At 04.37 hours on 26 March 1942 the Slavol (Master George Sydney Perry) was hit on starboard forward by one of two G7e torpedoes from U-652 while steaming on a non-evasive course at 10 knots about 25 miles north of Sidi Barrani, Egypt. The fleet oiler was en route to Tobruk to bring fuel for the 5th Destroyer Flotilla and had been escorted by HMS Jaguar (F 34) (LtCdr L.R.K. Tyrwhitt, DSO, DSC, RN), RHS Vasilissa Olga (H 86) and HMS Klo (Lt English, RNR), but two hours earlier the U-boat had sunk HMS Jaguar and then attacked the momentarily unescorted ship when the other escorts were busy rescuing survivors from the destroyer. Slavol stopped and settled slowly on an even keel, but exploded and sank quickly after being hit by a coup de grâce from U-652 at 04.53 hours. 36 crew members were lost. The master, three officers and 22 crew members were picked up by RHS Vasilissa Olga and landed at Alexandria in the evening.