HMS Puckeridge (L 108)
British Destroyer
Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-13926
| Name | HMS Puckeridge (L 108) | ||
| Type: | Destroyer (Hunt Type II) | ||
| Tonnage | 1,050 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - J.S. White & Co, Cowes | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 6 Sep 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-617 (Albrecht Brandi) | ||
| Position | 36° 06'N, 4° 44'W - Grid CG 96 | ||
| Complement | 191 officers and men (62 dead and 129 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Gibraltar - Oran | ||
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| History | Completed in July 1941 | ||
| Notes on event | Around 20.15 hours on 6 Sep 1943, HMS Puckeridge (L 108) (Lt J.C. Cartwright, DSC, RN) was hit by two of four torpedoes fired by U-617 and sank within 8 minutes about 40 miles east of Gibraltar. The destroyer was en route alone taking important messages to Oran. | ||
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| On board | We have details of 67 people who were on board. | ||
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