HMS Nasturtium wreck

HMS Nasturtium is a World War I wreck dive in Malta. Nasturtium was a British sloop-of-war built in 1915. She was used for minesweeping but hit a mine herself outside Grand Harbour on 27th April 1916 in the evening and sank in the small hours of 28th. The wreck is about 81 metres in length and lies at a depth of maximum 68 metres.

HMS Nasturtium was opened for divers on 1st May 2019, managed by Heritage Malta, and diving the wreck requires a special permit. Read more about diving the historical wrecks in Malta.

There are two other WWI wrecks nearby: HMY Aegusa (depth 76 m) and HMS Russell (115 m) sank in the same minefield on the same day as HMS Nasturtium.

Other World War I wrecks in Malta are SS Polynesien (depth 65 m) and SS Luciston (105 m).