Digital reconstruction of the USS F-1 submarine lying at the bottom of the sea at 400 meters deep
A submarine who sank more than 100 years ago during World War I was discovered off the coast of San Diego in the 1970s. However, Americans hid this discovery for over 50 years.
Investigators of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution They located the wreckage of two military vehicles long lost in the bottom of the sea to a few miles of San Diego (USA): it is a US Navy plane that fired nearby in 1950; and one American War I Submarine that sank in 1917.
The submarine USS F-1 He sank in seconds after being severely damaged in a collision with another US Navy submarine. 19 of his crew died drowned In the accident and three were rescued by the other submarine.
The wreckage of the submarine were Located by accident in the 1970sbut its location was kept secret for many years. Only earlier this year were it released with high resolution images of the wreck.
As details the remains of the submarine are at the bottom of the sea to a depth of over 400 meters.
This depth is too large for the divers to get there. The shipwreck had to be analyzed by operators of the underwater vehicle occupied by humans (HOV) Alvin and the Subcourse Subquitairs Vehicle (AUV), based on the Whoi Atlantis Investigation Ship.
“Extraordinarily intact” submarine
The F-1 submarine is now the stibbon (right), with the bow (front) to the northwest, and the subsequent explorations with Hov Alvin showed that the Submarine was “extraordinarily intact” after being submerged for over 100 years.
The wreck is now a warfare for the 19 crew members who died in the 1917 accident. Whoi and the Navy agreed not to contact the wreckage directly, “to preserve their state and respect their legacy” – quotes Live Science.
