H.M.S. NASTURTIUM
Malta
H.M.S. Nasturtium was an Arabis-class minesweeper that was sunk by mines laid by SM U73 on 28 April 1916. A total of 8 crew members lost their lives in the same mine field that sank H.M.S. Russel and H.M.Y. Aegusa.
Particulars
Builder: A. McMillan and Sons, Dumbarton, Scotland. Launched: 21 December 1915. Length: 81,6 m. Beam: 10,21 m. Propulsion: 1 × 4-cylinder triple expansion engine, 2 × cylindrical boilers, 1 screw. Crew: 79. Armament: Typically 2 × 4 or 4.7 inch guns and 2 × 3-pounders (47 mm) AA with some lesser variants.
Warnings
The H.M.S. Nasturtium is located on the open sea. Lots of current, swell and waves.
H.M.S. NASTURTIUM Features
- Nicknames
- Nasturtium
- Address
- N.v.t.
- Parking
- At boat charter
- Distance
- N.v.t.
- Suitable for
- Experienced wreck divers , technical diving
- Permit
- N.v.t. / NA
- Access
- Free access
- Facilities
- None
- Water
- Salt
- Tide
- N.v.t.
- Kind of dive
- Technical diving, boat dive, wreck dive
- Current
- Medium, strong, variable
- Visibility
- 20 - 40 m.
- Average visibility
- 30 m.
- Depth
- 68 m.
- Bottom
- sand
- Life
- John dory or peter's fish, mediterranean cardinalfish or king of the mullets
- Other recreation
- None
- Emergency
- 112
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