Keyword: gasperadosdiveteam https://freerepublic.com/tag/gasperadosdiveteam/ en-us Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:16:55 GMT Focus Forum 15 British divers find missing WWI wreck of US combat vessel: Remains of USCGC Tampa are discovered off the coast of Cornwall 108 years after the ship was torpedoed by a German U–boat https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4377045/posts The shipwreck of a WWI US combat vessel has been discovered off the Cornish coast by a team of divers – 108 years after it sank. The US Coastguard Cutter TAMPA has been missing since being torpedoed by a German U–boat in 1918. Now, it has been found, 50 miles offshore in Newquay by the Gasperados Dive Team. All 131 lives on the vessel were lost including those from the American navy and coastguard, and British civilians. Dominic Robinson, 54, a member of the Gasperados Dive Team, says they have been searching for the last three years for the ship... UK Daily Mail https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4377045/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:16:55 GMT