HMAS Parramatta 1941
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | HMAS Parramatta | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1941 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | sloop-of-war | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Australia | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Royal Australian Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | Mediterranean Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Libya | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 37 km from land |
| Position | 32.3333, 24.5833 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMAS Parramatta (U44) was a Grimsby-class sloop of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built during the late 1930s, Parramatta operated in the Red Sea and Mediterranean during World War II. The sloop was torpedoed by the German submarine U-559 on 27 November 1941, and sank off Tobruk with 138 of the 162 personnel aboard.
Location
- Recorded position: 32.3333, 24.5833 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Mediterranean Sea
- Nearest coast: Libya
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMAS Parramatta (U44) (revision 1374943754), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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