HMS Myrtle

Estonia

HMS Myrtle was an Azalea-class sloop that was part of a Royal Navy squadron that was sent to assist the Baltic States and their fight for independence. While clearing naval mines on 16 July 1919 both Myrtle and HMS Gentian hit mines and sank. The two blasts killed nine sailors.

Google Maps ↗ Wikipedia ↗

Archaeological site data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other archaeological sites in Estonia

Bungsberg Estonia HMS Cassandra Estonia Kazanets Estonia Müräläte Setomaa Rural Municipality, Estonia Pulli settlement Tori Rural Municipality, Estonia SMS M68 Estonia SMS Schleswig-Holstein Estonia Sakalovapalo burial mounds Estonia