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The wreck of the USS Nevada has been located 75 miles off the coast of Hawaii at a depth of nearly three miles. It’s…
Aug 29 2019
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The ill-fated Franklin Expedition to map the Northwest Passage resulted in the loss of two ships, one of which, the…
Jan 12 2019
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The remains of SM UC-61, a World War I German minelaying submarine (also known as a U-boat) is resurfacing on the…
Jul 19 2018
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A missing Russian Imperial Navy cruiser said to contain 200 tons of gold bullion worth an estimated $133 billion has…
Apr 20 2018
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In the dying days of World War II, a German sub was reportedly sunk near the Danish coast, but the wreck was never…
Mar 27 2018
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On May 25, 1798, the HMS DeBraak was entering Delaware Bay when a squall struck without warning. The British ship…
Mar 20 2018
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A team of civilian explorers led by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen has located the wreck of the USS Juneau, an…
Dec 21 2017
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Just six weeks into the First World War, Australian submarine HMAS AE1 disappeared without a trace somewhere off the…
Oct 5 2017
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A mere eight hours after Britain declared war on the Nazis, a German torpedo struck the SS Athenia, sinking the…
Oct 4 2017
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A trove of new artifacts have been recovered from the Roman-era wreck that yielded the mysterious Antikythera…
Sep 20 2017
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Marine archaeologists have discovered a German submarine off the coast of Belgium in the North Sea. The U-boat dates…
Feb 9 2017
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Late last year, the Netherlands defense ministry confirmed that two of its ships lost during World War II had…
Feb 3 2017
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German researchers have discovered the wreck of U-581, a Nazi sub that sunk near the Azores in February 1942. The…
Nov 16 2016
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A pair of warships lost during a historic 1942 naval battle have completely disappeared from their resting places at…
Sep 7 2016
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On April 10, 1940, British submarine HMS Tarpon and its crew of 50 were sent to Norway to intercept Nazi merchant…
Dec 7 2015
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A Spanish galleon sunk in the Caribbean 300 years ago with an exceptionally valuable cargo has been discovered near…
Apr 17 2015
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The USS Independence — a World War II-era aircraft carrier — has been found in 2,600 feet of water off the coast of…
Apr 7 2015
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Underwater salvage company Deep Ocean Search has successfully salvaged the treasure ship SS City of Cairo. Found at…
Dec 8 2014
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The U.S.S. Kailua has been discovered off the coast of Hawaii in 2,000 feet of water. The intact "ghost ship," which sank in 1946 after being used as torpedo practice, is still upright, with its solitary mast still standing and the ship's wheel still in place. From 1923 to the time it sunk, the ship laid countless…
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Oct 22 2014
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Researchers from the NOAA have discovered two sunken vessels from a Second World War convoy battle about 30 miles…