HMS Chamois 1904
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Steam era).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Chamois | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1904 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Steam era | derived from year |
| Ship type | destroyer | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Foundered | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | Ionian Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Greece | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 5 km from land |
| Position | 38.2333, 21.4000 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Chamois was a Palmer three-funnel, 30-knot destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1895–1896 Naval Estimates. She was the first ship of the Royal Navy to carry this name. She was commissioned in 1897 and served in both the Channel and the Mediterranean. She foundered in 1904 after her own propeller pierced her hull.
Location
- Recorded position: 38.2333, 21.4000 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Ionian Sea
- Nearest coast: Greece
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Chamois (1896) (revision 1375121008), 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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