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Type

Shipwreck

Chronology

08/06/1940

Location

Mar da Norway

State or region

Maritime

Description

Aircraft carrier

Notes

Sunk in battle by the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, along with the escort destroyers HMS Acasta and HMS Ardent. Great loss of life (more than 1500 on the three ships).

Source(s)

MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY SEA TRUST. Royal Navy Loss List. Southampton: MAST, 27 Feb. 2023. Disponível em: http://www.thisismast.org/assets/downloads/rn-loss-list-2023-02-27.pdf. Acesso em: 3 maio 2025.

Site Environment

Maritime

Integrity Level

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