German WWI submarine wreck discovered off the coast of Shetland

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German WWI submarine wreck discovered off the coast of Shetland
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The expedition team spotted the wreck eight miles southeast of Lerwick.

, the Royal Navy purposely sank this identified SM UC-55 submarine in 1917.likely stopped functioning owing to "loss of trim." Soon after, two Royal Navy vessels then appeared and opened fire, causing it to sink.

One of the divers who was part of this expedition, Jacob Mackenzie, described the location as pitch dark with eerie silence. Sadly, this wreck is also the grave of the submarine’s crew, who were not able to escape from it at that time. Germany was a pioneer in the naval submarine business and used these types of submarines to help in its war effort throughout the First and Second World Wars.

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