sub off cape canaveral?

barney

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The "Sub Wreck" off Canaveral consists of the remains of a NASA observation/camera tower that was eventually sunk offshore to dispose of it. No submarine...
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Mike

Michael C. Barnette
Shipwrecks of the Sunshine State: Florida's Submerged History
http://uwex.us/shipwreckbook.htm
Association of Underwater Explorers
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I'm thinking its a tad shallower than 150 feet at 1 mile out......
 

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that was my thought... i can stand up a mile out...

well, not quite...

but the sub i fish is in 90 ft of water. so i believe the nasa story. but i would be interested in the italian sub if ya got coordinates?
 

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Hi,
I'm curious why it is so hard to believe there would be a sub there? There are lots of German U-boats all through the Gulf of Mexico. There is one that divers have picked souvenirs off of for years up in Galveston bay. There is another not so well known wreck off of Padre Island.
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I STAND CORRECTED! After reading Osborn's post I remember a buddy of mine, Lane Hedrick found an Italian sub sunk off Cape Canaveral by U.S. Navy right at the end of WWII. It is in 90 feet of water. He wanted to salvage it but I guess everybody knows about it now.
 

barney

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boattow said:
Hi,
I'm curious why it is so hard to believe there would be a sub there? There are lots of German U-boats all through the Gulf of Mexico. There is one that divers have picked souvenirs off of for years up in Galveston bay. There is another not so well known wreck off of Padre Island.
Good luck,
Boattow

There is absolutely no evidence to support such claims (re: U-boats in the Gulf). The only documented loss was the U-166, and that was discovered several years ago in deep water by a contractor for an oil/gas company.
 

barney

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salvor 6 said:
I STAND CORRECTED! After reading Osborn's post I remember a buddy of mine, Lane Hedrick found an Italian sub sunk off Cape Canaveral by U.S. Navy right at the end of WWII. It is in 90 feet of water. He wanted to salvage it but I guess everybody knows about it now.

That is the NASA material. There is no documentation to support claims for a submarine off Canaveral, especially an Italian one!!!
 

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I have a great interest in Italian subs. Quiznos makes a good one but you can't beat a Firehouse Italian sub.
 

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