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军方官员和一支探险队本周证实，一支在英格兰附近海域勘探的潜水员团队找到了一艘一个多世纪前在英国海岸外沉没的失踪已久的海军舰艇。
据英国皇家海军介绍，1908年，这艘400吨级的鱼雷艇驱逐舰“老虎号”（HMS Tiger）在夜间与1万吨级的巡洋舰“贝里克号”（HMS Berwick）相撞，船体被撞成两截。“老虎号”的船头瞬间沉没，损毁的船尾也在数分钟后沉入海底，船上57名船员中有超过一半不幸遇难。
这场悲剧曾登上报纸头版，有报纸标题称该舰“像蛋壳一样被碾碎”。爱德华七世国王还发送了哀悼电报，人们还制作了纪念遇难水手的明信片。
一个多世纪以来，英国皇家海军和沉船搜寻者一直在徒劳地搜寻“老虎号”的残骸。最终，名为“ProjectXplore”的潜水团队花费五年时间整理档案资料后，成功确定了沉船的精确位置。
里卡多·康斯坦丁诺在“老虎号”的舵轮上放置花圈。盖伊·特里斯
潜水团队表示，他们发现了船尾的发动机转速电报装置和舵位指示器，这些物证表明，“老虎号”在与体型大得多的“贝里克号”相撞前，既没有改变航向，也没有减速。
“我们近期在‘老虎号’沉船遗址的勘探项目获取了关于碰撞前最后时刻的有力证据，保留了118年来从未被扰动的细节，”ProjectXplore在社交媒体帖子中写道，并附上了沉没仪器的照片。
一份探险报告还显示，团队还发现了这艘船上的大量其他遗物，包括罗盘、鱼雷发射管、火炮、弹药、锚和船钟。
舵位指示器。带刻度的圆形刻度盘标有“左舷”和“右舷”。指针机构指向右舷约5至10度，这表明“老虎号”在撞击前并未改变航向以避开“贝里克号”。丹·麦克马伦
据英国广播公司报道，该团队去年还在北海发现了巡洋舰“诺丁汉号”（HMS Nottingham）的残骸。
英国皇家海军表示，根据新立法，包括“老虎号”在内的数千艘沉船，在被发现后将通过“保护场所” designation 获得保护。
ProjectXplore的联合组织者利奥·菲尔丁和丹·麦克马伦对这项新立法表示赞扬。
“能够研究、发现并记录‘老虎号’的残骸，是我们一生的荣幸，”他们说。“我们衷心希望，我们的工作能让‘老虎号’、它的故事以及所有与它相关的人的记忆，能够流传给后代。”
“老虎号”船尾发动机转速装置 丹·麦克马伦
Warship that sank in 1908 found off U.K. coast, revealing “final moments” before over half the crew died
August 14, 2026 / 1:52 PM EDT / CBS News
By Stephen Smith Managing Editor
Stephen Smith is a managing editor for CBSNews.com based in New York. A Washington, D.C. native, Steve was previously an editorial producer for the Washington Post, and has also worked in Los Angeles, Boston and Tokyo.
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A long-lost naval ship that sank more than a century ago off England has been located by divers exploring the waters off the Isle of Wight, military officials and an exploration team confirmed this week.
In 1908, the 400-ton HMS Tiger, a torpedo boat destroyer, collided with the 10,000-ton cruiser HMS Berwick during the night, slicing her in two, according to the Royal Navy. The Tiger’s bow sank instantly and its smashed stern sank minutes later, killing more than half of the 57 crewmembers on board.
The tragedy made front-page news, with one newspaper headline saying the ship was “crushed as an eggshell.” King Edward VII sent a telegram of sympathy and postcards were made to commemorate the lost sailors.
The Royal Navy and shipwreck hunters have been searching in vain for the remains of HMS Tiger for over a century. Finally, a dive team called ProjectXplore was able to pinpoint the wreck’s location after spending five years piecing together archival data.
Ricardo Constantino places a wreath on the tiller of HMS Tiger. Guy Trees
The dive team said the discovery of the stern engine revolution telegraph and the rudder position indicator revealed that the ship did not change direction nor reduce its speed before colliding with the much bigger HMS Berwick.
“Our recent exploratory project at the HMS Tiger site yielded compelling evidence regarding the final moments leading to the collision, preserving details that have remained undisturbed for 118 years,” ProjectXplore wrote in a social media post, showing images of the sunken instruments.
A report on the expedition also reveals the team found numerous other relics from the vessel, including a compass, torpedo tubes, guns, ammunition, an anchor and the ship’s bell.
The rudder position indicator. The graduated circular scale is marked “PORT” and “STARBOARD.” The pointer mechanism is set to approximately 5-10 degrees to starboard, which suggests that Tiger had not altered course to avoid Berwick immediately prior to the impact. Dan McMullen
The team also found the wreck of cruiser HMS Nottingham in the North Sea last year, BBC News reported.
Under new legislation, potentially thousands of shipwrecks, such as HMS Tiger, will be safeguarded from the moment they are found by a “protected place” designation, the Royal Navy said.
Leo Fielding and Dan McMullen, co-organizers of ProjectXplore, praised the new legislation.
“It has been the privilege of a lifetime to research, discover and document the wreck of HMS Tiger,” they said. “We sincerely hope that our work will ensure that HMS Tiger, her story and the memory of those connected with her endure for future generations.”
HMS Tiger stern engine revolution Dan McMullen
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