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MaelstromFL t1_jb2ha6g wrote

Reply to comment by pineappleshnapps in TIL The acuity of Aqaba in Jordan intentionally sank 21 tanks, anti-aircraft, and other military memorabilia to create an underwater museum for divers by Chc36

That was about 30 years ago, Here is the geos for anyone interested:

Item Latitude Longitude center location 27º - 40.600 N 082º - 51.750 W

concrete bridge material 27º - 40.750 N 082º - 51.767 W

200-foot steel deck barge 27º - 40.600 N 082º - 51.741 W

1 U.S. Army Tank 27º - 40.720 N 082º - 51.820 W

2 U.S. Army Tank 27º - 40.730 N 082º - 51.830 W

3 U.S. Army Tank 27º - 40.720 N 082º - 51.830 W

4 U.S. Army Tank 27º - 40.710 N 082º - 51.820 W

5 U.S. Army Tank 27º - 40.690 N 082º - 51.810 W

6 U.S. Army Tank 27º - 40.690 N 082º - 51.820 W

7 U.S. Army Tank 27º - 40.710 N 082º - 51.820 W

8 U.S. Army Tank 27º - 40.720 N 082º - 51.820 W

9 U.S. Army Tank 27º - 40.710 N 082º - 51.840 W

10 U.S. Army Tank 27º - 40.710 N 082º - 51.800 W

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20BensonLikeAGoodLad t1_jb3azor wrote

Off the North West Coast of Ireland there is a big shipwreck of a US transport ship sunk by a U-boat during WW2. Because of this there are just a bunch of sherman tanks sitting on the Atlantic Ocean floor. There's some pretty cool pictures on google of them.

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