HMS Manxman (M 70)
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| Name | HMS Manxman (M 70) | ||
| Type: | Cruiser-minelayer (Abdiel) | ||
| Tonnage | 2.650 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - Stephen, Linthouse | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 1 Dec, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-375 (Jürgen Könenkamp) | ||
| Position | 36.39N, 00.15E - Grid CH 8198 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| History | In August 41, HMS Manxman (M 70) left the UK, laid mines in the Gulf of Genoa on 17 August and was back in the UK on 30 August. In April 1945, the cruiser went to the Pacific. 1947 paid off, but recommissioned in 1951 and stationed in the Mediterranean. From 1960 to 1963, she was converted to a minesweeper support vessel at Chatham, with her speed reduced to 26 knots. The ship was then stationed in the Far East to support the 6th Minesweeping Squadron. In 1969 the vessel became a training ship for engineer officers and was paid off in 1970 after a fire. On 6 Oct, 1972, she arrived at Newport for breaking up. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.05 hours on 1 Dec, 1942, U-375 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the HMS Manxman (M 70), identified as a London class cruiser and heard two hits after 51 seconds. Two coups de grâce fired at 17.41 and 18.42 hours missed. The severely damaged ship reached Oran, but was put out of action for over two years. | ||
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