HMS Juno: Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

HMS Juno

Image: Royal naval photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

Name	HMS Juno	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	Greece	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 61 km from land
Position	34.5833, 26.5667	Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Juno was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy laid down by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, at Govan in Scotland on 5 October 1937, launched on 8 December 1938 and commissioned on 25 August 1939. Juno participated in the Battle of Calabria in July 1940 and the Battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941.

Location

Recorded position: 34.5833, 26.5667 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: Mediterranean Sea
Nearest coast: Greece

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OpenStreetMap

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