The discovery of U166 () This boat was finally discovered and documented in late May 01 after many years of unsuccessful research and wreckhunting The wreck was located some 45 miles south of the mouth of Mississippi River, by C & C Technologies, with their AUV, during oil survey work for BP Amoco and Shell Unraveling the Mystery The Discovery of the U166HansGünther Kuhlmann Carmen 84 do A HansGünther Kuhlmann Oneida 2,309 am B HansGünther Kuhlmann U166 was one of 16 Type IX UBoats built by Seebeckwerft AG, a subsidiary of Deutsche Schiff und Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft (abbreviated DeSchiMAg) The UBoat was armed with torpedoes as well as a 105cm Schiffs Kanone C/32 deck gun, a 37cm Flak M42 antiaircraft canon, and a mm Flak 38 antiaircraft canon Giving them a further operational
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