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HMS Jupiter

HMS Jupiter 1940 IWM A
Image: Ware, C J (Lt), Royal Navy official photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameHMS JupiterWikidata label
Ship typedestroyerWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagUnited KingdomWikidata P137 operator → P17 country
OperatorRoyal NavyWikidata P137 operator
ConflictWorld War IIWikidata P607 conflict
Sea / oceanJava SeaNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastIndonesiaNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 16 km from land
Position-6.7500, 112.1000Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Jupiter was a J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy.

Location

  • Recorded position: -6.7500, 112.1000 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: Java Sea
  • Nearest coast: Indonesia

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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