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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Frodo on July 27, 2006, 10:53:12 AM

Title: Graf Zeppelin found?
Post by: Frodo on July 27, 2006, 10:53:12 AM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060727/ap_on_re_eu/poland_graf_zeppelin;_ylt=At7eiS8HRMW.eawMBvVJhOms0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-



The only German Aircraft Carrier produced I think?

Frodo

Title: Divers find the Graf Zeppelin
Post by: tatertot on July 27, 2006, 10:57:20 AM

war woulda been a little more scary and closer to home had that been mass porduced

Title: Divers find the Graf Zeppelin
Post by: Lusche on July 27, 2006, 11:16:28 AM

Quote

Originally posted by tatertot
war woulda been a little more scary and closer to home had that been mass porduced

Germany  hadn´t even the resources to finish that single CV...

Title: Graf Zeppelin
Post by: Saxman on July 27, 2006, 11:24:27 AM

Graf Zeppelin Found (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060727/ap_on_re_eu/poland_graf_zeppelin;_ylt=At7eiS8HRMW.eawMBvVJhOms0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3ODdxdHBhBHNlYwM5NjQ-)

Title: Divers find the Graf Zeppelin
Post by: Krusher on July 27, 2006, 11:35:41 AM

This is cool stuff. I wonder how long before the "Deep Sea Detectives" on the history channel do a show on this.



POLISH divers have discovered the rusting wreckage of Nazi Germany’s only aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin, solving one of the most enduring maritime riddles of the Second World War.


Link (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2287104,00.html)

Title: Divers find the Graf Zeppelin
Post by: Mustaine on July 27, 2006, 11:37:29 AM

lol


2 threads in "General Discussion" allready



cool find though! :aok

Title: Divers find the Graf Zeppelin
Post by: Donzo on July 27, 2006, 11:42:48 AM

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Originally posted by tatertot
war woulda been a little more scary and closer to home had that been mass porduced

Of all people, I thought Mr. Tatertot would spell produced correctly.  After all aren't potatoes produce?

Title: The carrier Graf Zeppelin
Post by: expat on July 27, 2006, 12:07:18 PM

doh....didnt see the earlier post :(

Title: Divers find the Graf Zeppelin
Post by: Saxman on July 27, 2006, 12:09:46 PM

Lol. I posted mine in General Discussion as a seperate thread. Somehow it ended up as a reply to THIS one.

Title: Divers find the Graf Zeppelin
Post by: United on July 27, 2006, 12:12:00 PM

Interesting article.  This looks like it would support the theory that the Soviets used it for target practice.

Title: Divers find the Graf Zeppelin
Post by: RAIDER14 on July 27, 2006, 12:16:10 PM

Graf Zeppelin (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.deutsche-kriegsschiffe.de%2FSchiffe%2Fflugzeugtraeger%2Fgraf-zeppelin.htm&langpair=de%7Cen&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools)

Title: Divers find the Graf Zeppelin
Post by: 101ABN on July 27, 2006, 01:10:19 PM

i take it they havent released any pictures of the wreck.. or did they just get it on side sonar?

Title: Divers find the Graf Zeppelin
Post by: BlueJ1 on July 27, 2006, 01:13:21 PM

Cool!