HMS Shark, British submarine wreck near Egersund, Norway.
The Royal Navy S-class submarine rests 25 nautical miles from the Norwegian coast at coordinates 58°18'N, 05°13'E in the North Sea.
The submarine engaged in multiple exercises off Malta in 1939 before conducting patrols across the North Sea during the early stages of World War II.
The vessel holds significance in British naval history as part of twelve S-class submarines immortalized in the maritime song 'Twelve Little S-Boats'.
The wreck site marks the location where German minesweeping trawlers discovered the damaged submarine on July 6, 1940, following an air attack.
The submarine crew managed to shoot down a German Dornier Do 17 aircraft during their final surface engagement before scuttling their vessel.
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