HMS Grasshopper
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Grasshopper | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | river gunboat | 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 |
| Sea / ocean | South China Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Indonesia | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 13 km from land |
| Position | -0.3883, 104.1633 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Grasshopper was a Dragonfly-class river gunboat built for the Royal Navy in the late 1930s. After completion, she was sent to the China station where she was deployed on the Yangtse River to relieve the Insect-class gunboat HMS Gnat. She remained there until the declaration of war by the Empire of Japan in December 1941. She was subsequently transferred to Singapore Naval Base and participated in the Malayan Campaign in early 1942. Near the end of the Battle of Singapore, she evacuated the base on 11 February together with her sister ship HMS Dragonfly. Three days later she was attacked and sunk by Japanese aircraft off the island of Sebayer. Most of the ship's survivors were later captured on Sumatra by Japanese troops.
Location
- Recorded position: -0.3883, 104.1633 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: South China Sea
- Nearest coast: Indonesia
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Grasshopper (T85) (revision 1376025736), 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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