Japanese Super Submarine


A Japanese mega-submarine that could not be located since 1946 had been found recently. It had been found on the southwest coast of Oahu under 2,300 feet of water. The I-400 was the largest and most technologically advanced submarine during its time. Without the need to refuel, it could go one and a half rounds circling the earth. It helped in deploying three 1800kg bombs that resurfaced in just a few minutes. By the end of WWII, it was in custody of the US kept in Pearl Harbor for inspection.

Millions In Silver


A British merchant ship that was attacked by the Nazis in 1941 had been found about 300 miles off the coast of Ireland, 3 miles underwater. This lead to another discovery of a whopping 61 tons of silver worth about $36 million. There were about 1,574 silver ingots weighing a total of 1.8 million ounces. This ship was going from India to Liverpool, but the Gairsoppa was forced to break away from a military convoy off the coast of Ireland because of lack of fuel and the harsh weather.

A Hidden WWII Bomb


A WWII bomb that had been placed underneath a German construction site killed a digger driver. This bomb also left another eight additional workers heavily injured. The explosion was caused due to the fact that the digger lifted dirt and debris from the location. The bomb made quite the impact and resulted in the vibrations of cars and buildings that were a kilometer away.

Remains of Marines In A Bomber Wreck


The remains of Staff Sgt. Thomas L. Meek of Lisbon La. and Capt. Henry S. White of Kansas City, Mo. had finally been discovered after 70 years following the time when the dive bomber fell in the South Pacific. In July 1943, White and Meek took off from the Turtle Bay Airfield on Espiritu Santo Island in New Hebrides and were never heard from again. The plan was only found in 2010 and the remains of White and Meek were discovered.

German Submarine


A U-550 submarine had been discovered around 70 miles in the south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA underwater. The sub was one of the German warships that were used to fire at merchant ships and forced blackouts in coastal cities. In April 1944, the U-550 fired shots at the SS Pan Pennsylvania that was on a journey towards Great Britain with 140,000 barrels of gasoline. The crew on board U-550 abandoned the sub when it sand. Its location had been a mystery for 70 long years.

And speaking of world war findings, here are some of the most important invention made during, because of and for the wars that we must be thankful for today…

Computers

Everything we read and watch has been only due to this marvelous invention that came out during the war time. All our smart phones and even the mere fact of you reading this would not have been a possibility if it weren’t for modern computing. Nothing would have been possible if it was not because of the Government Code and Cipher School at Bletchley Park and Colossus. It was first used to crack Enigma codes then later used in professional, then personal settings.