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Sinking Method (SKM)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

RDF: skm.ttl

Name

sinkingMethod

Datatype

Enumeration

Definition

The method, if known, by which a wrecked vessel was sunk.

Accepted

2013-10-18

Defined by

DFDD

Values

• SKM_1 Aircraft
• SKM_2 Explosive Mine
• SKM_3 Marine Casualty
• SKM_4 Ordnance Exercise Target
• SKM_5 Scuttled
• SKM_6 Shore-based Gunfire
• SKM_7 Submarine
• SKM_8 Surface Craft
• SKM_9 Undefined Enemy Action

Used by

• BD180 Wreck

Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.