German WW1 U-boat found off the coast of Shetland


July 25, 2023

A World War One German U-boat has been identified by divers off the coast of Shetland.

The SM UC-55 submarine was sunk about eight miles south-east of Lerwick by the Royal Navy in 1917.

Divers aboard the Stromness boat Valhalla have become the first to inspect its wreckage.

The U-boat had been laying mines in the convoy channel between Orkney and Shetland before being forced to surface due to a technical fault.

German WW1 U-boat found off the coast of Shetland - BBC News