Hms Kashmir Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
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Hms kashmir Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
34 39.93 N,24 9.97 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
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| Water Depth | 2500 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Low Water |
| Name | HMS KASHMIR |
| 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 | May 23, 1941 |
| Original Detection Year | 1941 |
| Original Source | published World War 2 losses |
| Surveying Details | 7.7.78 SUNK OFF CRETE. (LLOYDS WAR LOSSES WWII). POSN 344000N, 241000E APPROX. NCA. FOR FILING ONLY. |
| Last Amended Date | Feb 27, 2003 |
Circumstances of loss
BUILT IN 1939 BY THORNEYCROFT & CO. THREE DRUM BOILERS, TURBINE ENGINES OF 40,000 SHP FOR 36KTS. WAS ASSIGNED WITH SISTER SHIP HMS KELLY, TO INTERCEPT ITALIAN SUPPLY CONVOYS HEADED FROM GREECE TO CRETE, WHICH THEY ACCOMPLISHED, AND THEN TO BOMBARD POSITIONS ON CRETE WHICH HAD BEEN SEIZED BY GERMAN PARATROOPERS. CAME UNDER ATTACK FROM GERMAN DIVE BOMBERS, KASHMIR BEING HIT BY 1000LBS BOMB SUNK WITHIN 2 MINUTES, KELLY BEING SUNK SOMETIME LATER. 79 MEN LOST. (DODS).
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34 39.93 N,24 9.97 E
Hms Kashmir on Wreck Map
Hms Kashmir Wreck on Google Map
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