HMS Blankney: Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

Name	HMS Blankney	Wikidata label
Ship type	destroyer	Wikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flag	United Kingdom	Wikidata P8047 country of registry
Operator	Royal Navy	Wikidata P137 operator
Conflict	World War II	Wikidata P607 conflict
Sea / ocean	Tyrrhenian Sea	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	Italy	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 35 km from land
Position	41.1833, 12.4500	Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Blankney was a Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy and was the first and so far only warship to bear the name. She was laid down on 17 May 1940 at John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland, launched on 19 December 1940 and commissioned on 11 April 1941.

Blankney was one of 33 Type II Hunt escort destroyers. The hulls of this second batch had an extra section, that with the increased beam, gave stability for a third twin 4" AA gun to be mounted as originally designed and more storage for depth charges (increased from 40 to 110). The class were named after fox hunts; in Blankney's case, this was the Blankney Hunt, a fox-hunting pack based in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire.

In 1942 the British government introduced Warship Week, a National Savings campaign where towns could "adopt" a Royal Navy ship. Blankney was adopted by Nantwich in Cheshire. The town has two roads named after the destroyer, Blankney Avenue and The Blankney. There is a plaque hanging in Civic Hall, commemorating the town's support for the crew.

Location

Recorded position: 41.1833, 12.4500 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: Tyrrhenian Sea
Nearest coast: Italy

Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.

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