More people have died diving to explore the wreck, the Navy said than in the sinking itself. From their lifeboats, the nearly 1,200 survivors sang the national anthem and “My Country, ’Tis of Thee”as the San Diego sank. The ship’s captain figured the San Diego had been struck by a torpedo. The Naval Air Service was alerted and bombed what pilots thought was a submerged submarine; it turned out to be the San Diego. The San Diego was launched in 1904 as the U.S.S.

Source: New York Times September 10, 2017 17:03 UTC