Gasperados discover wreck of US Coast Guard cutter Tampa lost in World War I

5 articles · Updated · Fox News · Apr 29

The wreck was found over 300 feet deep, about 50 miles off Newquay, Cornwall, after a three-year search by the British volunteer team.
The Tampa sank on September 26, 1918, after being torpedoed by German submarine UB-91, killing all 131 aboard, including 111 Coast Guardsmen, four U.S. Navy, and 16 British personnel.
The Coast Guard is planning underwater research at the site, which marks the largest single American naval combat loss of World War I and includes 11 Black sailors who received the Purple Heart posthumously.

How will the U.S. Coast Guard permanently memorialize this underwater grave site of its largest WWI loss?

Who legally controls an American warship wreck found by a British team in UK waters?

What new stories of the 131 lost crew members will be uncovered from WWI archives?

When will the public see the first underwater footage from the long-lost wreckage of the USCGC Tampa?

Can the wreck finally reveal why the Tampa sank in under three minutes after the torpedo strike?

What advanced robotics will be used to explore the Tampa, a vessel lost for over a century?