HMS Manners (K 568)
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| Name | HMS Manners (K 568) | ||
| Type: | Frigate (Captain) | ||
| Tonnage | 1.300 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - Boston Navy Yard, Boston MA | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 26 Jan, 1945 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | A total loss by U-1051 (Heinrich von Holleben) | ||
| Position | Grid AM 68 | ||
| Complement | 100 officers and men (43 dead and 57 survivors). | ||
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| History | Laid down as unnamed destroyer escort (DE 523) of the Evarts-class for the US Navy, completed in December 1943 as frigate HMS Manners (K 568) for the Royal Navy. | ||
| Notes on loss | On 26 Jan, 1945, HMS Manners (K 568) (A/Cdr J.V. Waterhouse, DSO, RN) was hit by one torpedo from U-1051 about 21 miles 280° from Skerries, Isle of Man. The U-boat was sunk in the counter-attack of several escorts from the 4th and 5th Escort Group. The frigate broke in two after the hit, the stern sank with the loss of four officers and 39 ratings, while 15 others were injured. The forepart of the vessel was towed into Barrow-in-Furness and was declared a total loss. On 12 Dec, 1946, the wreck was sold to a Greek ship breaker and scrapped 1947 in Pirĉus, Greece. | ||
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