SMS Kormoran found...

[John Lansford]

Nah, Monitor's off my current state and the only significant piece they're trying to raise is the turret.  The rest of the hull is so decomposed there's little left to raise, and even the turret is seriously rusted in places.  They brought up the anchor, the bell and IIRC the guns some time ago, but the hull is in really bad shape.

[bradfordkay]

I knew that they had raised the turret and the engine, but did not realize that they had declined to raise the rest. At least they are doing the right thing and are restoring it at the Mariner's Museum in Virginia and not leaving it to the Tarheel State... [:'(]

[John 3rd]

I would note that CNN is carrying a scroll along the bottom of their screen saying that the 'battlecruiser HMAS Sydney' has been found...
 
What are the thoughts regarding salvage of a wreck?  I had real issue with the people who brought up pieces of Titanic.  To me these sites are nothing but large cemetaries...I think of the sea of boots above Bismarck's wreck. 
 
Monitor is a tough call.  It is the same sort of thing to me...
 

[anarchyintheuk]

Personal feelings: Salvage away. They can't get any deader.

[John 3rd]

Would people say that of Arizona?
 

[bbbf]

They are 3000+ metres down, and should be in reasonably good condition (for battle wrecks) because of that.

As they are 3000+ meters down, I don't think anybody could raise either of them anyway -except for the super secret Howard Hughes/CIA Soviet sub raising/undersea mining ship - and I don't know if she exists anymore either.

As to whether they should salvage anything - I think one significant piece from each should be brought up and that is it.

They will be classified as wargraves now anyway and as such, proteced under law.

[John 3rd]

Well said Sir.  I believe that Dr. Ballard was instrumental in getting that legislation enacted.  He is quite passionate on the subject.
 

[Kull]

ORIGINAL: Panzerjaeger Hortlund

The story of the Kormoran is really an amazing story.

http://www.bismarck-class.dk/hilfskreuzer/kormoran.html

Indeed it is! Fifty hits from 150mm guns at a range of 1000 meters? What a nightmare that must have been.

[anarchyintheuk]

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[anarchyintheuk]

ORIGINAL: John 3rd

Would people say that of Arizona?

I can't speak for other people. I would have no problem with it.