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As you read this, I’m west of the Mississippi following the muddy tributary of the muddy Mississip, but I thought I’d remotely set signals to go up. Here’s a WW2 story that intersects the sixth boro in a way I’d never heard . . . the Chicago museum I and most of you know as U-505 spent some time in the the sixth boro as USS Nemo, and I don’t mean the Florida eatery. Note that there’s no mention of USS Nemo in this wikipedia account.
Click on the grainy b/w image of the Moran tugboat with the submarine below to get the story.
Hat tip to Bill Orzell for this story; here are more of his stories in New York Almanack.
And here’s my question: has any seen photos of USS Nemo in the sixth boro?
Click here for photos of and links to previous submarines I’ve encountered in NY waters since beginning this blog.
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