Divers Find Lost Royal Navy Warship 109 Years After WW1 Sinking
NORTH SEA, OFF THE COAST OF SCOTLAND, JUL 21 – ProjectXplore divers located HMS Nottingham wreck 60 miles off Scotland, revealing a remarkably intact Town-class cruiser sunk by three torpedoes in 1916, with 38 crew lost.
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HMS Nottingham: Divers discover WW1 Royal Navy ship sunk by German U-Boat
A Royal Navy ship has been discovered in the North Sea after it was sunk by a German U-Boat.International divers have identified the wreck of HMS Nottingham, a town-class light cruiser that disappeared in 1916 following a torpedo attack.The warship was discovered approximately 60 miles from shore, resting at a depth of 82 metres.The discovery was achieved by ProjectXplore, a collaborative effort involving divers from Britain, the Netherlands, Ge…
Orkney shipwreck identified as Royal Navy vessel | The latest National and International News
Archaeologists have uncovered the identity of an 18th-century vessel shipwrecked in Orkney waters. The ship discovered on the island of Sanday last year has been identified as the Earl of Chatham, a former Royal Navy vessel originally called HMS Hind. Historic Environment Scotland (HSE), which funded the research, said the sixth-rate 24-gun frigate saw many years of active service. The vessel participated in the sieges of Louisbourg and Quebec i…
The vessel was sunk on 19 August 1916 in three torpedo strikes from a German U-52 submarine.
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