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HMS Kandahar

HMS Kandahar: Italian Submarine Galileo Galilei
Image: Royal Navy official photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameHMS KandaharWikidata label
Ship typedestroyerWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagUnited KingdomWikidata P137 operator → P17 country
OperatorRoyal NavyWikidata P137 operator
ConflictWorld War IIWikidata P607 conflict
Sea / oceanMediterranean SeaNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastLibyaNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 31 km from land
Position32.9500, 14.3167Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Kandahar (F28) was a K-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s, named after the Afghan city of Kandahar.

Location

  • Recorded position: 32.9500, 14.3167 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: Mediterranean Sea
  • Nearest coast: Libya

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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