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Final resting place of US Coast Guard cutter revealed 108 years after it was sunk in WWI
The final resting place of the US Coast Guard Cutter Tampa remained a mystery for 108 years after it was sunk by a German torpedo. This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources.
This cluster currently includes 2 articles from 2 sources. Sources in this event include New York Post, CNN.
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Final resting place of US Coast Guard cutter revealed 108 years after it was sunk in WWI
A British dive team has found the submerged wreckage of a US Coast Guard ship that was torpedoed off the UK coast during World War I, killing all 131 people on board, officials said. The Coast Guard cutter Tampa lay 300 feet under the surface about 50 miles off Cornwall after it was torpedoed by a German U-boat in.
Divers find wreck of US’ largest naval loss of World War I
The German submarine captain saw his target’s silhouette against the evening sky off the coast of southern England and gave the command to fire a single torpedo. It was the last anyone would see of the US Coast Guard Cutter Tampa and its 131 crew members for more than 107 years. Three minutes after that German torpedo.