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HMHS Newfoundland 1943

HMHS Newfoundland broadside view
Image: United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

NameHMHS NewfoundlandWikidata label
Year lost1943English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed)
EraSecond World Warderived from year
Ship typehospital shipWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagUnited KingdomWikidata P8047 country of registry
OperatorRoyal NavyWikidata P137 operator
Sea / oceanTyrrhenian SeaNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastItalyNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 43 km from land
Position40.2167, 14.3500Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMHS Newfoundland was a British Royal Mail Ship that was requisitioned as a hospital ship in the World War II. She was sunk in 1943 in a Luftwaffe attack off southern Italy. At that point she was one of three ships brightly illuminated, bearing standard Red Cross markings as hospital ships, which was her function, so due protection under the Geneva Convention.

Location

  • Recorded position: 40.2167, 14.3500 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: Tyrrhenian Sea
  • Nearest coast: Italy

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMHS Newfoundland (revision 1349119721), 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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