HMS Vervain 1276
Marker: recorded wreck position (Ancient & medieval).
Key facts
| Name | HMS Vervain | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1276 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Ancient & medieval | derived from year |
| Ship type | corvette | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Ireland | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | North Atlantic Ocean | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Ireland | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 41 km from land |
| Position | 51.7833, -7.1000 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
HMS Vervain (K190) was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Navy, laid down as Broom but renamed in January 1941. She served during the Second World War.
In March 1942, the ship was adopted by the village of Queensbury in West Yorkshire.
On 28 February 1943 the Liberty ship SS Wade Hampton was torpedoed by the German submarine U-405 while sailing in a convoy from New York to Murmansk, Russia. Survivors were picked up by Vervain and HMS Beverley near Greenland.
Location
- Recorded position: 51.7833, -7.1000 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Atlantic Ocean
- Nearest coast: Ireland
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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