Possible Sunken U-Boat Discovered -- 100 km inland. - Polidicks

[QUOTE]An important piece of history from the Second World War may be sitting in a river in Labrador. Searchers believe they've found a German U-boat buried in the sand on the bottom of the Churchill River. The discovery has yet to be authenticated. Two years ago, searchers scoured the bottom of the Churchill River with side-scanning sonar. They were looking for three men lost over Muskrat Falls. When they reviewed the footage from that search, they made an unexpected discovery. "We were looking for something completely different, not a submarine, not a U-boat — I mean, no one would ever believe that was possible," Brian Corbin told CBC News. Muskrat Falls on the Churchill River "It was a great feeling when we found it." At first glance, it can be hard to spot the submarine on the sonar image of the riverbed. When you put it next to a drawing of the boat, some of the features become a lot clearer. "It's 150-feet long, 30 metres, exactly what our side-scan sonar shows," Corbin said. "So we're pretty sure it is, and we've filed this with receiverships and wrecks, and I think they're confirming that it is possibly a U-boat." It's unclear how the sub may have ended up that far inland, more than 100 kilometres from the ocean.[/QUOTE] Source: [URL="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2012/07/25/nl-u-boat-labrador-discovery-725.html"]http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2012/07/25/nl-u-boat-labrador-discovery-725.html[/URL] If anyone wants some background information on World War II era Newfoundland & Labrador, I can sum things up by saying the majority of our province's modern infrastructure was built by the US Military during WWII. There were numerous bases here, we had the most Eastern port in North America (still do), and it got to an extent that it's not uncommon to find descendants of Newfoundlanders scattered all across America; damn Yankees stealing our women. However, they also built our only international airport so I guess that cancels out (what a fucking shitty location though, in one of the foggiest cities in North America? gg but thanks anyways) We were also the site of most if not all of the direct attacks by German forces in North America, AND to make things kinda cooler a Nazi Weather Station was found in Labrador in the '80s -- the only German military operation on North American soil. On a slightly darker note, our capital city, which was basically a harbour + a bunch of wooden buildings at the time (still kind of is), apparently had a scorched earth policy in effect unknown to the citizens here but known to the Canadian, British, and American goverments; if Germans were to invade mainland North America, it would likely be through Newfoundland and by extension St. Johns (our capital) due to it's exceptional location and a massive potential disruption of the supply chain to Europe. If that ever happened, oil tanks in the city which are on top of a hill would basically be opened and let to run off down the streets. They would then be lit on fire, burning the entire city to the ground and thus preventing [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Street,_St._John's"]George Street[/URL] from becoming what it is today: the street with the most bars and pubs in North America. And of the potential newly discovered U-boat wreck, this is really cool because of it's location. One hundred fucking kilometers inland. [IMG]http://maps.google.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=53.722717,-60.117188&zoom=5&markers=size:mid|color:red|53.245835,-60.772784&maptype=terrain&size=220x220&sensor=false[/IMG] Now, that is a river obviously, but the curious thing about it is why the fuck was the U-boat there? What was it doing? There isn't much in Labrador aside from iron mines, disrupted Inuit villages, and an abandoned Nazi Weather Station, so IF this turns out to be a U-boat, it will be very interesting to track down potential explanations for it's purpose there.

Spooky

Newfoundland was a major jumping-off point for merchant vessels and a vital port during the Battle of the Atlantic. That boot could have been extracting a spy or maybe trying to find a nice hiding spot to jump on convoys.

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I remember reading somewhere that sunken German ships and submarines are the primary source of metal in space equipment, since, by being underwater for a century, they have been protected from radiation released by all those nuclear tests we did in the mid-1900's.

I'd really love to see what the follow up to this is once they confirm it is a U-boat (if it is) and if they actually get it out of their and investigate.

Chances are it wanted to disrupt said mines and ambush convoys.

[QUOTE=supersnail11;36935386][IMG]http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k276/Mafro28/Blog/CtxUiDKpz.jpg[/IMG] ?[/QUOTE] God dammit you beat me to it. On another note, I wonder if the crew went down with the ship?

[QUOTE]German U-boat buried in the sand on the bottom of the [B]Churchill River[/B][/quote] his fight continues

quick, someone make an SCP out of this if there isn't one already

[QUOTE=CabooseRvB;36935380]Newfoundland was a major jumping-off point for merchant vessels and a vital port during the Battle of the Atlantic. That boot could have been extracting a spy or maybe trying to find a nice hiding spot to jump on convoys.[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://puu.sh/LHFQ[/IMG] I wasn't really joking when I said there was nothing in Labrador. There is civilization, but its very Northern and thus very Northern civilization. There are two major population centres, the cleverly named "Labrador City," and Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Both have populations around 7000. Labrador City is nowhere near the wreck. HVGB HOWEVER, is literally just down the river. Even more interesting is the fact that the city houses the Goose Bay Air Base which was built in 1942. That's probably my guess too, that it was a spy extraction but it is still kind of weird that it sunk there and nobody knew about it.

