Artigliere 1940
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | Artigliere | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1940 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | destroyer | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | Kingdom of Italy | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Royal Italian Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | Mediterranean Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Sicily | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 92 km from land |
| Position | 36.5000, 16.1167 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
Artigliere was one of nineteen Soldati-class destroyers built for the Regia Marina (Royal Italian Navy) in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Completed in 1938, she was one of the last of the first batch of a dozen ships to enter service.
Location
- Recorded position: 36.5000, 16.1167 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Mediterranean Sea
- Nearest coast: Sicily
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Italian destroyer Artigliere (1937) (revision 1379431315), 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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