Overview
- ProjectXplore says the wreck lies in 106 meters of water between Ireland and Scotland and matches the British armed merchant cruiser sunk in March 1915.
- Almost 200 sailors died when U‑27 torpedoed Bayano during Britain’s blockade effort, according to contemporary records cited by the team.
- Investigators point to gun size, hull dimensions, location and structural features as mutually reinforcing identifiers rather than a single photo.
- The site sits about 1.7 nautical miles from survivor Private Arthur Craze’s reported position and 2.4 nautical miles from U‑27’s war diary entry.
- October dives under challenging conditions found the wreck remarkably well preserved, and the team says it will leave artifacts in place while targeting 15 to 20 further significant wrecks.