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Wreck of Royal Navy submarine scuttled in 1918 given protected status May 14 2021, 12.05am
The D1 was an innovative design which paved the way for later Royal Navy submarines (Imperial War Museum/PA)
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The wreck of an early British submarine off the Devon coast has been given protected status.
Known as HMS/m D1 it was the forerunner to the Royal Navy’s patrol submarines and saw service during the First World War.
May 14, 2021, 12:05 am
The D1 was an innovative design which paved the way for later Royal Navy submarines (Imperial War Museum/PA)
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The wreck of an early British submarine off the Devon coast has been given protected status.
Known as HMS/m D1 it was the forerunner to the Royal Navy’s patrol submarines and saw service during the First World War.
It was built by Vickers at Barrow-in-Furness and was the secret prototype for the D-class, the Royal Navy’s first diesel-powered submarines.