HMS Maori

HMS Maori was a Tribal-class destroyer named after the indigenous Māori people of New Zealand. She served with the United Kingdom Mediterranean Fleet during World War II until she was bombed and sunk by German aircraft while at in 1942.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library and National War Museum.

Library
The of Malta, often known as the Bibliotheca, is a reference library in , , Malta. It was founded by Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc in 1776 out of the collections of the knight Louis Guérin de Tencin. is situated 570 metres southwest of HMS Maori.

Museum
The is a museum in in the city of , . It is one of the most popular museums in Malta. From 1975 to 2014, its collection mainly focused on World War I and World War II. is situated 260 metres southeast of HMS Maori.

Theater building
Teatru Manoel is a theatre and important performing arts venue in . The theatre is often referred to as simply "The Manoel", and is named after Grand Master of the Order of the Knights Hospitaller, Fra António Manoel de Vilhena, who ordered its construction in 1731. is situated 470 metres southwest of HMS Maori.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Floriana Granaries and Floriana.

Locality
is a locality.

Town
, also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the Port Region area of , just outside the capital city . It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014.

Sliema is in . St. Julian's is a town in . San Gwann is a city in .

HMS Maori

Latitude
35.90289° or 35° 54′ 10″ north
Longitude
14.51603° or 14° 30′ 58″ east
Inception
September 2nd, 1937
Open location code
8F7PWG38+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1245126314
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­wreck
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­scuba_diving
Wiki­data ID
Q495405
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vietnamese—“HMS Maori” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: HMS Maori
  • Catalan: MS Maori (F24)
  • Chinese: 毛利号驱逐舰
  • Chinese: 毛利號驅逐艦
  • Dutch: HMS Maori
  • Finnish: HMS Maori
  • French: HMS Maori
  • Galician: HMS Maori
  • Galician: MS Maori (F24)
  • German: HMS Maori
  • German: Maori
  • Irish: HMS Maori
  • Italian: HMS Maori (F24)
  • Italian: HMS Maori
  • Japanese: マオリ
  • Persian: اچ‌ام‌اس مائوری (اف‌۲۴)
  • Persian: اچ‌ام‌اس مائوری
  • Polish: HMS Maori
  • Spanish: HMS Maori
  • Spanish: MS Maori (F24)
  • Ukrainian: HMS Maori
  • Vietnamese: HMS Maori
  • HMS Maori

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Auberge de Bavière and Church of St Anne, Fort St Elmo.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “HMS Maori”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.