Posted on Aug 18, 2022
U.S. Ship Sunk by Germans in 1917 Is Found Off English Coast
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The wreck of the first U.S. Navy destroyer lost to enemy action has been found off the coast of southwest England, 105 years after it was sunk by a German submarine.
A team of British divers announced the find on Facebook last week, saying it was thrilled to have located the World War I ship, the U.S.S. Jacob Jones, about 60 nautical miles south of Newlyn, a fishing harbor in Cornwall.
Rick Ayrton, a retired dentist and one of the six divers on the expedition, said that when he reached the ship, which lies nearly 400 feet (120 meters) below the ocean’s surface, he could see the base of a gun mount on the deck of the ship, a sign that it had been a warship, not a cargo vessel.
A team of British divers announced the find on Facebook last week, saying it was thrilled to have located the World War I ship, the U.S.S. Jacob Jones, about 60 nautical miles south of Newlyn, a fishing harbor in Cornwall.
Rick Ayrton, a retired dentist and one of the six divers on the expedition, said that when he reached the ship, which lies nearly 400 feet (120 meters) below the ocean’s surface, he could see the base of a gun mount on the deck of the ship, a sign that it had been a warship, not a cargo vessel.
U.S. Ship Sunk by Germans in 1917 Is Found Off English Coast
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..." Diver Dominic Robinson said the team had to overcome a strong, shifting current to find the wreckage of the iconic warship.
"Without doubt this is one of the most satisfying dives I've done in a while," he wrote on Facebook. "Identifying a wreck of historical significance is always going to be a brilliant experience but doing it at over 100 metres and so far out at sea magnifies that."
The discovery comes less than two months after a U.S. Navy destroyer escort sunk during World War II was found about 23,000 feet below sea level off the Philippines, making it the deepest shipwreck ever located."
..." Diver Dominic Robinson said the team had to overcome a strong, shifting current to find the wreckage of the iconic warship.
"Without doubt this is one of the most satisfying dives I've done in a while," he wrote on Facebook. "Identifying a wreck of historical significance is always going to be a brilliant experience but doing it at over 100 metres and so far out at sea magnifies that."
The discovery comes less than two months after a U.S. Navy destroyer escort sunk during World War II was found about 23,000 feet below sea level off the Philippines, making it the deepest shipwreck ever located."
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