Sunday, September 12, 2010

A Bit Of British Naval History Stolen

Top secret: A Holland class submarine surfaces during trials

Wreck Of 'Protected' Royal Navy Sub Plundered By Thieves Who Dived Down 90ft To Reach It -- The Daily Mail

The wreck of an historic Royal Navy submarine has been plundered by thieves who dived 90ft to the sea bed to remove part of it.

HMS Holland, which sank in bad weather off the Sussex coast while being towed to a scrapyard in 1912, is protected by law because of its historical importance.

Now police are investigating after divers from the Nautical Archaeology Society discovered during a routine check that its torpedo tube hatch is missing.

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My Comment: Nothing is sacred anymore.

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