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ID: 1069 Name: Royal Minstrel
Inserted: 15.09.2012 Monument: 30730
Country of origin: England
Date: 19th century Construction Year: 1872
Sinking time: 24.02.1894 Propulsion: steamship
Address: Territorial sea, Läänemeri
Found: Yes Purpose: merchant ship
Vessel type: steamer Coordinates: 59:18.586 N 23:20.456 E
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History: The steamer was built at the Monkwearmouth Shipyard in England in 1872.
Cargo: hay and oats
Story of Sinking: The ship departed from the port of Tallinn on 23 February 1894 with the purpose of taking the cargo to Hull. On 24 February, the ship was caught in difficult ice conditions near Osmussaar Island, got a hole in the bow and foundered. The crew, 19 people managed to get to the island and a few days later they reached Tallinn (through Paldiski).
Object Data: Tonnage 1363, length 73,5 meters, width 9,5 meters. One propeller.
Maerial: ship-building steel
Description of Location: The wreck is lying 0,6 miles NW from the N tip of Osmussaar Island, at a depth of 30 meters. Läänemaa.
Resource Links & Literature: Eesti Postimees 28.02.1894 dea.nlib.ee/fullview.php Mäss, V. 2013. Allveearheoloogilised tööd Soome lahel ja Läänemerel 2012. aastal. Välitööde aruanne.
Discovery Date: 2009
Discoverer: Recreational diver Andrei Ossiptšuk