HMS Russell
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HMS
Russell was a Duncan class dreadnought battleship launched
in February 1901 for the Royal Navy. She entered service
in 1913, and after the outbreak of World War One she
sailed for Grand Fleet. She participated in the
bombardment of the Belgian city of Zeebrugge, and in 1915
she was sent to the Mediterranean to support the Entente
and Anzac operations in the Dardanelles Campaign. She hit
two mines outside
Malta 27.April 1916 who were laid out earlier by
the German uboat SM U-73 under command of Gustav Sieß. She
caught fire and after an explosion at one of her gun
turrets she developed a listing and sank. The wreck was
found in 2003 and rest today on a depth of 115 meter three
nautical miles west of Malta.
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| 35.9000°N 14.7000°E ( Source: Malta Dives )  Picture: HMS Russell during sea trials in 1902 Wikicommons, Public domain Last updated: December 2020 |
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