Scuttled WWII Japanese Subs Found Off Hawaii

Advanced World War II Japanese Subs Found Off Hawaii Where They Were Scuttled In 1946

(AP)  HONOLULU (AP) - Two captured Japanese submarines scuttled by the U.S. Navy just after World War II have been discovered in the Pacific Ocean south of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Officials announced Thursday that the subs were found in February in 3,000 feet of water by the pilots of two Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory submersibles.

Hans Van Tilburg is maritime heritage coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Sanctuaries in the Pacific Islands.

He says one of the subs was 400 feet long and carried planes as well as enough fuel to travel around the world.

Van Tilburg says the second sub had a streamlined body, conning tower and retractable guns, making it look more like a Cold War-era submarine.