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Re: Probable WWII submarine wreck found in PNG
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2011, 06:12:55 PM »
Hm..their is 1 US submarine that is MIA from that area USS Amberjack
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Re: Probable WWII submarine wreck found in PNG
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2011, 07:11:55 PM »
Images are poor quality.  Almost looks like a U-boat or IJN sub bridge.

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Re: Probable WWII submarine wreck found in PNG
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2011, 09:28:08 PM »
its not German most of the uboats that remain missing are missing up in the north atlantic  it might be a jap like you said it is very hard to tell.
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Re: Probable WWII submarine wreck found in PNG
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Re: Probable WWII submarine wreck found in PNG
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2014, 08:41:03 AM »
Thanks for the information on the Amberjack, I had forgotten her story and it sounds very possible that this is the Amberjack. The pictures provided show that it is a submarine (conning tower and the picture looking down on her) hopefully they will identifiy her