Sunken French battleship discovered

By Peter Etnoyer, on February 21st, 2009

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BBC News reports:

A French battleship sunk in 1917 by a German submarine has been discovered in remarkable condition on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea.

The Danton, with many of its gun turrets still intact, is sitting upright in over 1,000m of water.

2 comments to Sunken French battleship discovered

romunov

February 21, 2009 at 13:21 · Reply

Impressive! A bit far for a wreck dive. Do you think they would borrow us the Alvin for a few days?
Peter Etnoyer

February 21, 2009 at 15:35 · Reply

You don’t need Alvin. The French Navy has the Cyana, rated to 3000m!
http://www.ifremer.fr/fleet/systemes_sm/engins/cyana.htm

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