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HMS Lynx

HMS Lynx 1912-1915
Image: Ernest Hopkins, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameHMS LynxWikidata label
Ship typedestroyerWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagUnited KingdomWikidata P137 operator → P17 country
OperatorRoyal NavyWikidata P137 operator
ConflictWorld War IWikidata P607 conflict
Sea / oceanNorth SeaNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastScotlandNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 44 km from land
Position58.1650, -2.5108Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Lynx was one of 20 Acasta-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the 1910s. Completed in 1914 she saw active service in the First World War.

Location

  • Recorded position: 58.1650, -2.5108 (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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