HMS Stygian: Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

HMS Stygian

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

Name	HMS Stygian	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	Strait of Malacca	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	Malaysia	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 108 km from land
Position	5.7000, 98.9500	Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Stygian (pennant number P249) was a S-class submarine of the British Royal Navy, and the only ship so far to bear the name. The boat is listed as being a member of the fourth group, although she had the external stern torpedo tube fitted as in the third group.

After an eventful career in the Pacific during the Second World War, she was sold to be broken up for scrap on 28 October 1949, and finally scrapped by Metal Industries of Ardgour in August 1950.

Location

Recorded position: 5.7000, 98.9500 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: Strait of Malacca
Nearest coast: Malaysia

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OpenStreetMap

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Stygian (revision 1376005293), 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.