SS California
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | SS California | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | ocean liner, troopship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Royal Navy | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Conflict | World War II | Wikidata P607 conflict |
| Sea / ocean | North Atlantic Ocean | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Position | 41.2500, -15.4000 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SS California was a British 16,792 GRT steam turbine ocean liner built in Glasgow in 1923 for the Anchor Line. She was a sister ship of Cameronia, Tyrrhenia, Tuscania, Transylvania and Caledonia. In 1939 the Royal Navy requisitioned her. She was bombed and abandoned, along with the Duchess of York, west of Spain after a Luftwaffe attack in July 1943.
Location
- Recorded position: 41.2500, -15.4000 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: North Atlantic Ocean
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article SS California (1923) (revision 1350512051), 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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