May 2, 2024

Athens News

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A submarine was discovered in the Thermaic Gulf


The French submarine FLOREAL, which sank in 1918 during the First World War in the Thermaic Gulf, was discovered by a team of underwater explorers Kostas Toktaridis at a depth of 98 meters in international territorial waters.

“In the area of ​​the wreck there were very strong undercurrents and poor visibility, typical for this area. The submarine rested on the muddy bottom of Thermaikos with a slight tilt to the right and has a slight tilt forward. Its periscopes are lowered. The depth and rudder are in position 0. 65 visible -mm gun mount and torpedo tubes. One of the hatches remains half-open today,” a well-known researcher told APE-MPE.

It is worth noting that this is the sixth sunken submarine that the team has discovered and identified. FLOREAL is considered a rare steam submarine of distinctive shipbuilding and design.

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