22PM
RE: Type XI found? Capt. George W. Duffy 12/14/2000 12:21AM
RE: Type XI found? Craig McLean 12/14/2000 12:55AM
RE: Type XI found? Joe Brennan 12/14/2000 09:32AM
RE: Type XI found? william Engel 12/14/2000 08:17PM
RE: Type XI found? E. Dalder 12/15/2000 01:00AM
RE: Type XI found? Steve Cooper 12/15/2000 02:21PM
RE: Type XI found - Sonar Image Offer Trident Research 12/16/2000 07:34AM
RE: Type XI found? Craig McLean 12/16/2000 02:58PM


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