HMS Porcupine 1942
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Porcupine | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1942 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | destroyer | 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 |
| Sea / ocean | Alboran Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Morocco | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 80 km from land |
| Position | 35.9500, -3.9667 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Porcupine was a P-class destroyer built by Vickers-Armstrongs on the River Tyne. She was ordered on 20 October 1939, laid down on 26 December 1939 and launched on 10 June 1941. She was commissioned on 31 August 1942, but had a relatively short active career. She was torpedoed in 1942 but salvaged and not finally broken up until 1947.
Location
- Recorded position: 35.9500, -3.9667 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Alboran Sea
- Nearest coast: Morocco
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Porcupine (G93) (revision 1375252539), 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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