SMS V44
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | SMS V44 | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | destroyer, large torpedo boat of German navy | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Scuttled | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | German Empire | Wikidata P137 operator → P17 country |
| Operator | Imperial German Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | Scuttling of the German Fleet in Scapa Flow | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | North Atlantic Ocean | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Scotland | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 2 km from land |
| Position | 58.8454, -3.2019 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SMS V44 was a V25-class Large Torpedo Boat (Großes Torpedoboot) of the Imperial German Navy, that served during the First World War. V44 was built by AG Vulcan at their Stettin shipyard from 1914–1915, entering service on 22 July that year. V44 took part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916, and also operated in the English Channel and the Baltic. She survived the war, and was interned at Scapa Flow, surviving the Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow. She was used as a target by the British at Portsmouth, and later scrapped in-situ in 1922, although remnants of the ship remain in Portsmouth Harbour.
Location
- Recorded position: 58.8454, -3.2019 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Atlantic Ocean
- Nearest coast: Scotland
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby wrecks
Other wrecks of the Scuttling of the German Fleet in Scapa Flow
- SMS Karlsruhe 1914
- SMS Cöln 1919
- SMS S32 1919
- SMS S36 1919
- SMS S50 1919
- SMS V45 1919
- SMS G102 1921
- SMS V43 1921
- SMS Bremse
- SMS Emden
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