Dossier
William Thiesen
Coverage of William Thiesen in the Nexus archive.
- Wreck of deadliest US naval loss of World War I found after more than a century: 'Lost with all hands'
The wreck of the US Coast Guard cutter Tampa, which sank in 1918 and resulted in the deadliest US naval combat loss of World War I, has been found off the coast of Cornwall, UK. All 131 people on board died in the sinking. The discovery was made by a British technical diving team called Gasperados.