HMS Ganilly (T 367)
British M/S trawler
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| Name | HMS Ganilly (T 367) | ||
| Type: | M/S trawler (Isles) | ||
| Tonnage | 545 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 5 Jul 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-390 (Heinz Geissler) | ||
| Position | 49° 36'N, 0° 57'W - Grid BF 36 | ||
| Complement | 39 (39 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | EBC-30 | ||
| Route | Barry (3 Jul) – Seine Bay | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in September 1943 | ||
| Notes on event | At 08.21 hours on 5 July 1944, HMS Ganilly (T 367) (T/Lt R. Beattie, RNVR) was torpedoed and sunk by U-390 while escorting convoy EBC-30 about 12 miles east-southeast of Cap Barfleur. The commander, two officers and 36 ratings were lost. The U-boat was located and sunk by HMS Tavy (K 272) (T/A/LtCdr F. Ardern, RNR) and HMS Wanderer (D 74) (LtCdr R.F. Whinney, DSC and Bar, RN) a few hours after this attack. | ||
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| On board | We have details of 39 people who were on board. | ||
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