Divers have discovered a German wartime submarine 20 miles off the coast of Devon — after it sank 82 years ago.

The wreck was initially named an unidentified German U-boat by Ian Taylor and the Skin Deeper team while diving the channel.

But it was suspected to be a First World War sailing vessel.

Dom Robinson, 55, and his diving team, Gasperados, decided to visit the wreck 20 miles off the coast of Salcombe in the hopes they could identify it.

After consulting boat historian Axel Niestlé, they found the wreck to be the U-672, a Type VIIC submarine lost in 1944 that sank after being attacked by HMS Balfour on July 18 of that year.

Dom said…

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