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Re: Other: Underwater Kayak
By:ancient kayaker
Date: 11/5/2013, 11:31 am
In Response To: Re: Other: Underwater Kayak (Bill Hamm)

Looks like it could be an old WW11 midget sub. Lots of them were built, not many were used.

Bill H.

It's the Alose, first of a class of WW1 French subs. There's some stuff on the web about it. I found it in the parking lot of Comex Nucleaire in Marseille, it has since been declared a national monument but probably that just prevents it from being scrapped. I understand it was advanced for its time and pioneered a number of submarine techniques. I worked at Comex Nucleaire for several months back in the 80's and 90's and was fascinated by all the old submarines and diving devices they have scattered around.

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Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/25/2013, 10:34 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/25/2013, 11:42 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/25/2013, 3:01 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 10/25/2013, 3:30 pm
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Jon Mortimer -- 10/26/2013, 6:34 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/26/2013, 7:14 am
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Etienne Muller -- 10/26/2013, 3:03 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/27/2013, 12:56 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/26/2013, 3:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/27/2013, 12:58 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/27/2013, 8:52 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/29/2013, 1:33 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/29/2013, 5:12 am
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ancient kayaker -- 10/29/2013, 10:36 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/30/2013, 2:14 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/30/2013, 3:55 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/31/2013, 2:00 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/27/2013, 12:25 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/29/2013, 1:27 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 10/31/2013, 12:20 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 11/1/2013, 11:50 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 11/4/2013, 7:56 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/5/2013, 2:10 am
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dave koslow -- 11/5/2013, 11:08 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/6/2013, 2:25 am
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dave koslow -- 11/8/2013, 1:24 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 11/5/2013, 11:31 am
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dave koslow -- 11/5/2013, 2:26 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 11/5/2013, 11:54 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 11/6/2013, 12:18 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/6/2013, 2:36 am
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ancient kayaker -- 11/6/2013, 11:42 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/7/2013, 1:42 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/7/2013, 2:25 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 11/7/2013, 9:43 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 11/7/2013, 10:24 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/7/2013, 10:44 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 11/7/2013, 11:13 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 11/8/2013, 8:07 am