Wreck of Royal Navy warship HMS Tiger found off Isle of Wight after 118 years
ProjectXplore’s five-year search ended with the discovery of a wreck that sank after a collision, and fewer than half of the 57 crew survived.
- ProjectXplore located the wreck of HMS Tiger off the Isle of Wight on Saturday, ending a 118-year search after five years of archival research by the team of historians and divers.
- HMS Tiger sank on April 2, 1908, after colliding with HMS Berwick during night-time training exercises, with the destroyer cut in two and the stern remaining afloat for approximately three minutes before sinking.
- Fewer than half of Tiger's 57-strong crew survived the disaster, prompting King Edward VII to send a telegram of sympathy and commemorative postcards to be produced honoring those lost.
- Under Armed Forces Bill proposals, the Protection of Military Remains Act would be amended to grant newly discovered military wrecks automatic "protected place" status, prohibiting disturbance while permitting supervised diving visits.
- Minister Louise Sandher-Jones said "Defence has a role to play in preserving our maritime heritage," while ProjectXplore co-organisers Leo Fielding and Dan McMullen called the discovery "the privilege of a lifetime.
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HMS Tiger Shipwreck off the Isle of Wight Was Cut in Two by HMS Berwick During 1908 Exercise
The HMS Tiger shipwreck mystery has been solved after divers located the remains of the Royal Navy destroyer, which sank following a collision with the cruiser HMS Berwick during a night exercise in 1908. The wreck was discovered by ProjectXplore, a group of shipwreck historians and divers who spent five years examining archival material to establish where HMS Tiger went down. The Royal Navy said the team identified the vessel after years of res…
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Divers discover wreck of warship lost 118 years ago
HMS Tiger was cut in two after she strayed into the path of the 10,000-ton cruiser HMS Berwick in 1908.
Marine archaeologists found the remains of the HMS Tiger, whose tragic death killed more than half of the seafarers 118 years ago.
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The Independent (US)Wreck of warship found 118 years after it sank off the Isle of Wight
HMS Tiger sank in 1908 after it strayed into the path of another warship.
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