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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
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