SS Cornwallis 1944
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | SS Cornwallis | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1944 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | general cargo ship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | War action | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Sea / ocean | Gulf of Maine | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | United States | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 75 km from land |
| Position | 43.5900, -68.2000 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SS Cornwallis was a 5,438 gross register tons (GRT) steam merchant ship built in 1921 for the Canadian Government as Canadian Transporter. In 1932 she was transferred to Canadian National Steamships Ltd and renamed SS Cornwallis. She was sunk on 3 December 1944 after being torpedoed by the German submarine U-1230 on its way to St John with a loss of 43 crew.
Location
- Recorded position: 43.5900, -68.2000 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Gulf of Maine
- Nearest coast: United States
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article SS Cornwallis (revision 1327931832), 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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