HMS Coventry (1982): Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

HMS Coventry 1982

Image: Garvinhouse, U.S. Navy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).

Key facts

Name	HMS Coventry	Wikidata label
Year lost	1982	Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier
Era	Modern	derived from year
Ship type	guided missile destroyer	Wikidata P31 instance of
Cause of loss	War action	Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence
Nationality / flag	United Kingdom	Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country
Operator	Royal Navy	Wikidata P137 operator
Conflict	Falklands War	Wikidata P607 conflict
Sea / ocean	South Atlantic Ocean	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	Falkland Islands	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 39 km from land
Position	-51.0600, -59.7033	Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Coventry was a Type 42-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. Laid down by Cammell Laird, at Birkenhead on 29 January 1973, she was launched on 21 June 1974 and accepted into service on 20 October 1978.

She was sunk by Argentine Air Force Douglas A-4 Skyhawk attack aircraft on 25 May 1982 during the Falklands War while the destroyer was acting as a decoy from the amphibious landings in San Carlos water.

Location

Recorded position: -51.0600, -59.7033 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: South Atlantic Ocean
Nearest coast: Falkland Islands

Wreck positions on this site are for interest only and are not for navigation. Many wrecks are war graves or legally protected: never disturb human remains or remove artefacts, and check local law before diving.

OpenStreetMap

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Coventry (D118) (revision 1375266756), 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.