Rome - Companies doing an underwater survey for a gas pipeline between Algeria and Italy say they have discovered a French battleship sunk by a German submarine in 1917.
They say the Danton is sitting upright under more than 1 000 meters of water on the Mediterranean seabed 35 kilometres southwest of the Italian island of Sardinia.
The Danton sank with 296 sailors aboard during World War I.
The announcement this week by the Fugro geosciences company and Galsi pipeline builder said the battleship is in "remarkable" condition, with many of its gun turrets still intact.
The companies say they are rerouting the pipeline to keep it far from the wreck. - Sapa-AP