Tigre & Pantera Wreck
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Wreck Category | non-dangerous wreck |
|
Tigre & pantera Wreck Location Marine Coordinates (DMM) |
21 11 N,39 8 E |
| Latitude, Longitude Decimal Degrees |
|
| Water Depth | 40 m |
| Water Level Effect | always under water/submerged |
| Vertical Datum | Lowest Astronomical Tide |
| Name | TIGRE & PANTERA |
| Type | destroyer |
| Flag | IT |
| Length | 113.4 m |
| Width | 10.4 m |
| Draught | 3.4 |
| Tonnage | 1526 |
| Tonnage Type | displacement |
| Conspic Visual | not visually conspicuous |
| Conspic Radar | not radar conspicuous |
| Date Sunk | Apr 4, 1941 |
| Original Detection Year | 1941 |
| Original Source | other |
| Surveying Details | H5689/47 23.2.70 H5689/47 23.2.70 BOTH VESSELS WERE SCUTTLED IN APPROX 211100N, 390800E. (NID 3925/47 & DODS). |
| Last Amended Date | Feb 7, 2003 |
Circumstances of loss
1.4.41 VESSELS IDENTICAL. BUILT IN 1923 BY 1923 BY ANSALDO. TURBINE ENGINES FOR 40,000SHP. EIGHT 4.7 INCH, TWO 40M GUNS. 4 TORPEDO TUBES. 100 MINES. SAILED MASSAWA ON THE APPROACH OF THE BRITISH ON 1.4.41. CROSSED TO SAUDI ARABIA. CONSIDERED TO BE NO SAFER AND SCUTTLED TO AVOID CAPTURE. (DODS).
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