HMS Ariguani (F 105)
| Name | HMS Ariguani (F 105) | ||
| Type: | Fighter catapult ship (Pegasus) | ||
| Tonnage | 6.746 tons | ||
| Completed | 1926 - A. Stephen & Sons Ltd, Linthouse, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | Glasgow | ||
| Date of attack | 26 Oct, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-83 (Hans-Werner Kraus) | ||
| Position | 37.50N, 16.10W - Grid CF 6945 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HG-75 | ||
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| History | Early 1941, the steam merchant Ariguani of Elders & Fyffes Ltd, London was converted to a fighter catapult ship (FCS) of the Pegasus-class, a predecessor of the CAM-ships. In October 1943 the vessel was taken over by the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT) and used by the Royal Navy as ocean boarding vessel (OBV). 1946 returned to owner. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.54 hours on 26 Oct, 1941, U-83 fired three torpedoes at the convoy HG-75 and saw three detonations and columns of fire between running times of 4 minutes 28 seconds and 5 minutes. Kraus claimed three ships sunk with 18.000 tons. In fact, only the HMS Ariguani (F 105) (Cdr R.A. Thornburn) was damaged by one torpedo. The vessel was abandoned, later reboarded and towed to Gibraltar. Two days before, the FFL Commandant Duboc transferred 18 survivors from the Carsbreck to the HMS Ariguani (F 105). The ship had been sunk by U-564 (Suhren) that day. These men were picked up by the HMS Campion (K 108) (LtCdr A. Johnson) after they abandoned the HMS Ariguani (F 105) and were later transferred to the HMS Vidette (D 48) (LtCdr E.N. Walmsley) and landed at Gibraltar. | ||
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