HMS Birdlip (T 218)
British A/S trawler
Name | HMS Birdlip (T 218) | ||
Type: | A/S trawler (Hill) | ||
Tonnage | 750 tons | ||
Completed | 1941 - Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd, Beverley | ||
Owner | The Admiralty | ||
Homeport | |||
Date of attack | 14 Jun 1944 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-547 (Heinrich Niemeyer) | ||
Position | 5° 00'N, 9° 00'W - Grid EU 4989 | ||
Complement | 53 (37 dead and 16 survivors). | ||
Convoy | |||
Route | Takoradi - Freetown | ||
Cargo | |||
History | Completed in December 1941 | ||
Notes on event | On 14 June 1944, U-547 attacked a small convoy, consisting of the Saint Basile and the three A/S trawlers HMS Birdlip (T 218), HMS Turcoman (FY 130) and HMS Inkpen (T 225) off Greenville, Libera and sank HMS Birdlip (T 218) (T/Lt I.B.E. Humphrey, RNVR) at 01.36 hours with a Gnat and at 02.56 hours the merchant. | ||
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On board | We have details of 37 people who were on board. |
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