1907 Defender Submarine found in Long Island Sound
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1907 Defender Submarine found in Long Island Sound
Shoreline Diving Services Vice President Richard Simon found a wheeled submarine that could drive on the sea floor and a door for divers. https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/local-divers-find-submarine-at-bottom-of-long-island-sound/3015299/ Pretty cool!
"Defender" submarine located in Long Island Sound
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/commercial-divers-find-wreckage-early-1900s-submarine-long-island-soun-rcna80343 Does anyone know how deep the wreck is?
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TravelGas
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I expect to charter a boat this year to hit that wreck. I made 2 calls and have 2 guys already. Joining us?
TravelGas
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My guess is 140'. Now we just need a Boat Capt to take us.
Commercial divers find wreckage of early 1900s submarine off Long Island Sound
The Defender was rejected by the U.S. Navy and repurposed for salvaging treasure from shipwrecks — until it became one itself.www.nbcnews.com
Does anyone know how deep the wreck is?
I'm interested in knowing more about this as well
TravelGas
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In one of the many articles I read today about this Sub it said the wreck was listed on Nautical Charts. I am guessing this shouldn't take too long to figure out. Perhaps one of our resident captains will look at the chart for us and figure out the location and depth.
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Advanced wreck is on my bucket list for this year..,
SlugLife
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The articles I read seem to vaguely suggest around 150ft.
CT divers find wreckage of 92-foot submarine from 1907 in Long Island Sound
"It was legitimately hiding in plain sight," diver Richard Simon said. "It's on the charts. It's known about in Long Island Sound, just no one knew what it was."abc7ny.com
This wreck is listed on Nautical Charts. Anyone know the exact depth or a Charter Boat that will take a small group to that wreck?
As far as the location and other info, if someone is feeling ambitious they could try looking up various people referenced in the articles on sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter.
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