Minesweeper finds remains of three British warships

25 August 2010

HMS CassandraHMS Cassandra A naval search operation off the coast of Saaremaa last week uncovered the remains of three British warships lost since the early  20th century.

The minesweeper Ugandi discovered the remains of the HMS Cassandra, HMS Myrtle and HMS Gentian, sunk by mines during Estonia's War of Independence 1918-1920. The wrecks lie in the Baltic Archipelago under 60-100 meters of water.

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