HMS Tormentor 1929
Marker: recorded wreck position (Interwar).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Tormentor | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1929 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Interwar | derived from year |
| Ship type | destroyer | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | Bristol Channel | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Wales | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 8 km from land |
| Position | 51.6348, -4.7844 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Tormentor was an R-class destroyer built by Alexander Stephen & Sons in Glasgow, Scotland. The ship is a notable wreck off Old Castle Head, near Manorbier in southern Wales.
The ship was ordered in March 1916.
The ship was launched on 22 May 1917. She saw service during the First World War. The ship engines were from William Beardmore and Company.
Location
- Recorded position: 51.6348, -4.7844 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Bristol Channel
- Nearest coast: Wales
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Tormentor (1917) (revision 1376792973), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs and trimming at sentence boundaries; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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