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Discovery of HMS Tiger shipwreck

Overview

Divers and historians from ProjectXplore have discovered the wreckage of the HMS Tiger, a British Royal Navy torpedo boat destroyer, off the Isle of Wight. The vessel sank 118 years ago in 1908 after colliding with the cruiser HMS Berwick during a night training exercise, an accident that killed more than half of the ship’s 57-strong crew.

Initial reports noted that the discovery coincided with legislative discussions regarding the UK’s Armed Forces Bill, which seeks to expand protections for military shipwrecks by designating them as ‘protected places’.

Subsequent findings from the site, located approximately 200 feet below the surface in the English Channel, provided further detail on the collision. Recovered instruments, such as a rudder position indicator and a telegraph, suggest the HMS Tiger made no attempt to reduce speed or change course to avoid the impact. Other artifacts recovered from the two sections of the wreck include a ship’s bell, torpedo tubes, cannons, an anchor, and a compass.

Entities

HMS Berwick · ProjectXplore · Royal Navy · Isle of Wight · HMS Tiger

Timeline

  1. 4 days ago

    [CULTURE] 2 sources
    HMS Tiger shipwreck discovered after 118 years

    The wreckage of the HMS Tiger, a British destroyer that sank after a collision in 1908, has been discovered near the Isle of Wight by ProjectXplore divers.

  2. 6 days ago

    [CULTURE] 5 sources
    HMS Tiger shipwreck discovered off Isle of Wight after 118 years

    Divers from ProjectXplore have located the wreck of the HMS Tiger off the Isle of Wight, 118 years after it sank during a 1908 collision.

Sources

classicboat.co.uk · eveningstandard.co.uk · islandecho.co.uk · ladiscussione.com · nustar.hr · popularMechanics.com · uk.news.yahoo.com