At war: HMS E14 is pictured in 1914 with her crew. She was captained by two officers who each won the Victoria Cross for their heroics on board the submarine
Sunken Treasure: First World War Submarine Whose Two Captains Won The Victoria Cross Is Discovered Off Turkish Coast 94 Years After She Went Down -- Daily Mail
* Government want the site preserved as a war grave
* 25 lives were lost when the vessel was hit by heavy shellfire
The final resting place of a First World War submarine, whose two Royal Navy captains won the Victoria Cross, has been found after 94 years under the sea.
HMS E14 was discovered off the coast of Turkey with the first images of the wreckage showing the sub appears to be largely intact.
Its precise location in the eastern Mediterranean remained a mystery until this month when a Turkish marine engineer and a diver detected it on the seabed off the town of Kumkale - just 800ft from the beach.
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My Comment: It makes you wonder if there are more undiscovered undersea wrecks just waiting to be found .... including this fascinating story.
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