HMS Shalimar: Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

HMS Shalimar

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

Name	HMS Shalimar	Wikidata label
Ship type	submarine	Wikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flag	United Kingdom	Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country
Operator	Royal Navy	Wikidata P137 operator
Conflict	World War II	Wikidata P607 conflict
Sea / ocean	Strait of Malacca	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	Indonesia	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 17 km from land
Position	3.9167, 98.8333	Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Shalimar (P242) was a third-batch S-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during World War II. Completed in April 1944, she conducted one war patrol off the Orkney Islands, then was assigned to the Pacific theater, arriving there in September. The submarine conducted one war patrol off the Nicobar Islands, destroying several small ships with gunfire. During her next three patrols in the Strait of Malacca, Shalimar sank twelve sailing vessels, eleven landing craft, four coasters, three lighters, three tugboats, and one minesweeper. After the war ended, the boat was sent back to England, placed in reserve, then sold for scrap in July 1950.

Location

Recorded position: 3.9167, 98.8333 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: Strait of Malacca
Nearest coast: Indonesia

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