Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | ASW Trawler |
Class | [No specific class] |
Pennant | FY 127 |
Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | |
Launched | 12 Apr 1937 |
Commissioned | 1939 |
Lost | 25 Dec 1939 |
Loss position | 55° 08'N, 1° 21'W |
History | Completed in May 1937. HMT Loch Doon (Skipper George Henry Alexander Thompson, RNR) was mined east of Blyth on 25 December 1939. The field had been laid on 20 December 1939 by the German submarine U-22, there were 16 dead in the sinking. The coordinates of the wreck are believed to be 55º07'835"N, 01º21'105"W. Depth is approx. 47m. Hit by U-boat |
U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Loch Doon |
Commands listed for HMS Loch Doon (FY 127)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Skr. George Henry Alexander Thompson Thompson, RNR | 19 Nov 1939 | 25 Dec 1939 (+) |
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