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Wreckage of a US Coast Guard ship lost during WWI has been found off the coast of England

phys.org·Science X·about 1 month ago
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A view of the United States Coast Guard headquarters building in Washington, June 21, 2019. Credit: AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File The wreckage of a U.S. Coast Guard ship lost in a deadly attack more than a century ago, during World War I, was been discovered off the coast of England. The Coast Guard announced Wednesday that the USCGC Tampa was found about 50 miles (80 kilometers) off Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom, at a depth exceeding 300 feet (90 meters) deep in the Atlantic Ocean. The cutter's wreckage was located and confirmed by the British technical-diving team Gasperados. Adm. Kevin Lunday, commandant of the Coast Guard, said in a statement that the courage and sacrifice of the Tampa's crew reflected the legacy of the Coast Guard, which has defended the U.S. during every armed conflict since its 1790 founding. "When the Tampa was lost with all hands in 1918, it left an enduring grief in our service," Lunday said.…

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