HMS Seal
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Seal | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | U-boat | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Germany, United Kingdom | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Kriegsmarine, Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Norwegian Campaign | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Nearest coast | Germany | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | 54.3667, 10.1833 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Seal was one of six Grampus-class mine-laying submarines of the Royal Navy. She served in the Second World War and was captured by the Kriegsmarine and taken into German service as UB, one of several captured subs. She was the only submarine the Germans captured at sea during World War II. Her capture allowed the Germans to correct a critical fault in their U-boat torpedoes.
Seal was laid down at the Chatham Dockyard on 9 December 1936, launched on 27 September 1938 and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 24 May 1939. During her entire British career, her commander was Rupert Lonsdale, for whom it was his second command.
Location
- Recorded position: 54.3667, 10.1833 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: Germany
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Seal (N37) (revision 1376006476), 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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