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Russalka or русалка
 Estonia
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Max Depth: Over 150ft/46m
Average Viz: 26-30ft/8-9m
Entry Type: Boat
Bottom Composition: Clay/Muck
Aquatic Life: Might See Something
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Spring: Under 50°F/10°C
Summer: Under 50°F/10°C
Fall: Under 50°F/10°C
Winter: Under 50°F/10°C
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Location is approx.
The flagship of Czar Nicholas II’s navy, the Russalka mysteriously vanished in 1893. Apparently defying gravity and physics, it seems to have sunk vertically and now stands upright in the ice-cold waters off Estonia covered in fishing net. The Sea Hunters explore this odd wreck, perhaps the best-preserved example of a sunken ironclad because the water is too cold for the wood eating worms.
In spring 2003, a joint project was launched by the Estonian Maritime Museum and the commercial diving company Tuukritööde OÜ with the aim of finding Rusalka which had sunk 110 years earlier. On 22 July 2003 the wreck of the Russalka was located in the Gulf of Finland, 25 kilometers (16 mi) south of Helsinki. Bottom is 243’, the wreck rises 108’
YouTube;
youtube.com/watch?v=DkC396nHo6EWiki;
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_monitor_Rusalka
FaceBook;
facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1985234&id=689436307&fbid=99449986307