In a shocking reminder of how nigh the Second World War came to America , a German uranium - gravy holder has been discovered by marine archeologist working off the shores of Texas in the Gulf of Mexico .
That Nazi subs once prowled the Gulf of Mexico may come as a act of surprise to Americans .
“ And there ’s a very undecomposed reason , ” sound out shipwreck diver Richie Kohler ina WFAA video . “ The United States government did n’t require us to bang . They did n’t desire us to roll in the hay how Germany was taking us to task , how successful these U - gravy holder were . ”
Indeed , in addition to maraud merchant shipping in the North Atlantic , Nazi naval commanders slay 22 uranium - sauceboat to the Gulf of Mexico , include the Texas coastline . historian arrogate that U - boats sank at least 50 American ships in the Gulf — including one in the very mouth of the Mississippi River . The U.S. Navy was only able to sink one U - gravy holder in the Gulf — a sub that was just discovered by none other than maritime archeologist Robert Ballard and hisNautilusteam . Ballard , as you ’ll certainly remember , discovered the wreck of the Titanic back in 1985 .
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“ Hitler brought the warfare to our doorsill in brief after they declared war on us , so this was something that most American mass do not realize : How exit the warfare came , and how threaten it was , ” Ballard enjoin . “ They were super successful . ”
image : Sea Research Foundation via WFAA / ABC
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