HMS Pink (K 137)
British Corvette
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| Name | HMS Pink (K 137) | ||
| Type: | Corvette (Flower) | ||
| Tonnage | 925 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Henry Robb Ltd, Leith | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 27 Jun 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | A total loss by unknown | ||
| Position | 49° 48'N, 0° 49'W - Grid BF 3618 | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| History | Commissioned in July 1942 | ||
| Notes on event | On 27 June 1944 the corvette HMS Pink (K 137) (Cdr G.V. Legassick, RD, RNR) was hit by a Gnat from an unknown U-boat while screening the Normandy landings in the English Channel. The corvette was towed to Portsmouth where she was declared a total loss and later scrapped at Llanelly in 1947. | ||
| Revisions | October 2015 by Rainer Kolbicz: The discovery of the wreck of U-988 showed that it could not have been responsible for the damage of HMS Pink. It is presently not known which U-boat carried out the attack. | ||
| On board | We have details of 1 people who were on board. | ||
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