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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ben Mitchell

Navy warship that sank during fatal training exercise uncovered after 118 years

Royal Navy warship HMS Tiger has been discovered by a group of divers off the Isle of Wight - (PA)

A team of divers off the Isle of Wight has discovered the wreck of a Royal Navy warship that sank 118 years ago, claiming the lives of more than half its crew.

HMS Tiger was cut in two in 1908 after straying into the path of another warship during a training exercise.

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