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ナチスのUボート、ノースカロライナの海底で見つかる（画像）

第二次世界大戦時の旧ドイツ軍の潜水艦、Uボート「U576」とニカラグア船籍の貨物船「ブルーフィールズ」が、ノースカロライナ沿岸から30マイル（約48キロ）離れた沖の海底で見つかった。
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第二次世界大戦時のドイツ軍の潜水艦、Uボート「U576」とニカラグア船籍の貨物船「ブルーフィールズ」が、ノースカロライナ沿岸から30マイル（約48キロ）離れた沖の海底で見つかった。アメリカ海洋大気局（NOAA）が発表した。

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1942年7月15日、19隻からなるアメリカの商船団が海軍と沿岸警備隊に警護されながら、ヴァージニアからフロリダへと輸送している最中、ドイツ軍から攻撃を受けた。U576の攻撃によってブルーフィールズは沈没。ほか2隻の船が大破した。報復として、海軍は戦闘機でU576を爆撃。まもなくU576も沈没したという。

調査を統括するNOAAのデビッド・アルヴァーグ氏は以下のように話している。

「多くの人は、大西洋の戦いといえば、遠い北方で行われたと思っています。しかし、実はこんなアメリカのすぐ近くで戦闘があったわけです。ブルーフィールズとU576が沈んでいる事実は、ほとんど知られていなかったアメリカの歴史に、新たな1ページを加えることになるのでしょう」。

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ソナーで捉えたブルーフィールズの姿。

Uボート 画像集
Post War U-Boat(01 of11)
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1961: Germany\'s first post war U-boat, the HAI, after its launch at Kiel. The launching ceremony was performed by Rear Admiral Otto Kretschmer, of the West German Navy. The Rear-Admiral was one of the top U-boat commanders during the last war. The HAI carries a crew of 15 and weighs 250 tons. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) (credit:Central Press via Getty Images)
Departure of a German submarine U-66(02 of11)
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FRANCE - MAY 12: Departure of a German submarine U-66 on a mission from the protected base of Lorient, France. World War II, 20th century. Genoa Pegli, Civico Museo Navale (Boat Museum) (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) (credit:DEA / A. DAGLI ORTI via Getty Images)
Construction of bunkers for German U-boats(03 of11)
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FRANCE - MAY 12: Construction of bunkers for German U-boats in the base at Bordeaux, France, World War II, 20th century. Genoa Pegli, Civico Museo Navale (Boat Museum) (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) (credit:DEA / A. DAGLI ORTI via Getty Images)
Submarine U-203 at entrance to bunker(04 of11)
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FRANCE - MAY 12: The submarine U-203 at the entrance to the bunker of the German base in Saint-Nazaire, France. World War II, France, 20th century. Genoa Pegli, Civico Museo Navale (Boat Museum) (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) (credit:DEA / A. DAGLI ORTI via Getty Images)
SLUG: me/uboat DATE: December 28, 2006 CREDIT: Ricky Carioti(05 of11)
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SLUG: me/uboat DATE: December 28, 2006 CREDIT: Ricky Carioti / TWP. Home of Herman and Inge Molzahn in Reston, Va. EDITOR: remote Inge Molzahn of Reston, Va., found through the National Archives, a description of her father, Hans Karpf\'s, life as a German U-Boat skipper during WWII. She never met her father due to being born shortly before his death during the war. With the help of the National Archives she got loads of information about him and his life during the war. Shown is a picture of Inge Molzahn\'s father, Hans Karpf, who skippered a German U-Boat in WWII. The photo is of him aboard the boat. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post/Getty Images) (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
U-Boat Crew(06 of11)
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14th August 1958: The crew of the U-boat \'HAI\' going aboard at Kiel, for the start of the first manoeuvres of the German Navy since the war. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) (credit:Keystone via Getty Images)
Naval Training(07 of11)
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1st October 1957: The HAI - the first post-war \'U\' boat of the German navy - undergoes testing and training trips in the waters around Kiel harbour. The HAI carries a crew of 15 and weighs 250 tons. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) (credit:Keystone via Getty Images)
Post War U-Boat Pen(08 of11)
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19th October 1945: A U-boat in pen at Finkenwerde, near Hamburg, wrecked by Royal Air Force bombs during the war. The Royal Engineers continue with the demolition process using former German Luftwaffe bombs. (Photo by Chris Ware/Keystone/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Ware via Getty Images)
WW2: French warship 'Sirocco' sinking German U-Boat(09 of11)
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WW2: WW2: French warship \'Sirocco\' sinking German U-Boat, 24 November 1930. French destroyer sank two submarines. From British \'Epic Series\' Postcards, No. 8. \'Passed for Publication by Ministry of Information\'. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** (credit:Culture Club via Getty Images)
German Watching Post On A U Boat On Forties(10 of11)
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AT SEA - JANUARY 01: German Watching Post On A U Boat On Forties (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) (credit:Keystone-France via Getty Images)
Capture Of German Submarine U-505(11 of11)
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After the capture of the German submarine, U-505, salvage parties work on the U-boat as one of USS Guadalcanal\'s Turboprop Aircraft (TBM) circles overhead and the USS Chatelain (DE-149), whose depth charge attack forced the German crew to surface and abandon their ship, approaches in the background on June 4th, 1944. The U-505 now resides at Chicago\'s Museum of Science and Industry. (Photo by Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago/Getty Images) (credit:Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago via Getty Images)

【訂正】2014/10/22 21:10

当初の記事で、発見地を「北カリフォルニア」としていましたが、正しくは「ノースカロライナ」でした。

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