Explorers say they've found the wreckage of a British warship that was sunk by a German U-boat during World War I.. Some 524 people, including the ship's captain, perished when the HMS Hawke went ...

On October 15, 1914, a German sub captained by U-boat ace Otto Weddigen attacked the HMS Hawke, killing 524 crew members, ...

HMS Hawke was located in August about six miles from where British maritime officials estimated it would be in the early 1970s. Divers found it about 360 feet underwater.

Naval battleship HMS Hawke is seen before it was sunk by a German U-boat on October 15, 1914, during World War I. Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images.

The HMS Hawke was torpedoed by a German U-boat on Oct. 15, 1914, according to Lost in Waters Deep, a U.K. agency that memorializes naval losses from World War I.

HMS Hawke sank in the North Sea after being struck by a single torpedo in October 1914, killing 524 people. Divers from Lost in Waters Deep believe they have discovered the wreck 70 miles east of ...

A group of divers working off the coast of Scotland found the wreck of what's believed to be a World War I ship that sank with more than 500 sailors on board. The HMS Hawke was torpedoed by a ...

On October 15, 1914, a German sub captained by U-boat ace Otto Weddigen attacked the HMS Hawke, killing 524 crew members, ...

Naval battleship HMS Hawke is seen before it was sunk by a German U-boat on October 15, 1914, during World War I. Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images.

Explorers say they've found the wreckage of a British warship that was sunk by a German U-boat during World War I. Some 524 people, including the ship's captain, perished when the HMS Hawke went ...

A group of divers working off the coast of Scotland found the wreck of what's believed to be a World War I ship that sank with more than 500 sailors on board. The HMS Hawke was torpedoed by a ...