From the June 17, 2012, Mail (UK) Online "Sunken Treasure: First World War submarine whose two captains won the Victoria Cross is discovered off the Turkish coast 94 years after she went down" by Craig MacKenzie.
The British government wants the site preserved as a war grave for the sailors who went down with the ship. Twenty-five lives were lost when the ship was hit by heavy shellfire.
It was found just 800 feet from the beach in 65-foot deep water, resting at a 45 degree angle with sand covering almost all of the 181-foot submarine. At least one shell hole is visible near the bow.
It was sunk in January 1918 with the loss of 25 while on a mission to sink the flagship of the Ottoman Empire's Navy.
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