HMS Ghurka
Encyclopedia : H : HM : HMS : HMS Ghurka
Also spelled as Gurkha
"Tribal class" destroyer
built 1907
880 ton
255ft
Displacement: 1000 tons
Armament:
five 12 pounders
Speed: 33 knots
Sunk 8th Feb 1917 after hitting a german mine only five of the crew survived
The wreck is located at a depth of 30 metres 50 55.80N:0053.17E
It is listed as a war grave
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