HMS Conway 1838
Marker: recorded wreck position (Age of Sail).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Conway | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1838 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Age of Sail | derived from year |
| Ship type | post ship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Nearest coast | Mexico | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 28.1833, -115.2167 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Conway was a Royal Navy sixth-rate post ship launched in 1814 as the lead ship of her class. The Royal Navy sold her in 1825 and she became the merchantman Toward Castle, and then a whaler. She was lost in 1838 off Baja California while well into her third whaling voyage.
Location
- Recorded position: 28.1833, -115.2167 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: Mexico
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Conway (1814) (revision 1374743484), 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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