HMS Hurworth 1943
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Hurworth | 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, destroyer escort | 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 | Aegean Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Greece | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 6 km from land |
| Position | 36.9833, 27.1000 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Hurworth was a Second World War Type II Hunt-class escort destroyer of the British Royal Navy. She spent most of her career in the Mediterranean. She was lost to a mine in the Aegean Sea in 1943.
Location
- Recorded position: 36.9833, 27.1000 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Aegean Sea
- Nearest coast: Greece
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Hurworth (L28) (revision 1375246332), 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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