Here Are Four Submarines Archaeologists Would Love To Get Their Hands On

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Giant World War II Sub Discovery Shines Light On 4 Historic Submarines Still Missing -- National Geographic

Here are five submarines archaeologists would love to get their hands on—four of which are still missing.

A research team has discovered a monster submarine built by the Japanese Navy during World War II, which sank off the southern coast of Oahu, Hawaii, in 1945.

Designed to ferry three seiran bombers in its massive 150-foot (46-meter) hangar, the I-400—also known as a Sen-Toku class submarine—was the first of three aircraft carrier submarines built by the Japanese for their war effort.

They were the largest submarines in existence until the construction of nuclear ballistic missile submarines in the 1960s.

"There were actually 18 of them that were ordered by [General] Yamamoto at the beginning of the war, but only three were made," said Terry Kerby, operations director at the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, which contributed to the recovery effort.

"The Allies didn't even know these submarines existed until after the Japanese surrendered," he said.

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My Comment: A lot of history is in these subs .... I can only hope that one day they will be found.