HMS Eridge
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Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Eridge | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | destroyer | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Mediterranean Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Egypt | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 41 km from land |
| Position | 31.1167, 28.4333 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Eridge (L68) was a Type II Hunt-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was ordered on 4 September 1939 under the 1939 War Emergency Programme and built by Swan Hunter at Wallsend. Eridge was laid down on 21 November 1939, launched on 20 August 1940, and commissioned on 28 February 1941.
The class were named after fox hunts; in Eridge case, this was the Southdown and Eridge Hunt, a fox-hunting pack based in the counties of Sussex and Kent.
Location
- Recorded position: 31.1167, 28.4333 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Mediterranean Sea
- Nearest coast: Egypt
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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