Bombay
British Steam trawler
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| Name | Bombay | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 229 tons | ||
| Completed | 1907 - Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby | ||
| Owner | Diamonds Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby | ||
| Homeport | Grimsby | ||
| Date of attack | 3 Aug 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-605 (Herbert-Viktor Schütze) | ||
| Position | 62° 00'N, 18° 00'W - Grid AE 68 | ||
| Complement | 13 (13 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Grimsby (29 Jul) - Scrabster (2 Aug) - Icelandic fishing grounds | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 16.54 hours on 3 Aug 1942, U-605 torpedoed and sank a steam trawler of 700 tons. This must have been the Bombay, which was reported missing after 5 August. | ||
| On board | We have details of 13 people who were on board. | ||
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