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Type
Shipwreck
Chronology
09/07/1917
Location
Scapa Flow, Órcades
State or region
Órcades
Description
Couraçado (Classe St Vincent)
Notes
Destroyed by internal explosion (possibly unstable cordite) while anchored at Scapa Flow. Great loss of life (843). Controlled site (Protection of Military Remains Act 1986).
Source(s)
HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND. HMS Vanguard. Edinburgh: Canmore (HES), [s.d.]. ID: 102910. Disponível em: https://canmore.org.uk/site/102910/hms-vanguard-scapa-flow. Acesso em: 3 maio 2025.
Site Environment
Maritime
Integrity Level
Fragmented (internal explosion)
Coordinates
No information
Depth
No information
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