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;36935403]I remember reading somewhere that sunken German ships and submarines are the primary source of metal in space equipment, since, by being underwater for a century, they have been protected from radiation released by all those nuclear tests we did in the mid-1900's.[/QUOTE] wow

[QUOTE=Ogopogo;36935419]On another note, I wonder if the crew went down with the ship?[/QUOTE]What if the crew tunneled out the bottom of it, made an underground base and have been living in secret since WWII? Then, when they're discovered, all these old German dudes will pour out of their hidden dwarven Nazi base in an attempt to win WWII for the Reich by taking over Canada.

Although the Nazi weather station is still cool, I was a little disappointed to find out it was just a bunch of barrels.

[QUOTE=Lamar;36937759]Although the Nazi weather station is still cool, I was a little disappointed to find out it was just a bunch of barrels.[/QUOTE] I seen it at the Forces Museum in Ottawa :D

[QUOTE=JumpinJackFlash;36937328]What if the crew tunneled out the bottom of it, made an underground base and have been living in secret since WWII? Then, when they're discovered, all these old German dudes will pour out of their hidden dwarven Nazi base in an attempt to win WWII for the Reich by taking over Canada.[/QUOTE]Rusty Sand, the Iron Sky sequel.

The Newfoundland and Labrador local news was interviewing the German Ambassador to Canada about this tonight. The whole thing felt sort of awkward, like they were expecting the guy to explain the military strategy of the Nazi German military, as if he was responsible for the decisions they made.

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;36935403]I remember reading somewhere that sunken German ships and submarines are the primary source of metal in space equipment, since, by being underwater for a century, they have been protected from radiation released by all those nuclear tests we did in the mid-1900's.[/QUOTE] I did a double take reading this. Are you [b]high?[/b]

This is pretty badass. The US mainland was completely untouched during the war, it'd be pretty interesting to find out that the Germans were actually way closer than expected. Also I bet it's a total [B]BITCH[/B] to do a U-turn with a sub in a river. Probably why it sank.

I swear I read a book about something like this before. [editline]26th July 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=JumpinJackFlash;36937328]What if the crew tunneled out the bottom of it, made an underground base and have been living in secret since WWII? Then, when they're discovered, all these old German dudes will pour out of their hidden dwarven Nazi base in an attempt to win WWII for the Reich by taking over Canada.[/QUOTE] And this was more or less the plot. Am I missing a joke?

Of course my family had to leave Newfoundland where all this cool shit is and come to Alberta where nothing exciting ever happens.

[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;36939660]This is pretty badass. The US mainland was completely untouched during the war, it'd be pretty interesting to find out that the Germans were actually way closer than expected.[/QUOTE] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleutian_Islands_Campaign]Not entirely true[/url], while Alaska was only a territory at the time, the Japanese did set foot in it and we fought them on our own lands.

[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;36939689]I swear I read a book about something like this before. [editline]26th July 2012[/editline] And this was more or less the plot. Am I missing a joke?[/QUOTE]What is the name of this book, because I've never heard of anything like that before. I was just being silly. :l

[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;36939660]This is pretty badass. The US mainland was completely untouched during the war, it'd be pretty interesting to find out that the Germans were actually way closer than expected. Also I bet it's a total [B]BITCH[/B] to do a U-turn with a sub in a river. Probably why it sank.[/QUOTE] U-Turn in a U-Boat? Christ thats what it was made for, jeez, thats what the [b]U[/b] is for!

Nazis in Newfoundland We didn't even know it.

Nazi operations (or plans) in North America are always interesting to read about. Makes me wonder how the war would have turned out if the Amerika Bomber project had been successful (mainly if Walter Wever hadn't died). Would America tried to stay out of the war after a display of power by Germany, or would it have fueled an increased interest in joining the war effort after seeing New York in flames?

[QUOTE=Zezibesh;36962283]Nazi operations (or plans) in North America are always interesting to read about. Makes me wonder how the war would have turned out if the Amerika Bomber project had been successful (mainly if Walter Wever hadn't died). Would America tried to stay out of the war after a display of power by Germany, or would it have fueled an increased interest in joining the war effort after seeing New York in flames?[/QUOTE] increased interest it's always like that look at stalingrad

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;36935403]I remember reading somewhere that sunken German ships and submarines are the primary source of metal in space equipment, since, by being underwater for a century, they have been protected from radiation released by all those nuclear tests we did in the mid-1900's.[/QUOTE] The more I read this the less sense it makes

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;36939739][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleutian_Islands_Campaign]Not entirely true[/url], while Alaska was only a territory at the time, the Japanese did set foot in it and we fought them on our own lands.[/QUOTE] The plot for Operation Anchorage except it was the dirty Communists.

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;36939739][url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleutian_Islands_Campaign]Not entirely true[/url], while Alaska was only a territory at the time, the Japanese did set foot in it and we fought them on our own lands.[/QUOTE] That's why I said mainland. If we're including Alaska and Hawaii, I'd hardly call pearl harbor 'untouched'.