HMS Dundee (L 84)
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| Name | HMS Dundee (L 84) | ||
| Type: | Sloop (Falmouth) | ||
| Tonnage | 1.060 tons | ||
| Completed | 1933 - Chatham Dockyard, Chatham | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 15 Sep, 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-48 (Heinrich Bleichrodt) | ||
| Position | 56.45N, 14.14W - Grid AM 1998 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (12 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-3 | ||
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| History | | ||
| 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.F.M. Stokes, DSO), the only escort vessel of this convoy. Six officers and six ratings were lost. The commander survived the sinking. Six survivors were picked up by Vigsnes and 20 respectively 41 by the Norwegian steam merchants Granfoss and Fido. | ||
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