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HMS Calpe

HMS Calpe: Calpe Malta
Image: Calpaeo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameHMS CalpeWikidata label
Ship typedestroyerWikidata P31 instance of
Cause of lossWar actionKeyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence
Nationality / flagUnited KingdomWikidata P8047 country of registry
OperatorRoyal Navy, Royal Danish NavyWikidata P137 operator
Sea / oceanMediterranean SeaNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastAlgeriaNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 73 km from land
Position37.6333, 5.9667Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Calpe (pennant number L71) was a British Royal Navy Type II Hunt-class destroyer escort. Built as a result of the outbreak of World War II, Calpe escorted convoys during the war and participated in the Dieppe Raid. Calpe is an old name for Gibraltar. Collaborating with USS Wainwright on 13 December 1943, she assisted in the sinking of German U-boat U-593. Calpe was loaned and then sold to the Danish Navy, remaining active until she was scrapped in Sweden in 1966.

Location

  • Recorded position: 37.6333, 5.9667 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: Mediterranean Sea
  • Nearest coast: Algeria

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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