A team of divers made a surprising discovery while exploring the waters off the Aberdeenshire coast in northern Scotland, UK. They stumbled upon the sunken wreck of HMS Hawke.
Before resting on the Scottish seabed, HMS Hawke was a grand Royal Navy warship that cut through the waves with power and precision. Its journey came to a tragic end over 110 years ago during World War I, when a torpedo struck the warship.
The ship was found about 70 miles east of Fraserburgh, though the exact location has not been disclosed to the public.
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Experts told the BBC that the wreck is in "remarkable" condition.
On 15 October 1914, HMS Hawke was attacked by a German U-boat, resulting in the deaths of more than 500 crew members. The ship caught fire after being struck and sank in less than eight minutes.
Only 70 sailors survived the disaster.
HMS Hawke, an Edgar-class protected cruiser, was first launched in 1891. The ship measured 387 feet (118 meters) long and 60 feet (18 meters) wide.
The discovery was made by Lost in Waters Deep, a group dedicated to locating shipwrecks and commemorating naval losses in Scottish waters during the First World War.
110 years later, on 12 August, the wreck was found 360 feet (110 meters) below the surface.
