What is recorded here
The public map records HMT Ocean Sunlight as a wreck. Recorded loss date: 1940-06-13.
HMT *Ocean Sunlight* was a British steam collier converted for military use during World War I. It was lost on 13 June 1940, likely due to enemy action during the evacuation at Dunkirk, though the exact cause remains unspecified; no lives or cargo loss details are recorded. Its significance lies in its wartime conversion and presence during a critical early phase of the war.
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