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#1 Post by TheGreenGoblin » Sat May 15, 2021 1:27 am

British divers and a US–based naval historian have succeeded in discovering the world’s first truly modern submarine – at the bottom of the English Channel three miles off the coast of Devon.

Built 112 years ago, she had much greater effective range than any other submarine that existed at that time and was more powerful than any of its competitors.

With its greater range and capability, it changed the nature of naval warfare.

Marine archaeologists and divers have known for many years that the wreck of an early submarine lay off the south Devon coast but they believed that it was a First World War German U-boat.

Now, however, after three years of research, historians and divers have concluded that the sunken vessel wasn’t German after all but was a pre-War British prototype known as D1. The wreck is of huge international importance because she was the world’s first genuinely offensive, rather than purely defensive, submarine.

Her cruising range of 2,000 nautical miles (50 per cent greater than any other British submarine at the time of her commissioning) and her greater manoeuvrability, speed, size and power temporarily gave Britain a significant naval advantage.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/r ... r-BB1gITTo

World War 1 British Submarines
The wreck, off the coast of Dartmouth in Devon, was investigated in a project originated by U-boat historian Michael Lowrey, who was writing a book about First World War U-boat losses. The wreck was identified by a team of technical divers who are skilled at diving at depths of over 40 metres, led by Steve Mortimer, diving from Wey Chieftain IV. They reported the discovery of HMS/m D1 to Historic England and it has now been protected by scheduling. This means divers can dive the wreck but its contents are protected by law and must remain in situ.
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https://historicengland.org.uk/whats-ne ... protected/
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