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HMS Conway

HMS Conway: HMSConway1
Image: Flapdragon, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameHMS ConwayWikidata label
Ship typetraining vesselWikidata P31 instance of
Cause of lossGrounding or wreck on rocksKeyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence
Nationality / flagUnited KingdomWikidata P137 operator → P17 country
OperatorRoyal NavyWikidata P137 operator
Sea / oceanIrish SeaNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastWalesNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 2 km from land
Position53.2192, -4.1676Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Conway was a naval training school or "school ship", founded in 1859 and housed for most of her life aboard a 19th-century wooden ship of the line. The ship was originally stationed on the Mersey near Liverpool, then moved to the Menai Strait during World War II. While being towed back to Birkenhead for a refit in 1953, she ran aground and was wrecked, and later burned. The school moved to purpose-built premises on Anglesey where it continued for another twenty years.

Location

  • Recorded position: 53.2192, -4.1676 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: Irish Sea
  • Nearest coast: Wales

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Conway (school ship) (revision 1379573331), 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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