HMS Flirt [1897-1916] and the Battle of the Dover Strait
Christened to the band playing Rule Britannia in 1897, HMS Flirt sunk bravely firing her guns on the enemy for the honour of her country in 1916.
Christened to the band playing Rule Britannia in 1897, HMS Flirt sunk bravely firing her guns on the enemy for the honour of her country in 1916.
Shortly after leaving the surface, an explosion occurred on her starboard side between the engine room and stern. Two compartments flooded immediately.
In this article we review the need for testing, the types of servicing, the scuba cylinder test cycle and how to interpret the labels.
Covering Ramsgate, Dover and Folkstone, Mutiny Diving specialises in historic shipwreck scuba diving around the Kent coastline.