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Lost Treasure of HMS Hampshire
Lost Treasure of HMS Hampshire
Written By Mister Gu on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 | 3:32 PM
In mid-1916, HMS Hampshire (a Devonshire-class armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy) saw service during the First World War and was present at the battle of Jutland. Several days later she was sailing to Russia, carrying the Secretary of State for War, Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, when she is believed to have struck a mine laid by a German submarine. She sank with heavy loss of life, including