Monday, November 2, 2009

World War I British Submarine Found

The October 25th ABC News reported that the wreck of the HMS E-18, sunk in the Baltic Sea off the Estonian coast in World War I has been located by a Swedish survey team after a ten year search.

Germany was moving iron ore from Sweden to Germany and the British Navy mounted a major underwater offensive to stop it. All 33 crew members were lost.

In May 1916, the E-18 left an Estonian port for a routine patrol and never returned. It was found in good shape, but damage suggested that a mine had sunk it while running on the surface. The submarine had been operating in an area which was heavily mined.

The British offensive in the Baltic had caused Germany to become the first country to use the convoy system.

Britain is the only country that can claim ownership under maritime law.

At Least Now They Know. -- DaCoot

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