HMS Eclipse 1943
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Eclipse | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1943 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | destroyer | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Battle of the Atlantic | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Aegean Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Turkey | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 9 km from land |
| Position | 37.0167, 27.1833 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Eclipse was an E-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw service in the Atlantic, Arctic, and Mediterranean theatres during World War II, until sunk by a mine in the Aegean Sea on 24 October 1943.
Location
- Recorded position: 37.0167, 27.1833 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Aegean Sea
- Nearest coast: Turkey
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Eclipse (H08) (revision 1375232880), 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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