HMS Regent is thought to have struck a mine on April 18, 1943, in the wake of an attack upon an Italian convoy – however, the truth has never been established, with the location of her wreck having remained a mystery for nearly 80 years.

​HMS Regent is thought to have struck a mine on April 18, 1943, in the wake of an attack upon an Italian convoy – however, the truth has never been established, with the location of her wreck having remained a mystery for nearly 80 years.