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WW1 battleship found in deep water

Submitted by Editor on Sat, 19/02/2011 - 00:10
The Danton, a French battleship sunk in 1917 by a German submarine, has been discovered in remarkable condition on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea.
Credit:   French Battleship Danton (1909)
The Danton was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy. Serving in World War I, she was torpedoed and sunk by a German U-boat in 1917, only to be rediscovered in 2009.
BBC  |  BBC News | Science & Environment    |   12-06-2011
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.
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Danton served in World War I in the French Mediterranean Fleet, helping to protect French troop and supply ships from attack by the Austro-Hungarian Navy. She also helped keep the Turkish battlecruiser TCG Yavuz Sultan Selim bottled-up in the Black Sea.

The Danton, which sank with 296 sailors still onboard, lies 35km southwest of the island of Sardinia.

Primary source â–º BBC News | Science & Environment
Further reading â–º French battleship Danton (1909)
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