Murmansk
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | Murmansk | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | light cruiser | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | Russia | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Russian Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | Norwegian Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Norway | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 4 km from land |
| Position | 70.6361, 21.9566 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
Murmansk (Russian: Мурманск) was a light cruiser project no. 68-bis (designated the Sverdlov class by NATO) of the Soviet and later the Russian Navy's Northern Fleet.
Location
- Recorded position: 70.6361, 21.9566 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Norwegian Sea
- Nearest coast: Norway
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Soviet cruiser Murmansk (1955) (revision 1379408242), 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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