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HMS Monarch's wreck in Hurd's Deep

The likely location and survival of the dreadnought HMS Monarch after its disposal as a target.

Question

Does the wreck of HMS Monarch still exist, or was it scrapped?

Short answer

It probably remains in Hurd's Deep because there is no apparent record of recovery, although the conclusion is not definitive.

Notes

No record appears to show that the wreck was recovered or moved after its explosive sinking. The best assessment is therefore that Monarch remains in Hurd's Deep, although this is an archival inference rather than a surveyed certainty. The ship was expended with a large quantity of explosives, making an intact wreck unlikely even if the remains are still on the seabed. Archival absence cannot provide the direct confirmation that a seabed survey would.