Site of lost World War One warship found off Orkney
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The site where a World War One warship is believed to have been sunk by a mine has been located close to Orkney's Old Man of Hoy.
An archaeological maritime survey identified the wreck as HMS Pheasant.
The destroyer sank on 1 March 1917 after hitting a mine believed to have been laid by a German U-boat.
All 89 crew on board were lost. Only the body of Midshipman Reginald Campbell Cotter, 20, was recovered and he was buried at Lyness on Hoy.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-41387186
