HMS Hythe (J 194)
British Fleet minesweeper
Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-14021
| Name | HMS Hythe (J 194) | ||
| Type: | Fleet minesweeper (Bangor) | ||
| Tonnage | 656 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Troon | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 11 Oct 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-371 (Waldemar Mehl) | ||
| Position | 37.04N, 05.00E - Grid CH 9553 | ||
| Complement | 82 officers and men (62 dead and 20 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | MKS-27 | ||
| Route | Alexandria (4 Oct) - Gibraltar | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in March 1942 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 01.09 hours on 11 Oct, 1943, HMS Hythe (J 194) (LtCdr Leslie B. Miller, RN), escorting the convoy MKS-27, was hit on the port side below the bridge by a Gnat from U-371, broke in two and sank in about four minutes north of Bougie, Algeria. Screened by HMS Rye (J 76) (Lt J.A. Pearson, DSC, RNR), the survivors were picked up by the South African armed trawler HMSAS Southern Isles (T 29) and landed at Gibraltar on 14 October. | ||
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| Crewlists | We have listing of 62 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on HMS Hythe (J 194).
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