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HMS Success

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameHMS SuccessWikidata label
Ship typedestroyerWikidata P31 instance of
Cause of lossWar actionKeyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence
Nationality / flagUnited KingdomWikidata P137 operator → P17 country
OperatorRoyal NavyWikidata P137 operator
ConflictWorld War IWikidata P607 conflict
Sea / oceanNorth SeaNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastScotlandNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 6 km from land
Position56.3055, -2.6432Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Success was a B-class torpedo boat destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was launched on 21 March 1901. On 27 December 1914 she was wrecked off Fife Ness during heavy gales.

Location

  • Recorded position: 56.3055, -2.6432 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: North Sea
  • Nearest coast: Scotland

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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Success (1901) (revision 1373351227), 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.

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