Hms Kandahar Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Hms kandahar Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
32 57 N,14 19 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 300 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | HMS KANDAHAR |
| Type | destroyer |
| Flag | GB |
| Length | 106.1 m |
| Width | 10.7 m |
| Draught | 2.7 |
| Tonnage | 1690 |
| Tonnage Type | gross |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Dec 20, 1941 |
| Original Detection Year | 1941 |
| Last Detection Year | 1947 |
| Original Source | national HO/authority charts |
| Surveying Details | H0921/43 12.3.43 SINKING POSN GIVEN AS 325700N, 141900E. (FLEET HYDRGRAPHIC OFFICER, ALEXANDRIA, MINUTE DTD 15.2.43). NCA. H2419/47 13.5.47 CONTACT, NAMED AS HMS KANDAHAR, IN 325700N, 141900E, 008DEGS, 18M FROM KHOMO LT. (NONSUB ASDIC CONTACTS LIST NO 47/581/4/19, DTD 18.3.47). NCA. |
| Last Amended Date | Aug 12, 2014 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1939 BY W DENNY & SONS. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 40,000 SHP FOR 36 KTS., TWIN SHAFT. WAS IN COMPANY WITH OTHER RN SHIPS OFF TRIPOLI WHEN THE CRUISER HMS NEPTUNE RAN INTO AN ENEMY MINEFIELD & WAS BADLY HOLED. HMS KANDAHAR ENTERED THE MINEFIELD WITH THE INTENTION OF TAKING THE CRUISER IN TOW BUT ALSO STRUCK A MINE & HAD TO BE SUNK BY BRITISH SHIPS. 72 MEN LOST. LOSS OF LIFE WAS 73. (DODS).
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32 57 N,14 19 E
Hms Kandahar on Wreck Map
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