Ships hit by U-boats


HMS Hythe (J 194)

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NameHMS Hythe (J 194)
Type:Fleet minesweeper (Bangor)
Tonnage656 tons
Completed1942 - Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Troon 
OwnerThe Admiralty 
Homeport 
Date of attack11 Oct 1943Nationality:      British
 
FateSunk by U-371 (Waldemar Mehl)
Position37.04N, 05.00E - Grid CH 9553
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Complement? men (62 dead and ? survivors).
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Notes on loss

At 01.09 hours on 11 Oct, 1943, HMS Hythe (J 194) (LtCdr Leslie B. Miller, RN) was hit by a Gnat from U-371 and sank off Bougie, Algeria.

 


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