The SS Cornwallis was on its way to Saint John when it was struck by a German torpedo in 1944 and hadn’t been seen since. In July, a group of divers rounded off their seven-year-long expedition when they finally found her in the Gulf of Maine.
Nomad Exploration Team found the SS Cornwallis 40 kilometres off Maine coast
Abby Russchen · CBC News
· Posted: Nov 08, 2026 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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The SS Cornwallis was struck by a German torpedo in 1944 and was manned by a predominantly Canadian crew. (Submitted/Nomad Exploration Team)
For 80 years, the largest missing shipwreck in New England waters has stumped divers and expeditionaries.
That is until a group of divers spent the past seven years searching for the final resting place of the SS Cornwallis.
Danny Allan is one of eight divers part of the Nomad Exploration Team who found the SS Cornwallis posted in nearly 400 feet of water in the Gulf of Maine in July.
“It’s a pretty exciting feeling,” Allan said, “but also very sobering, too, because of course, it’s a grave.
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