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The wreck of HMS Bayano sits at 106m, with a minimum depth of 84m, lying bow NNW and stern SSE, with a 20-degree list to starboard. In places, the wreck rises over 15m above the seabed. Much of the vessel's superstructure is still in place.

Lost WWI Cruiser HMS Bayano Identified After 110 Years

5 months ago By Chief minion

After more than a century of mystery, technical divers from the community-led initiative, ProjectXplore, have conclusively identified the wreck of HMS Bayano, a First World War armed merchant cruiser sunk by the German submarine U-27 on 11 March 1915. The 126-metre vessel now rests at a depth of 106 metres in the North Channel, between Scotland and Northern Ireland.