HMS Dundalk (1940): Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

HMS Dundalk 1940

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

Name	HMS Dundalk	Wikidata label
Year lost	1940	English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed)
Era	Second World War	derived from year
Ship type	minesweeper	Wikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flag	United Kingdom	Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country
Operator	Royal Navy	Wikidata P137 operator
Conflict	Dunkirk evacuation	Wikidata P607 conflict
Sea / ocean	North Sea	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	England	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 17 km from land
Position	52.0500, 1.8000	Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Dundalk was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Aberdare sub-class built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was not finished in time to participate in the First World War and sank after striking a mine in 1940.

Location

Recorded position: 52.0500, 1.8000 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: North Sea
Nearest coast: England

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OpenStreetMap

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Dundalk (revision 1345235999), 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.