HMS Majestic
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HMS
Majestic was a pre-dreadnought battleship laid down at
Portsmouth dockyard and launched in January 1895. She was
lost outside Gallipoli 27.May 1915 after being hit by two
torpedoes from the German submarine U 21 under command of
Otto Hersing. She participated in the bombardment of the
Turkish positions at Gaba Tepe and had from the start
participated in the Entente operations at the Dardanelle
and Gallipoli. 40 men lost their lives in the sinking. The
wreck was looted and salvaged in the 1960s and the remains
of her rest today on a depth of 18 to 30 meter in Morto
Bay.
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40°02′30″ N 26°11′02″ E  Wikipedia, Public domain  "HMS Majestic sank at right
angles to the shore in Morto Cove, so while its bow lies
in 18 metres of water, its stern lies on sand at a depth
of 29 metres. In the 1960`s, divers unfortunately
dismantled the most interesting sections of this huge
wreck, but the crow's nest can still be seen lying 10
metres off"
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