Ships hit by U-boats


HMS Mourne (K 261)

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NameHMS Mourne (K 261)
Type:Frigate (River)
Tonnage1,370 tons
Completed1943 - Smith´s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough 
OwnerThe Admiralty 
Homeport 
Date of attack15 Jun 1944Nationality:      British
 
FateSunk by U-767 (Walter Dankleff)
Position49.35N, 05.30W - Grid BF 2469
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Complement? men (110 dead and ? survivors).
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Notes on loss

On 15 Jun, 1944, the HMS Mourne (K 261) (LtCdr R.S. Holland, RNR) from the 5th Escort Group was hit and sunk by a Gnat from U-767 in the English Channel.

 


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