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USS S-24

USS S-24
Image: U.S. Navy photograph, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).

Key facts

NameUSS S-24Wikidata label
Ship typesubmarine, naval vesselWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagUnited Kingdom, United StatesWikidata P137 operator → P17 country
OperatorRoyal Navy, United States NavyWikidata P137 operator
ConflictWorld War IIWikidata P607 conflict
Sea / oceanEnglish ChannelNatural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon
Nearest coastEnglandNatural Earth (public domain); approx. 11 km from land
Position50.5145, -2.5572Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

USS S-24 (SS-129) was an S-18-class submarine, also referred to as an S-1-class or "Holland"-type, of the United States Navy. During World War II, she was transferred to the Royal Navy as P.555.

Location

  • Recorded position: 50.5145, -2.5572 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Sea / ocean: English Channel
  • Nearest coast: England

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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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