Wreck of HMS Hyperion
Italy
- Position
- About 37.7° N, 11.5° E (within about 10 km)
- Sank
- —
- Cause
- —
- Depth
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Protection status
Location generalised to protect a war grave
The position shown is generalised to within about 10 km. The exact position is not published.
A military vessel lost in war, by enemy action. Wrecks lost in war are treated as war graves.
This wreck may be the last resting place of those who died aboard. Please treat it with respect.
How this was decided: Voydar's protection rules, from the sources we hold, confidence 85%. When in doubt, Voydar generalises the position.
HMS Hyperion was an H-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1930s. During the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), the ship served with the Mediterranean Fleet, enforcing the arms blockade imposed by Britain and France on both sides of the conflict. In the early months of World War II, Hyperion patrolled the Atlantic Ocean in search of German commerce raiders and helped blockade German merchant ships in neutral ports before returning to the British Isles in early 1940. The ship participated in the Norwegian Campaign, after which she was reassigned to the Mediterranean Fleet. In July 1940, Hyperion took part in both the Battle of Calabria and the Battle of Cape Spada while escorting larger fleet units. She later escorted several convoys to Malta. In December 1940, Hyperion struck a mine and was deliberately scuttled.
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