HMS Myrtle

HMS Myrtle was an Azalea-class sloop that was part of a Royal Navy squadron that was sent to assist the Baltic States and their fight for independence. While clearing naval mines on 16 July 1919 both Myrtle and HMS Gentian hit mines and sank. The two blasts killed nine sailors.

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Wikidata
sloop-of-war, shipwreck, Azalea-class sloop-of-war, Royal Navy, Lobnitz, 

• cultural monument page^@
• Dreadnought Project page^@
• Estonian National Registry of Cultural Monuments page^@
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Location: 58.5892, 21.7692, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		cultural monument page@		Wikidata
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
link	page		Estonian National Registry of Cultural Monuments page@		Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Beach Battery No. 46	coastal battery	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Myrtle	shipwreck, sloop-of-war, Azalea-class sloop-of-war	Wikidata