A WWI German U-boat wreck discovered in 400 feet of water off the coast of Virginia.
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According to National Geographic, the U-boat, designated U-111, was discovered 40 miles off the Virginia coast
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Discovered by nautical historian, shipwreck researcher, and technical wreck diver Erik Petkovic.
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The U-111, the last World War I-era German submarine discovered in US waters, was sunk by the US Navy off the coast of Virginia in 1922, plunging to the bottom at a depth of 1,600 feet.
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Surprisingly, Petkovic spotted it in barely 400 feet of water.
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Five German submarines from World War I and eight more from World War II have been discovered in US seas.
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with the U-111 being the only one known to be sunk off the US coast that has yet to be discovered.