Royal Navy locates, images War of Independence-era wreck
HMS Cassandra, a C-Class cruiser, struck a mine off the coast of Saaremaa, while en route to Tallinn, on the night of December 4-5 1918, sinking quickly, with the loss of 11 lives from the 400-strong crew, the Royal Navy says. The wreck was rediscovered and its presence formally announced over 10 years ago, by the Estonian Navy (Merevägi) and Estonian Maritime Museum (Meremuuseum). Now, the Devonport-based HMS Echo, a survey vessel, was able to image Cassandra's wreck via multibeam echo sounding, revealing that she came to rest on her starboard side, with about 20 meters of her bow secti...
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