HMS Blean (L 47)
British Destroyer
| Name | HMS Blean (L 47) | ||
| Type: | Destroyer (Hunt Type III) | ||
| Tonnage | 1,087 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Hebburn-on-Tyne | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 11 Dec 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-443 (Konstantin von Puttkamer) | ||
| Position | 35° 55'N, 1° 50'W - Grid CH 7675 | ||
| Complement | 183 officers and men (89 dead and 94 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | KMF-4 | ||
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| History | HMS Blean (L 47) was completed in August 1942 | ||
| Notes on event | At 16.25 hours on 11 Dec 1942, U-443 hit HMS Blean (L 47) (Lt N.J. Parker, RN) with one torpedo. Puttkamer thought that the second torpedo fired at 16.27 hours damaged a steamer in convoy KMF-4, but it hit the destroyer as well. The vessel sank by the stern within four minutes 11 miles 260° off Oran. Eight officers and 86 ratings were picked up by HMS Wishart (D 67) (Cdr H.G. Scott, RN). | ||
| On board | We have details of 91 people who were on board. | ||
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