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Mystery Submarine - Norfolk VA, ca 1970
Posted by:
BHenderson
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Date: September 21, 2011 01:14PM
My college roommate's friend worked at Newport News Shipyard from about 1966 - 1975. One weekend we were visiting him and it was decided that we'd go to Virginia Beach. As we crossed the bridge/tunnel from Newport News to Norfolk, he pointed to a pile of rubble pushed up on a sandbar right at the water's edge next to the bridge and said "That's a German submarine -- they sank it but the Navy hauled it up and brought it here to inspect it". This pile of rubble was generally recognizable as a small submarine although it was pretty well broken about.
I passed by there a couple of weeks ago and there is no sign of any wreckage or anything at that place now.
We're talking about 40 years ago when my friend made this comment. Is there any truth to this? Does anyone have any information on this wreck -- was it a submarine -- how did it get there -- was it German, US, other -- what happened to the wreck?????
Thanks, Bruce H, NC USA
I passed by there a couple of weeks ago and there is no sign of any wreckage or anything at that place now.
We're talking about 40 years ago when my friend made this comment. Is there any truth to this? Does anyone have any information on this wreck -- was it a submarine -- how did it get there -- was it German, US, other -- what happened to the wreck?????
Thanks, Bruce H, NC USA
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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Mystery Submarine - Norfolk VA, ca 1970 | BHenderson | 09/21/2011 01:14PM |
Re: Mystery Submarine - Norfolk VA, ca 1970 | vito | 09/21/2011 04:00PM |
Re: Mystery Submarine - Norfolk VA, ca 1970 | BHenderson | 09/21/2011 04:38PM |
Re: Mystery Submarine - Norfolk VA, ca 1970 | Bob Schmidt | 07/15/2016 12:52AM |
Re: Mystery Submarine - Norfolk VA, ca 1970 | RJ | 09/30/2011 01:42AM |
Re: Mystery Submarine - Norfolk VA, ca 1970 | Neil Boyd | 09/29/2015 03:14PM |
Re: Mystery Submarine - Norfolk VA, ca 1970 | Clyde Nordan | 09/16/2018 11:25PM |