1916年6月的一天,晴空万里,英国巡洋舰“汉普郡”号正航行在奥克尼以西海域。突然,一声惊天动地的爆炸声掀起了冲天的水柱。舰身被炸出个大洞。海水势不可挡地涌入舰舱。人们意识到军舰被水雷击中,舰上一片混乱。最终,英国陆军总司令基钦纳勋爵连同1000余官兵随着这艘1.9万多吨的巡洋舰一起葬身海底。然而,此前英国海军部作战处曾明确表示:奥克尼以西海域的航道是绝对安全的,德国海军布下所有的水雷都被——清除了。这究竟是怎么回事呢?事后的10多年中,此事仍是个不解之谜。 One day in June 1916, the sky was clear, and the British cruiser “Hampshire” was sailing to the west of Orkney. Suddenly, an earth-shattering explosion set off a sky full of water. The ship was blown out a big hole. Irresistible sea water into the cabin. It was realized that the warship was struck by the lightning and the ship was in turmoil. Eventually, Lord Kitchener, Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, along with more than 1,000 officers and men, came to sea with the 19,000-tonne cruiser. However, the British Admiralty Operations Department had made it clear that the water course to the west of Orkney was absolutely safe and all the mines planted by the German Navy were cleared. What is going on? After more than 10 years after the incident, this is still a puzzling mystery.