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Allied Warships

HMS Puckeridge (L 108)

Escort destroyer of the Hunt (Type II) class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeEscort destroyer
ClassHunt (Type II) 
PennantL 108 
Built byJ.S. White & Co. (Cowes, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down1 Jan, 1940 
Launched6 Mar, 1941 
Commissioned30 Jul, 1941 
Lost6 Sep, 1943 
Loss position36.06N, 04.44W (See a map)
 
History

Around 2015 hours on 6 September 1943 HMS Puckeridge (Lt. John Cecil Cartwright, DSC, RN) was hit by two of four torpedoes fired by the German submarine U-617 and sank about 40 nautical miles east of Gibraltar in position 36º06'N, 04º44'W. HMS Puckeridge was en route alone taking important messages to Oran. 129 men were rescued and 62 men were lost with the ship.

Commanding Officers:
Lt. Herbert Bernard Acworth, RN
25 June 1941 – ca. December 1941

HMS Puckeridge was in Dockyard Control during repairs

Lt. John Cecil Cartwright, DSC, RN
5 June 1942 - 6 September 1943 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 6 Sep, 1943 by U-617 (Brandi).


Noteable events involving Puckeridge include:

13 Dec, 1941
HMS Puckeridge (Lt. H.B. Acworth, RN) was attacked and damaged by German aircraft in the Irish Sea. 18 crew were killed and 20 were wounded. The ship was towed back to Pembroke Dock. Repairs were completed in mid-August 1942.


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