Ships hit by U-boats


HMS Dundee (L 84)

British Sloop



NameHMS Dundee (L 84)
Type:Sloop (Falmouth)
Tonnage1,060 tons
Completed1933 - Chatham Dockyard, Chatham 
OwnerThe Admiralty 
Homeport 
Date of attack15 Sep 1940Nationality:      British
 
FateSunk by U-48 (Heinrich Bleichrodt)
Position56.45N, 14.14W - Grid AM 1998
Complement? men (12 dead and ? survivors).
ConvoySC-3
RouteSydney - Liverpool 
Cargo 
History Completed in March 1933 
Notes on loss

At 00.24 hours on 15 Sep, 1940, U-48 attacked the convoy SC-3 west of Ireland and missed the British steam merchant Empire Soldier (4539 grt), which had been slightly damaged in a collision some time before.
At 00.25 hours, the U-boat torpedoed and sank HMS Dundee (L 84) (Capt O.M.F. Stokes, RN (retired)), the only escort vessel of the convoy at that time. Six officers and six ratings were lost. The commander survived the sinking. Six survivors were picked up by Vigsnes, 20 respectively 41 by the Norwegian steam merchants Granfoss and Fido and the remaining men by HMS Wanderer (D 74) (Cdr J.H. Ruck-Keene, DSC, RN).

 
CrewlistsWe have listing of 13 people who were on this vessel 

Location of attack on HMS Dundee (L 84).

ship sunk.


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U-Boat Attack Logs
Daniel Morgan and Bruce Taylor

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