The SM UC-55 U-boat had been laying mines between Shetland and Orkney when it was forced to surface. A World War One German U-boat has been identified by divers off the coast of Shetland.

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A wreck discovered off the Aberdeenshire coast has been confirmed as a Royal Navy warship sunk during World War One. BBC Scotland News told last month how a team of divers found what they believed was ...

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The wreck of a German submarine that sank during World War One has been found in the North Sea and officials believe 23 bodies may be inside it. The type UB-II submarine is said to be in good ...

More than 500 of the ship's crew died after it was torpedoed by a German U-boat in October 1914. Now the Royal Navy has said there was enough information to confirm it was indeed HMS Hawke.

More than 500 of the ship's crew died after it was torpedoed by a German U-boat in October ... the position marked on the U-boat chart. "The wreck is clearly a WW1-era warship with features ...