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Posted: Fri 08 Oct, 2010 10:30 am
by Richard A Thackeray
Has anyone else seen the picture of the converted/adapted Canal Barge in this mornings 'Yorkshire Post'It's had a conning tower added, & has been altered to resemble a U-BoatPersonally, no being used to that particular part of Leeds, which section of the 'L&L' is the picture taken on?There doesn't appear to be a link to it on the 'YP' site yet, but it's on the 'Daily Mail'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ds-newsxml
Posted: Fri 08 Oct, 2010 11:00 am
by buffaloskinner
It says ... The 70 foot long 'killer of the seas' surfaced yesterday on Leeds-Liverpool canal at Botany Bay near Chorley, Lancashire ... not near Leeds at all.
Posted: Fri 08 Oct, 2010 11:46 am
by Richard A Thackeray
buffaloskinner wrote: It says ... The 70 foot long 'killer of the seas' surfaced yesterday on Leeds-Liverpool canal at Botany Bay near Chorley, Lancashire ... not near Leeds at all. It does in the 'Mail' link, but the picture in the 'YP' shows it in a more urbanised location (concrete to the side of the canal - like an old factory location??)
Posted: Fri 08 Oct, 2010 11:55 am
by Chrism
I've scoured t'interweb and there's no pix, video or info of it in Leeds, only in Chorley. Can you scan the pic?
Posted: Fri 08 Oct, 2010 12:54 pm
by Leeds Hippo
Maybe it travelled underwater
Posted: Fri 08 Oct, 2010 5:33 pm
by Arry Awk
Leeds Hippo wrote: Maybe it travelled underwater
It'd have a job getting thru the lock gates!!!P'raps it torpedoed 'em?'UP Periscope! OOPS! Sorry Herr Kapitan!'
Posted: Fri 08 Oct, 2010 8:09 pm
by cnosni
'Arry 'Awk wrote: Leeds Hippo wrote: Maybe it travelled underwater
It'd have a job getting thru the lock gates!!!P'raps it torpedoed 'em?'UP Periscope! OOPS! Sorry Herr Kapitan!' Top Man
Posted: Fri 08 Oct, 2010 8:24 pm
by raveydavey
Das Barge?
Posted: Fri 08 Oct, 2010 10:38 pm
by Loiner1960
He's a Scouser... So he believes Chorley is near Leeds. LOLPerhaps he took his inspiration from a real U-Boat.Probably wouldn't be allowed through the tunnel anyway so stays where it belongs, Lancashire.We'll have a replica T-Class...
http://www.u-boatstory.co.uk/
Posted: Sat 09 Oct, 2010 5:07 pm
by Arry Awk
raveydavey wrote: Das Barge? Jawohl! Dis barge alzo! Shud be Das Boot? (Untersee?)Could be 'Unterkanalboot?' Stop muckinaboot! Ravey Fritz!