HMS Queen Mary
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Queen Mary | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | battlecruiser | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Fire or explosion | 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, Battle of Jutland | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | North Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Position | 56.7000, 5.9000 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Queen Mary was the last battlecruiser built by the Royal Navy before the First World War. The sole member of her class, Queen Mary shared many features with the Lion-class battlecruisers, including her eight 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns. She was completed in 1913 and participated in the Battle of Heligoland Bight as part of the Grand Fleet in 1914. Like most of the modern British battlecruisers, the ship never left the North Sea during the war. As part of the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron, Queen Mary attempted to intercept a German force that bombarded the North Sea coast of England in December 1914, but was unsuccessful. The ship was refitted in early 1915 and missed the Battle of Dogger Bank in January, but took part in the largest fleet action of the war, the Battle of Jutland in mid-1916. She was struck twice by the German battlecruiser Derfflinger during the early part of the battle and her magazines exploded shortly afterwards, sinking her with the loss of 1,266 of her 1,286 crew members.
Her wreck was discovered in 1991 and rests in pieces, some of which are upside down, on the bed of the North Sea.
Location
- Recorded position: 56.7000, 5.9000 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Sea
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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