HMS Lagan (K 259)
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| Name | HMS Lagan (K 259) | ||
| Type: | Frigate (River) | ||
| Tonnage | 1,370 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Smith´s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 20 Sep 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | A total loss by U-270 (Paul-Friedrich Otto) | ||
| Position | 57.09N, 27.28W - Grid AK 0366 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (28 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ON-202 | ||
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| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.57 hours on 20 Sep, 1943, U-270 fired a Gnat at the HMS Lagan (K 259) (LtCdr A. Ayre, RNR) near convoy ON-202 and struck her in the stern after 3 minutes 47 seconds. The U-boat was then chased away by depth charges from HMCS Gatineau (H 61) and the badly damaged frigate was towed into a UK port on 24 September, but was declared a total loss. The wreck was sold to be broken up for scrap on 21 May 1946. This was the first attack carried out with an acoustic torpedo. | ||
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