A 19th century ship that sunk off the coast of Plymouth has been found 140 years later.

The SS Nantes sank in November 1888 killing 23 crew members and the ship’s whereabouts have been unknown until now.

It is all thanks for deep sea diver Dom Robinson that the forgotten ship has now been found – 246 feet deep, 30 miles southeast of Plymouth.

He found a piece of crockery in the water and saw it bore the stamp ‘Cunard Steamship Company’ which helped identify the vessel.

Dom told Metro: ‘It was a Eureka moment when I found the plate and could make that connection.

‘It feels like I’ve honoured those who lost their lives in the sinking because of solving that mystery.

‘Out of all my deep sea dives this one was definitely up there as the best because it was so unsuspected.’ Conditions wer

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