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HMS K4

HMS K4: K-Boat Launch
Image: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameHMS K4Wikidata label
Ship typefleet submarineWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagUnited KingdomWikidata P137 operator → P17 country
OperatorRoyal NavyWikidata P137 operator
Sea / oceanNorth SeaNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastScotlandNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 30 km from land
Position56.2586, -2.1922Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS K4 was a British K-class submarine built by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness. She was laid down on 28 June 1915 and commissioned on 1 January 1917, one year before the end of World War I.

Location

  • Recorded position: 56.2586, -2.1922 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: North Sea
  • Nearest coast: Scotland

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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