HMS Washington
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| Name | HMS Washington | ||
| Type: | M/S trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 209 tons | ||
| Completed | 1909 - Cochrane & Sons, Selby | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | Grimsby | ||
| Date of attack | 6 Dec 1939 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-59 (Harald Jürst) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 7635 - See estimated map location (52.05N01.41E) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and 1 survivor). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Grimsby - Great Yarmouth | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | In 1939 the steam trawler Washington (GY 468) of The Overseas Steam Fishing Co (Beeley & Sleight Ltd), Grimsby was requisitioned by the Admiralty as M/S trawler. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 10.32 hours on 6 Dec, 1939, HMS Washington struck a mine, laid on 5 December by U-59 and sank off Great Yarmouth. The trawler was en route to be fitted out as M/S trawler in Great Yarmouth after being requisitioned. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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