Salvage Sailor Posted March 23, 2016 Share #1 Posted March 23, 2016 NOAA does it again, resolving the longest open investigation of a missing US Naval vessel News Release - Discovery of the USS CONESTOGA wreckage http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/press/2016/noaa-discovers-wreck-of-uss-conestoga.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wharfmaster Posted March 23, 2016 Share #2 Posted March 23, 2016 Well done ! Rest in peace. Now, they need to locate Cyclops. Wharf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumshoe Posted March 23, 2016 Share #3 Posted March 23, 2016 Well done ! Rest in peace. Now, they need to locate Cyclops. Wharf Cyclops is on Planet X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted March 24, 2016 Share #4 Posted March 24, 2016 There are some good images in the links: http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/conestoga/ I'm glad they found her, the crew is no longer lost. RIP RC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D Posted March 24, 2016 Share #5 Posted March 24, 2016 Rest in Peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Meatcan Posted March 24, 2016 Share #6 Posted March 24, 2016 Amazing after all these decades, the Conestoga is finally found. Mindboggling that after all the intense searching at that time taking place around Hawaii and later Mexico, the wreck was located so close to Conestoga's port of departure. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted March 24, 2016 Share #7 Posted March 24, 2016 Great story. Another nautical mystery solved. R.I.P. Sailors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted March 24, 2016 Share #8 Posted March 24, 2016 Amazing after all these decades, the Conestoga is finally found. Mindboggling that after all the intense searching at that time taking place around Hawaii and later Mexico, the wreck was located so close to Conestoga's port of departure. Terry If I remember the facts correctly, the Navy didn't seem to notice the ship was truly 'missing' until a few weeks had passed. I want to say that there was a miscommunication between commands that caused them to think it was safely in port. I do recall that a relative of one of the crew asked about the status of the ship, and was told nothing was amiss; only to find out that the ship was indeed missing after-all. I think very little was found that was considered to be from the ship during the original search; a whaleboat with bearing the letter 'C' was found adrift. RC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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