WW2 submarine that disappeared during secret mission found 81 years later

A World War Two submarine that disappeared mysteriously successful 1943 with 64 unit members connected committee has been recovered disconnected the seashore of Greece.

The HMS Trooper wreck, which had been deployed connected a concealed mission, was discovered 830 ft underwater connected the Mediterranean seabed, by a backstage deep-sea probe institution Planet Blue.

The submarine is 275 ft agelong and is chopped into 3 sections, the proprietor of the steadfast that recovered the conveyance told Greek media.

Costas Thoktaridis, the person of Planet Blue, said the vas suffered a precise convulsive sinking aft a excavation exploded.

This could beryllium confirmed by the squad by looking astatine the separation of the bow, mediate conception and stern.

Royal Navy skipper Richard Wraith CBE, who is the lad of the skipper of the HMS Trooper said: ‘I person known for galore years the painstaking effort of the hunt squad to find the wreck of the submarine and present I americium precise pleased and excited that their efforts were rewarded. 

‘I anticipation that the household members of those mislaid on with my begetter volition beryllium capable to usage the Trooper’s definitive presumption arsenic a notation constituent to assistance laic their loved ones’ memories to rest.’

The submarine acceptable disconnected successful October 1943, for a patrol ngo betwixt Donoussa islet and Ikaria erstwhile British quality recovered retired Nazis could effort a caller landing successful Leros.

The sub was meant to instrumentality to the larboard of Beirut by October 17, but failed to surface.

It was assumed the vas had been struck by a German mine.

Rescuers began searching for the missing sub successful 2000, but 14 searches had failed earlier Planet Blue’s squad was successful.

The squad that recovered the wreckage said they lone filmed it and did not determination anything, arsenic it served arsenic the last resting spot of the 64 servicemen who mislaid their lives.

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