HMS Niger 1914
Marker: recorded wreck position (First World War).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Niger | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1914 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | First World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | torpedo gunboat | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War I | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | North Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | England | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 5 km from land |
| Position | 51.2206, 1.4400 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Niger was an Alarm-class torpedo gunboat of the Royal Navy launched in 1892, converted to a minesweeper in 1909, and sunk in 1914 by the German submarine SM U-12 near Deal.
Location
- Recorded position: 51.2206, 1.4400 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Sea
- Nearest coast: England
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Niger (1892) (revision 1380995415), 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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