SS Empire Adur 1955
Marker: recorded wreck position (Modern).
Key facts
| Name | SS Empire Adur | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1955 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Modern | derived from year |
| Ship type | steamship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Sea / ocean | South China Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Position | 17.9333, 113.7500 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
SS Empire Adur was a 1,479 ton steamship which was built in 1920 as the Griffdu. She was renamed Noyo in 1935 and in 1940 was sold to Thailand, being renamed Nang Suang Nawa, being seized in 1942 and renamed Empire Adur. She was sold to Thailand in 1948, reverting to Nang Suang Nawa and was lost at sea in 1955 while being towed to Hong Kong for scrapping.
Location
- Recorded position: 17.9333, 113.7500 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: South China Sea
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article SS Empire Adur (revision 1321451567), 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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