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Wed 19 Jul 2006
Divers discover World War One sub off Lothian coast
ANDREW PICKEN (apicken@edinburghnews.com)
An intact First World War submarine has been discovered in deep waters off Eyemouth after divers initially mistook it for a sunken fishing trawler.
Divers from Edinburgh and South Queensferry were part of an expedition that found the wreck virtually unscathed despite lying 200ft down on the floor of the North Sea for more than 85 years.
It is thought to be a British submarine known as the H11, which was lost in 1920 while under tow.
Members of the South Queensferry Sub Aqua Club (SQSAC) are awaiting confirmation from the Royal Navy that the submarine was not manned before they carry out further investigations of the torpedo-carrying vessel.
Stevie Adams, 43, a BT engineer from South Queensferry, who is the SQSAC's diving officer, said four members of the club were among the party who discovered the wreck earlier this month.
He said]http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1183[/url]
Divers discover World War One sub off Lothian coast
ANDREW PICKEN (apicken@edinburghnews.com)
An intact First World War submarine has been discovered in deep waters off Eyemouth after divers initially mistook it for a sunken fishing trawler.
Divers from Edinburgh and South Queensferry were part of an expedition that found the wreck virtually unscathed despite lying 200ft down on the floor of the North Sea for more than 85 years.
It is thought to be a British submarine known as the H11, which was lost in 1920 while under tow.
Members of the South Queensferry Sub Aqua Club (SQSAC) are awaiting confirmation from the Royal Navy that the submarine was not manned before they carry out further investigations of the torpedo-carrying vessel.
Stevie Adams, 43, a BT engineer from South Queensferry, who is the SQSAC's diving officer, said four members of the club were among the party who discovered the wreck earlier this month.
He said]http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=1183[/url]