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HMS Whirlwind

HMS Whirlwind in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
1 h–2 h

About

HMS Whirlwind is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

From the Wikipedia article

The first HMS Whirlwind was a W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War I and World War II. Whirlwind was built by Swan Hunter and was launched on 15 December 1917. In September 1939 was part of the 11th Destroyer Flotilla. On 5 July 1940, she was sunk by the German submarine U-34 under the command of Wilhelm Rollmann in the North Atlantic Ocean southwest of Ireland.

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Coordinates
52.2788, -4.6721

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Where is HMS Whirlwind?
HMS Whirlwind is in Mid Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.2788°, -4.6721°.