8. Japanese submarine I-14, now submerged
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Disappeared in 1946.
Discovered in 2009
Prior to Japan’s final surrender and the submarine’s acquisition by US authority, this Japanese submarine played a significant part in the Second World War. It was towed to Pearl Harbor from there, where it was submerged in the ocean off the coast of Oahu.
Japanese Submarine I-14, now submerged, combinedfleet.com
Deep-diving submersibles from the Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory found the I-14 debris 2,625 feet below the ocean’s surface. The submarine had been severely corroded and split into two sections by the time the wreckage was found. The submarine provides an important window into the military dynamics of the Second World War, despite its current state of disrepair.
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