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

HMS Grenade 1940

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

Name	HMS Grenade	Wikidata label
Year lost	1940	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 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	Flemish Region	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 29 km from land
Position	51.4078, 2.8194	Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Grenade (H86) was a G-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. She was transferred from the Mediterranean Fleet shortly after the beginning of World War II for service in home waters. The ship participated in the early stages of the Norwegian Campaign in April 1940. German Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers sank Grenade as she evacuated Allied troops during Operation Dynamo on 29 May 1940.

Location

Recorded position: 51.4078, 2.8194 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: North Sea
Nearest coast: Flemish Region

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OpenStreetMap

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Grenade (H86) (revision 1375234257), 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.