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Type

Shipwreck

Chronology

26/11/1914

Location

Medway, Sheerness

State or region

Kent /

Description

Pre-dreadnought battleship

Notes

Destroyed by internal explosion (possibly unstable cordite) while anchored. Heavy loss of life (738).

Source(s)

MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY SEA TRUST. Royal Navy Loss List. Southampton: MAST, 27 Feb. 2023. Disponível em: http://www.thisismast.org/assets/downloads/rn-loss-list-2023-02-27.pdf. Acesso em: 3 maio 2025.

Site Environment

Maritime

Integrity Level

Fragmented (internal explosion)

Coordinates

No information

Depth

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