HMS Crispin 1917
Marker: recorded wreck position (First World War).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Crispin | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1917 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | First World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | cargo ship, armed boarding steamer | 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 | Booth Line, Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | Greenland Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Iceland | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 61 km from land |
| Position | 66.6333, -20.0833 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Crispin was a British cargo steamship that was launched in England in 1934 and operated by Alfred Booth and Company between Liverpool and the east coast of South America. In 1940 the British Admiralty requisitioned her and had her converted into an ocean boarding vessel. In 1941 a U-boat sank her in the Battle of the Atlantic, killing 20 of her crew.
This was the second of five Booth Line ships called Crispin. The first was a steamship that was built in 1907 and sunk by enemy action in 1917. The others were post-war cargo ships.
She was the first of two Royal Navy ships to have been called Crispin. The second HMS Crispin was a C-class destroyer that was launched in 1945 and sold in 1956.
Location
- Recorded position: 66.6333, -20.0833 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Greenland Sea
- Nearest coast: Iceland
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Crispin (1940) (revision 1376027496), 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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