Maritime record TR 06 NE 28 - Vimiera

Summary

BRITISH DESTROYER, 1942

Location

Grid reference TR 0772 6549 (point) NLO
Map sheet TR06NE
Civil Parish WHITSTABLE, CANTERBURY, KENT
County KENT
District CANTERBURY, KENT

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

A destroyer acting as an escort when she struck a mine and sank. One officer and 90 ratings killed, one officer wounded.(1) Sunk by mine Thames Estuary.(2) Year Built: 1917 Builder: Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson Engine HP: 27000 Propulsion: 2 x screw driven, turbine engines Armament: 4 x 4ins; 1 x 2pdr; 5 x mg guns Owner: Royal Navy Master: RNR Lt Cdr MacKenzie Crew Lost: 91 Passengers: 0 Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: SRN.Vol.1 p593; MOD(N) Hyd Wk No's 012202034, 113 and 125 (3).


<1> Eric McKee, 1983, Working boats of Britain, Page Nos. 741 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6350.

<2> HMSO, 1988, British vessels lost at sea 1914-18 and 1939-45, Page Nos. 17 (Bibliographic reference). SKE6346.

<3> United Kingdom shipwreck index, Page Nos. N/a (Bibliographic reference). SKE6340.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Eric McKee. 1983. Working boats of Britain. Page Nos. 741.
  • <2> Bibliographic reference: HMSO. 1988. British vessels lost at sea 1914-18 and 1939-45. Page Nos. 17.
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: United Kingdom shipwreck index. Page Nos. N/a.

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Record last edited

Apr 7 2025 11:28AM