Japanese Midget Submarine Found

From the Oct. 28, 2011, UK Mail Online "Japanese World War II midget submarine found under water in a harbour" by Chris Parsons.

The 66-foot long midget sub was found in 180 feet of water at Simpson Harbor, Rabual, Papua New Guinea, partially buried in the sand.  This harbor was a major Japanese base in the southwest Pacific.  These submarines were manned by one or two men.  It may have been destroyed by an American air raid, a naval bombardment or perhaps scuttled.

It was thought it also might be the Australian submarine AE-1 that sank during World War I.

It is thought that around 65 Japanese submarines were sunk during the war at Simpson Harbor.

Finding the Past.  --GreGen