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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
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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.
Is this the end of the story ...or the beginning of a legend?
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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??)
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Post 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?
Sit thissen dahn an' tell us abaht it.
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Maybe it travelled underwater :-)
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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!'
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'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
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Das Barge?
Speaking the Truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act – George Orwell
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Post 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/
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raveydavey wrote: Das Barge? Jawohl! Dis barge alzo! Shud be Das Boot? (Untersee?)Could be 'Unterkanalboot?' Stop muckinaboot! Ravey Fritz!
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