HMS Sphinx

HMS Sphinx (J69) was a Halcyon-class minesweeper of the British Royal Navy, which was commissioned in 1939, just prior to World War II. During the war she served in the North Sea until bombed and wrecked on 2 February 1940.

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1939  Wikidata
J69
beam 10.2 metre, draft 2.7 metre, 
Halcyon-class minesweeper, minesweeper, shipwreck, William Hamilton and Company, Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 

• Canmore page^@
• uboat.net page^@
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Location: 58.2973, -3.2643, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
4 places

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1939-07-27T00:00:00Z

1939-07-27T00:00:00Z

1939 HMS Sphinx

1939-02-07T00:00:00Z

1939-02-07T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1939-07-27T00:00:00Z

1939-07-27T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1938-01-17T00:00:00Z

1938-01-17T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1426-01-01T00:00:00Z

1426-01-01T00:00:00Z

1426 Battle of Harpsdale

1464-01-01T00:00:00Z

1464-01-01T00:00:00Z

1464 Battle of Tannach

1478-01-01T00:00:00Z

1478-01-01T00:00:00Z

1478 Battle of Champions

1680-07-13T00:00:00Z

1680-07-13T00:00:00Z

1680 Battle of Altimarlach

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1426	Battle of Harpsdale	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1464	Battle of Tannach	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1478	Battle of Champions	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1680	Battle of Altimarlach	battle	Wikidata
link	page		Canmore page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
site	castle		Castle of Old Wick	promontory fort, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Dunbeath Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1476	Castle Sinclair Girnigoe	archaeological site, National Trust for Scotland, castle	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		SMS V81	V67-class large torpedo boat, large torpedo boat of German navy, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1939	HMS Sphinx	shipwreck, minesweeper, Halcyon-class minesweeper	Wikidata