HMS Medway
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Medway | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | depot ship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Nearest coast | Egypt | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 31.0500, 30.5833 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Medway (Pennant F25) was the first purpose-built submarine depot ship constructed for the Royal Navy. She was built by Vickers-Armstrongs at Barrow-in-Furness during the late 1920s. The ship served on the China Station before the Second World War and was transferred to Egypt in early 1940. Ordered to evacuate Alexandria in the face of the German advance after the Battle of Gazala in May 1942, Medway sailed for Lebanon at the end of June, escorted by a light cruiser and seven destroyers. Her strong escort could not protect her; on 30 June a German submarine torpedoed and sank her.
Location
- Recorded position: 31.0500, 30.5833 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: Egypt
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Medway (1928) (revision 1376018025), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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