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U-580 discovered in Baltic of Memel (Klaipeda) - (4 Jul 2013 - 09:05)

The wreck of German U-boat U-580 has been located of Memel (now Klaipeda in Lithuania)

U-580 (Kuhlmann) was 11 Nov, 1941 in the Baltic Sea near Memel, in position 55.45N, 20.40E, after a collision with the target ship Angelburg.

More information:
http://www.welt.de/geschichte/zweiter-weltkrieg/article117689276/Wrack-von-U-580-in-der-Ostsee-vor-Litauen-entdeckt.html (includes a video of the wreck).

Wreck of U-550 discovered off Nantucket, USA - (28 Jul 2012 - 23:09)

The wreck of U-550 has been discovered of Nantucket, USA. The boat was sunk by American destroyer escorts on 16 April 1944. The discovery was made by a privately-funded team led by New Jersey lawyer Joe Mazraani who explains "they have been looking for the boat for over 20 years".

Read more:
boston.com. German World War II sub discovered off Nantucket
Foxnews.com. Explorers find downed German U-Boat off Massachusetts nearly 70 years after it sank
nbcnews.com. Divers find sunken German U-boat off Massachusetts coast

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