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HMS Wren

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Image: Abraham Titleboam of Devonport (died 1927); Abrahams & Sons of Devonport, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameHMS WrenWikidata label
Ship typedestroyerWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagUnited KingdomWikidata P137 operator → P17 country
OperatorRoyal NavyWikidata P137 operator
ConflictWorld War IIWikidata P607 conflict
Sea / oceanNorth SeaNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastEnglandNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 33 km from land
Position52.1667, 2.1000Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Wren (D88/I88) was an Admiralty modified W class destroyer built for the Royal Navy. She was ordered in April 1918 from Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited under the 13th Order for Destroyers of the Emergency War Program of 1918–19. She was the third Royal Navy ship to carry the name, which was introduced in 1653.

Location

  • Recorded position: 52.1667, 2.1000 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: North Sea
  • Nearest coast: England

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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