HMS Prunella
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| Name | HMS Prunella | ||
| Type: | Special service vessel (SSV) | ||
| Tonnage | 4,443 tons | ||
| Completed | 1930 - Lithgows Ltd, Port Glasgow | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 21 Jun 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-28 (Günter Kuhnke) | ||
| Position | 49.45N, 08.47W - Grid BF 1561 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 96 (56 dead and 40 survivors). | ||
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| History | Completed in July 1930 as steam merchant Knight Almoner for Ottoman Line Ltd (Pardoe-Thomas), Newport. 1934 renamed Cape Howe for Lyle Shipping Co Ltd, Glasgow. On 15 Sep, 1939 requisitioned by the Royal Navy and converted to a decoy ship, commissioned 1940 as special service vessel (SSV) HMS Prunella. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 12.00 hours on 21 Jun, 1940, the HMS Prunella (Cdr E.L. Woodhall, DSO, MVO) was hit near the bridge by one of two torpedoes fired by U-28 in the Southwest Approaches. The ship sank two hours after being hit amidships on the port side by a coup de grāce fired at 12.30 hours. The commander, seven officers and 48 ratings were lost. 27 crew members were rescued by the French steam merchant Casamance on 24 June. 13 survivors were picked up from a raft by HMS Versatile (D 32) (Cdr J.H. Jauncey, (retired), RN) on 27 June in 48°47N/07°59W. | ||
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