Wreck of HMS Lawford
Shipwreck site
- Position
- About 49.5° N, 0.3° W (within about 10 km)
- Sank
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- Cause
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- 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 Lawford (K514) was a converted Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy, sunk during Operation Overlord in 1944. Built as the Evarts-class destroyer escort USS Lawford (DE-516) in 1943, Lawford was transferred under Lend Lease to the UK where it was converted for use as a headquarters ship given extra space for staff officers, more radios and additional radar. Lawford was sunk during an air attack on 8 June 1944.
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