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HMS Nadder

HMS Nadder: Shamsher Pakistan SLV Green 1951
Image: Allan C. Green 1878 - 1954, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameHMS NadderWikidata label
Ship typefrigateWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagUnited KingdomWikidata P8047 country of registry
OperatorRoyal NavyWikidata P137 operator
Sea / oceanINDIAN OCEANNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Position-3.5833, 52.8167Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Nadder was a River-class frigate of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was transferred to the Royal Indian Navy in 1945 and renamed Shamsher.

Location

  • Recorded position: -3.5833, 52.8167 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: INDIAN OCEAN

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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