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HMS Quail

HMS Quail
Image: Royal Navy official photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameHMS QuailWikidata label
Ship typedestroyerWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagUnited KingdomWikidata P137 operator → P17 country
OperatorRoyal NavyWikidata P137 operator
ConflictWorld War IIWikidata P607 conflict
Sea / oceanIonian SeaNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastItalyNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 35 km from land
Position40.0500, 17.2500Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Quail was a Q-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She served during the Second World War but her career lasted less than a year before she was damaged by a mine and withdrawn from active service.

Location

  • Recorded position: 40.0500, 17.2500 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: Ionian Sea
  • Nearest coast: Italy

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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