HMS Hampshire

191670 mArmored cruiser

LocationOrkney, Scotland

Year1916

Depth70 m

Size10,850 tonnes

TypeArmored cruiser

About HMS Hampshire

Hit a German mine and sank with 737 crew. Lord Kitchener, the Secretary of State for War, was aboard. His body was never found. Conspiracy theories about his death persist.

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