HMS Notts County (FY 250)
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| Name | HMS Notts County (FY 250) | ||
| Type: | A/S trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 541 tons | ||
| Completed | 1938 - Smith´s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | Grimsby | ||
| Date of attack | 8 Mar, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-701 (Horst Degen) | ||
| Position | Grid AE 8268 - See estimated map location (62.36N15.09W) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead - no survivors) | ||
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| History | Built as steam trawler Notts County for Consolidated Fisheries Ltd (Sir John D. Marsden Bart). In September 1939 requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to the A/S trawler HMS Notts County (FY 250). | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.39 hours on 8 Mar, 1942, the HMS Notts County (FY 250) (Lt R.H. Hampton, RNR) was hit by one torpedo from U-701 and sank within three minutes south of Iceland. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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