Divers find missing wreck of the biggest US Navy loss of World War I more than a century later

NewsWorldAmericasDivers find missing wreck of the biggest US Navy loss of World War I more than a century laterThe missing vessel sank in just 3 minutes after being hit by a torpedo, leaving all 131 people on board deadOwen Scott Thursday 30 April 2026 17:14 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968252","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tampa-newquay-world-war-one-coast-guard-b2968252.html","title":"Divers find missing wreck of the biggest US Navy loss of World War I "}}CloseWreck of WW1-era submarine USS F-1 is seen on the San Diego seafloorThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}The wreckage of th...