HMS Calgarian 1918
Marker: recorded wreck position (First World War).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Calgarian | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1918 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | First World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | armed merchant cruiser | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers, Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | Inner Seas | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Scotland | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 20 km from land |
| Position | 55.4277, -6.3019 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Calgarian was an Allan Line steam turbine ocean liner, under the name SS Calgarian that was built in 1914 and converted into a Royal Navy armed merchant cruiser. Until 1916 she served with the 9th Cruiser Squadron, patrolling off West Africa and then off the east coast of the United States. She spent the remainder of her career making transatlantic crossings between Canada and Britain.
The Imperial German Navy U-boat U-19 sank her off Rathlin Island, Ireland on 1 March 1918. Three torpedoes hit her, and her sinking killed two officers and 47 ratings.
Location
- Recorded position: 55.4277, -6.3019 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Inner Seas
- Nearest coast: Scotland
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Calgarian (revision 1350471380), 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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