WWI U-Boat Wreck Found By Wind Farm Divers

The wreck was discovered by Scottish Power Renewables and its partner Vattenfall in 2012, but has only now been officially identified. Mark Dunkley, marine archaeologist at Historic England, said: "SM U-31 was commissioned into the Imperial German Navy in September 1914. "The discovery and identification of SM U-31 by ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall, lying some 91km east of Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, is a significant achievement.