HMS Bicester
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Bicester | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | destroyer | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Mediterranean Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Algeria | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 39 km from land |
| Position | 36.9167, 2.4167 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Bicester (pennant number L34) was an escort destroyer of the Type II Hunt class. The Royal Navy ordered Bicester's construction three months after the outbreak of the Second World War. Hawthorn Leslie & Co. laid down her keel at their Tyne yard on 29 May 1940, as Admiralty Job Number J4210. The ship was named after a fox hunt in Oxfordshire.
Location
- Recorded position: 36.9167, 2.4167 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Mediterranean Sea
- Nearest coast: Algeria
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Bicester (L34) (revision 1375245009), 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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