HMS Stella Capella (FY 107)
British A/S trawler
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| Name | HMS Stella Capella (FY 107) | ||
| Type: | A/S trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 507 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - Cook, Welton & Gemmell, Beverley | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | Hull | ||
| Date of attack | 11 Mar 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-701 (Horst Degen) | ||
| Position | 64° 48'N, 13° 20'W - Grid AE 5568 | ||
| Complement | 33 (33 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Seydisfjordur (10 Mar) - Stornoway | ||
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| History | Completed in August 1937 as fishing trawler Admiral Hawke for C.H. Smith & Co (Hull) Ltd, Hull. In July 1938 renamed Stella Capella for Charleson-Smith Trawlers Ltd, Hull (H 476). In September 1939 requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an A/S trawler. | ||
| Notes on event | At 02.11 hours on 11 March 1942, HMS Stella Capella (FY 107) (Lt W.L. Sadgrove, RANVR) was hit by one G7e torpedo from U-701 and sank in 2 minutes 30 seconds about 12 miles southeast of Vattarnes Lighthouse, Iceland. The commander, three officers and 29 ratings were lost. The armed trawler served with the 41st A/S Group based in Iceland and was en route alone to Stornoway in order to carry out urgent repairs to its defective anti-submarine gear. | ||
| On board | We have details of 33 people who were on board. | ||
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