# Volunteer Divers Find WWII Shipwreck After 80 Years

> Volunteer divers discovered a WWII shipwreck hidden for 80 years off Maine's coast.
- Title: Volunteer Divers Find WWII Shipwreck After 80 Years · VICE
- Summary: Volunteer divers discovered a WWII shipwreck hidden for 80 years off Maine's coast.
- Keywords: ss cornwallis, world war ii, maine coast, shipwreck, volunteer divers, nazi submarine, torpedoed, VICE
- Source: VICE — https://vice.com/en/article/volunteer-divers-just-discovered-a-world-war-ii-shipwreck-that-had-been-missing-for-more-than-80-years
- Author: Luis Prada
- Published: 2026-11-10T02:07:58+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ss cornwallis, world war ii, maine coast, shipwreck, volunteer divers, nazi submarine, torpedoed, news, culture
## Discovery of SS Cornwallis
Volunteer divers off Maine's coast found the SS Cornwallis, a Canadian ship torpedoed by a Nazi submarine in December 1944.
## Two Torpedo Attacks
The ship was torpedoed twice: once in 1942 and again in December 1944, killing 43 crew members.

> much the worst-case scenario
## Wreck Location and Ownership
The wreck lies in federal waters 25 miles out, belonging to "everyone and no one".

> everyone and no one
## Key takeaway

Volunteer divers found the SS Cornwallis, a Canadian ship torpedoed by a Nazi submarine in 1944, after 80 years.