Allied Ships hit by U-boats


Bombay

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NameBombay
Type:Steam trawler
Tonnage229 tons
Completed1907 - Cochrane & Sons Ltd, Selby 
OwnerDiamonds Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Grimsby 
HomeportGrimsby 
Date of attack3 Aug, 1942Nationality:      British
 
FateSunk by U-605 (Herbert-Viktor Schütze)
Position62N, 18W - Grid AE 68
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Complement13 (13 dead - no survivors)
Convoy
RouteGrimsby (29 Jul) - Scrabster (2 Aug) - Icelandic fishing grounds 
Cargo 
History  
Notes on loss At 16.54 hours on 3 Aug, 1942, U-605 torpedoed and sank a steam trawler of 700 tons. This must have been the Bombay, which was reported missing after 5 August. 


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