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 Malta in 1942.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Library and National War Museum.
National Library
Library
National War Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National War Museum is a museum in Fort Saint Elmo in the city of Valletta, Malta. 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. National War Museum is situated 260 metres southeast of HMS Maori.
Manoel Theatre
Theater building
Photo: R Muscat, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Teatru Manoel is a theatre and important performing arts venue in Malta. 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. Manoel Theatre is situated 470 metres southwest of HMS Maori.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Floriana Granaries and Floriana.
Floriana
Town
Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Floriana, also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the Port Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014.
Northern Harbor of Malta
Photo: Qoan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sliema is in Malta. St. Julian's is a town in Malta. San Gwann is a city in Malta.
HMS Maori
- Type: Scuba diving
- Description: 1937 Tribal-class destroyer
- Categories: destroyer, shipwreck, historic site, disaster remains, and sports location
- Location: Valletta, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.90289° or 35° 54′ 10″ northLongitude
14.51603° or 14° 30′ 58″ eastInception
September 2nd, 1937Open location code
8F7PWG38+5COpenStreetMap ID
node 1245126314OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wreckOpenStreetMap feature
sport=scuba_divingWikidata 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.