HMS Simoom
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Simoom | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | submarine | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | 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 II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Ligurian Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Italy | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 28 km from land |
| Position | 44.0667, 9.3833 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Simoom was a third-batch S-class submarine built for the Royal Navy during World War II. She was laid down on 14 July 1941 and launched on 12 October 1942.
After an initial patrol off Norway, Simoom sailed to Gibraltar, then to Algiers, French North Africa. From there, she conducted four patrols and attacked several ships, but only sank an Italian destroyer. Simoom then visited several ports in the eastern Mediterranean, then departed Port Said for a patrol off Turkey. She did not return from this patrol, and it is considered most likely that she hit a mine and sank. Her wreck was discovered in 2016 off Tenedos, Turkey.
Location
- Recorded position: 44.0667, 9.3833 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Ligurian Sea
- Nearest coast: Italy
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Simoom (P225) (revision 1376003993), 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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