HMS Wryneck (1941): Shipwreck Map, Location & Facts

HMS Wryneck 1941

Image: Milne, Robert Nicol, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).

Key facts

Name	HMS Wryneck	Wikidata label
Year lost	1941	English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed)
Era	Second World War	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
Conflict	World War II	Wikidata P607 conflict
Sea / ocean	Sea of Crete	Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coast	Greece	Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 37 km from land
Position	36.5000, 23.5667	Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

HMS Wryneck was an Admiralty W-class destroyer of the Royal Navy, which was sunk during the Battle of Greece on 27 April 1941.

Location

Recorded position: 36.5000, 23.5667 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
Sea / ocean: Sea of Crete
Nearest coast: Greece

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OpenStreetMap

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article HMS Wryneck (revision 1375226122), 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.

Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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