HMS Crispin
Crispin before her conversion to an OBV. Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
| Name | HMS Crispin | ||
| Type: | Ocean boarding vessel | ||
| Tonnage | 5.051 tons | ||
| Completed | 1935 - Cammell Laird & Co Ltd, Birkenhead | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | Liverpool | ||
| Date of attack | 3 Feb, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-107 (Günter Hessler) | ||
| Position | 56.38N, 20.05W - Grid AL 0249 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and 121 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | OB-279 (dispersed) | ||
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| History | In August 1940, the steam merchant Crispin of Booth Steamship Co Ltd (Booth Line), Liverpool was requstioned by the Royal Navy and converted to the ocean boarding vessel HMS Crispin, armed with two 6in guns and some light AA-guns. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 23.33 hours on 3 Feb, 1941, the HMS Crispin (Cdr B. Moloney DSO DSC RNR), dispersed from convoy OB-279, was torpedoed and damaged by U-107 north-northwest of Rockall. The vessel foundered the following day in 56°52N/20°22W. The commander and 120 officers and ratings were picked up by the HMS Harvester (H 19) (Lt C.M. Thornton DSC), the sole escort of the ship, and landed at Liverpool. | ||
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