Deep discovery: Divers find possible lost wreck of WWI warship HMS Hawke

A shipwreck discovered off the coast of Scotland is believed to be a lost First World War ship that was sunk by a German U-boat.

A team of divers found what they believe to be the remains of HMS Hawke – which was sunk with the loss of 524 lives in October 1914.

The Edgar-class cruiser, 387ft (118m) long and 60ft (18m) wide, sunk in less than eight minutes after it was attacked by the German submarine U-9. Seventy sailors survived.

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The wreck was discovered around 70 miles from Fraserburgh in the North Sea.

HMS Hawke, first launched in 1891, took part in blockade duties between Shetland and Norway as part of the 10th Cruiser Squadron.

The Royal Navy will formally identify the remains in the next few weeks.