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U-Boats in the Chesapeake Bay
Posted by: Walt Mathers ()
Date: February 21, 2008 01:13AM

Joseph,

The Unterseeboot DEUTSCHLAND, placed into service by the Nordeutcherlloyd Lines, became the first submarine to make a solo crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. It sailed into the Chesapeake and up to arrive at Baltimore on July 9th 1916.

This submarine was constructed as a merchant craft during the times but later converted to a torpedo carrying vessel when the US entered WWI the following year.

In 1922 DEUTSCHLAND was scrapped in England after being a war-prize exhibit. Ironically, one of the tugboats that assisted the submarine in and out of Baltimore Harbor and was used to give a tour to, Captain Paul Konig, DEUTSCHLAND'S skipper, is still afloat in Baltimore Harbor. It is the city's 1906 Municipal Harbor Inspection Tug BALTIMORE and can be seen at: [www.steamtug.org]

Enjoy the offering and standby all lines!
Walt

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U-Boats in the Delaware River Joseph Kazanjian 11/29/2005 03:20AM
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Re: U-Boats in the Delaware River Rod 11/30/2005 12:34AM
Re: U-Boats in the Delaware River Manfred 12/03/2005 10:01PM
Re: U-Boats in the Delaware River Vince 12/05/2005 08:55PM
Re: U-Boats in the Delaware River JOSEPH john MERENDA 01/31/2020 07:08AM
U-Boats in the Chesapeake Bay Walt Mathers 02/21/2008 01:13AM
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