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| Divers find lost Royal Navy warship 109 years after WW1 sinking | Divers find lost Royal Navy warship 109 years after WW1 sinking |
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| The ship had been lost for more than a century until a team of divers discovered its location | The ship had been lost for more than a century until a team of divers discovered its location |
| Divers have found the wreckage of a Royal Navy warship in the North Sea - more than 100 years after it was sunk during World War One. | Divers have found the wreckage of a Royal Navy warship in the North Sea - more than 100 years after it was sunk during World War One. |
| HMS Nottingham was identified 60 miles off the coast of Scotland by a team of ten divers led by ProjectXplore, an international project that aims to locate historically-significant shipwrecks around the UK. | HMS Nottingham was identified 60 miles off the coast of Scotland by a team of ten divers led by ProjectXplore, an international project that aims to locate historically-significant shipwrecks around the UK. |
| Thirty-eight crew members were killed when the 457ft ship was torpedoed by a German submarine on 19 August 1916. | |
| Its resting place, at a depth of 82 metres, remained a mystery until ProjectXplore documented the site this month. | Its resting place, at a depth of 82 metres, remained a mystery until ProjectXplore documented the site this month. |
| The team said it had "no doubt" about the ship's identity due to its name stamp, dimensions, equipment and condition, which matched reports about the circumstances of the attack. | The team said it had "no doubt" about the ship's identity due to its name stamp, dimensions, equipment and condition, which matched reports about the circumstances of the attack. |
| Divers also found white dinner plates stamped with a Royal Navy blue crown emblem, as well as the embossed lettering "Nottingham" on the top of the stern. | Divers also found white dinner plates stamped with a Royal Navy blue crown emblem, as well as the embossed lettering "Nottingham" on the top of the stern. |
| HMS Nottingham was struck three times on its port side while on a reconnaissance mission. The German U-boat had been spotted earlier that morning, but a crew member mistook it for a small fishing vessel. | HMS Nottingham was struck three times on its port side while on a reconnaissance mission. The German U-boat had been spotted earlier that morning, but a crew member mistook it for a small fishing vessel. |
| The captain, 20 officers and 357 other crew were rescued by two Royal Navy destroyers and survived. | The captain, 20 officers and 357 other crew were rescued by two Royal Navy destroyers and survived. |
| Multiple attempts were made to locate the ship over the following century, but all failed. | Multiple attempts were made to locate the ship over the following century, but all failed. |
| ProjectXplore began investigating in September 2024, researching records such as ships' logs, telegrams and charts. | ProjectXplore began investigating in September 2024, researching records such as ships' logs, telegrams and charts. |
| In April, it surveyed the area with sonar cameras, finding evidence of a wreck with similar dimensions, layout and positioning to HMS Nottingham. | |
| Three months' later, it carried out an expedition to the site, confirming the identity of the ship. | Three months' later, it carried out an expedition to the site, confirming the identity of the ship. |