As ships have written story of the war power, the size, the opulence offered and their technological innovations.
Sooner or later, however, found at the bottom of the seas feeding the myth they had created with beliefs and paradoxes.
Mary Rose
constructed between 1509 and 1511, the Mary Rose was one of the first ships of the Royal Navy with the ability to put volleys. It was the favorite ship of Henry VII and marked the changing of the British fleet by the medieval castles floating in the galleys that prevailed for Elizabeth A.
On July 19, 1545, the Henry VII was in Saouthsi to watch the sailing of the Mary Rose which participated in battles against French commandos. Instead, what followed was a disaster. The vessel took heavy tilt because of strong winds, began to take water from the bottom doors of cannon and soon overturned. Of the 700 members of the crew only 40 survived.
The salvage operations were launched the same year anasyrontas some of the guns, masts and sails but stopped in 1550 after the ship had already been covered by mud which will retain the following centuries.
The first modern attempt to explore the wreck was in mid 1960 by the team of Alexander Mack CF. In 1982, approximately sixty million watched the raising of Mary Rose live on television.
Today the ship is undergoing maintenance and sprayed with special chemicals to prevent corrosion of the timber. The process will be completed in 2008 and then suffered a slow drying process. Until then, visitors to the historic shipyard in Portsmouth can admire the Mary Rose set out in a glass showcase.
Titanic
The most famous shipwreck in the world, the Titanic, the White Star Line, built at the shipyard Harland and Wolff of Ireland between 1909 and 1911. Monument luxury for its time, had a gym, swimming pools, squash courts and steam room and had a total displacement of 46.328 tons.
Although he had described as "unsinkable" Titanic sank after collision with iceberg on April 15, 1912, before completing its maiden voyage. Of the total of 2.208 occupants survived only 712. Because of the high profile of first-class passengers, the sinking became headlines around the world.
The idea of finding the wreck, and even raising the dates from the year of immersion. However, the first successful attempt was in September 1985 when a team led by renowned researcher Dr. Robert Ballard found the Titanic 323 miles southeast of Newfoundland and in-depth 3800 meters.
The most significant finding was that the ship was cut in two. As part of the bow, which remains relatively intact and the stern section which lies about 600 meters damaged and deformed. The testimonies of survivors of the era when the ship was cut or not and sank was contradictory.
Both the UK and the U.S. investigation concluded that the ship sank intact and probably broke in two deep.
Today the wreck can be visited via the MIR submersible that starts in Saint John, Canada and carries tourists to the bow and the bridge where the Captain E. Smith issued his final orders. Various historians and scholars say that the visits to accelerate the natural process of erosion and that the wreck will collapse within the next 50 years.
Lusitania
Apopleontas from New York to Liverpool, the Lusitania was characterized as the "greyhound of the seas." Sunk by a German torpedo off the coast of southern Ireland on May 7, 1915.
With the outbreak of war in August 1914, the Lusitania mobilized by the Royal Navy and outfitted with 12 guns of 6 inches. The time was the most heavily armed cruiser of the British fleet that patrolled the English Channel.
Winston Churchill inspecting the ship as first lord of the Naval Command, made the comment that would later haunt him and his boat: For me it's just another 45000 tonnes of "live bait".
Little later, on May 7, 1915, the Lusitania, which actually was 30.396 tons, was hit by a torpedo and sank in just 20 minutes. 1201 people died including women and children. Among the 128 casualties were American citizens. The U20, the German submarine fired a torpedo, originally made a round point and then disappeared back to base after 6 days.
The location of the wreck has been identified since 1935 but has not anelkystei. Various findings are exhibited at the Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool.
Bismarck
With a displacement of 50000 tonnes and a maximum speed of 30 knots, the Bismarck was the pride of the German Navy in World War II. Winston Churchill had described as "a scary boat and a memorial ship." The length reached about three football fields and the maximum height of 17 floors.
As with the Titanic on its maiden voyage was to end abruptly. After 8 days of relentless pursuit, in May 1941, the rudder's put out by a British torpedo and was virtually ungovernable.
After a barrage of gunfire sank taking with him the majority of the 2200 crew. Only 115 survived.
The comb 1989 and having 200 square miles of seabed, the team of Dr. Robert Ballard discovered the wreck of the Bismarck 300 miles south of Cork in Ireland and at a depth of 5000 meters.
Despite the devastation caused missiles and torpedoes of the British vessel, the wreck is in remarkably good condition.
After authorization by the German government organized several missions for the exploration. Among the visitors were survivors of the shipwreck as Heinrich Kount and Heinz Stig and the American director James Cameron.
Belgrano
The sinking of the Belgrano was one of the most dramatic and controversial events of the Falklands war. On May 2, 1982, the nuclear submarine of the Royal Navy HMS Conqueror fired two torpedoes at the warship of Argentina.
300 people died from the blast and 23 others after the sinking. The losses were about half for Argentina during the war As the ship began to sink out one of the most dramatic rescue in history. Eventually by 1093 occupants survived 770.
In February 2003, the National Geographic Society in cooperation with the Argentine Navy began a joint mission to find the wreck. After two weeks in extreme circumstances, the mission was unable to find the wreck.
Now believed that lies 180 km off the coast of Argentina and 4 km depth. Building, however, the same technology used in finding the Titanic and Bismarck
