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Shipwreck confirmed as lost WW1 warship HMS Hawke

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More than 500 of HMS Hawke's crew died when it was attacked by a German U-boat in October 1914 .

The ship caught fire and, following an explosion, sank in less than eight minutes .

The wreck was discovered by a team of divers about 70 miles east of Fraserburgh earlier this year .

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81

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77

Neutral language

86

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formal

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English

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41

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short-lived

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