HMS Rosabelle
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| Name | HMS Rosabelle | ||
| Type: | Patrol yacht | ||
| Tonnage | 515 tons | ||
| Completed | 1902 - Ramage & Ferguson Ltd, Leith | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | Leith | ||
| Date of attack | 11 Dec, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-374 (Unno von Fischel) | ||
| Position | 35.59N, 05.17W - Grid CG 9671 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 42 (30 dead and 12 survivors). | ||
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| History | Completed in January 1902. In September 1939, the steam yacht Rosabelle was purchased by the Admiralty and used as armed boarding vessel. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 04.21 hours on 11 Dec, 1941, HMS Lady Shirley was hit by one torpedo from U-374, exploded and sank with all hands. HMS Rosabelle (Lt Hercules S. Findlay, RNR) tried to find the U-boat, but was also torpedoed at 04.42 hours and sank in the Straits of Gibraltar. The commander, two officers and 27 ratings were lost. Three officers and nine ratings survived. | ||
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