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Old 02-19-09, 09:30 AM   #1
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Default French battleship sunk in 1917 by a German submarine discovered

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7898890.stm

Said to be in "extraordinary" condition.

"Danton wreck found in deep water

A French battleship sunk in 1917 by a German submarine has been discovered in remarkable condition on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea.
The Danton, with many of its gun turrets still intact, is sitting upright in over 1,000m of water.
It was found by the Fugro geosciences company during a survey for a gas pipeline between Algeria and Italy.
The Danton, which sank with 296 sailors still onboard, lies 35km southwest of the island of Sardinia.
Naval historians record that the Danton's Captain Delage stood on the bridge with his officers and made no attempt to leave the ship as it went down.
The French government is now keen to see that the site is protected.
"Its condition is extraordinary," said Rob Hawkins, project director with Fugro GeoConsulting Limited.
"After it was hit by the torpedoes, the Danton clearly turned turtle and rotated several times. You can see where it dropped some infrastructure on the way down and then impacted on the seabed.
"You can see where it slid along the seabed before coming to a rest," he told BBC News.
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Old 02-22-09, 05:21 AM   #2
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Wow this stuff always amazes me.
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