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Allied Warships

HMS Burra (T 158)

MS Trawler of the Isles class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMS Trawler
ClassIsles 
PennantT 158 
Built byGoole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd. (Goole, U.K.) : Amos & Smith 
Ordered 
Laid down1 Oct, 1940 
Launched29 Mar, 1941 
Commissioned19 Jul, 1941 
End service 
Loss position
 
HistorySold to the Italian Navy on 22 January 1946. 

Noteable events involving Burra include:

1 Jul, 1942
HMT Burra (T/Lt. W.J.C. Harrison, RNVR) picks up 4 survivors from the small British merchant Marilyse Moller that was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-97 north-east of Port Said in position 31º22'N, 33º44'E.


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