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At random: Probably the most expensive ballast ever carried by a ship was two tons of gold and eighteen tons of silver coins carried by the U.S. submarine TROUT while on a trip from Corregidor to Pearl Harbor early in World War II. TROUT had removed her moveable ballast to allow for a larger cargo of ammunition to be transported for the defenders on the embattled island. Lcdr. Fenno, TROUT's CO, planned on replacing the ballast with sand bags, but found none were available. The gold and silver from the Bank of the Philippines was substituted as ballast, which also solved the problem of removing the treasure to a safe place prior to invasion by the enemy.

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Sewer Pipe Snipe

Posted 2017-09-19 9:29 AM (#85141)

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Location: Albany, GA.

Subject: WWI U-boat found

http://www.walb.com/story/36398726/german-wwi-u-boat-found-off-belgium-with-23-bodies-inside

The boat apparently was the victim of a mine

Ric

Posted 2017-09-19 11:12 AM (#85144 - in reply to #85141)

Plankowner

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Location: Upper lefthand corner of the map.

Subject: RE: WWI U-boat found

Be interesting to see what the German government wants to do with the information. If the hull is still watertight, (not likely), it might be possible to repatriate the remains. Depending on how stable the remaining torpedoes are it might be possible to do that. Or, leave the sub where it is as a war grave.

rover177

Posted 2017-09-19 5:43 PM (#85145 - in reply to #85141)

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Location: Wollongong, NSW

Subject: RE: WWI U-boat found

Unless they went inside, how do they know there are the remains of 23 crew members inside? Mine blast probably would have fired torpedoes if they were unstable. Time in water does not normally affect the explosive but time on the detonator can be a very different kettle of fish.

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