HMS Obdurate (G 39)
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| Name | HMS Obdurate (G 39) | ||
| Type: | Destroyer (O-class) | ||
| Tonnage | 1.540 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Denny | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 25 Jan, 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-360 (Klaus Becker) | ||
| Position | 73.28N, 21.30E - Grid AC 4451 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | JW-56A | ||
| Route | UK - North Russia | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | In December 1942, the HMS Obdurate (G 39) was escorting convoy JW-51B which was attacked by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 18.33 hours on 25 Jan, 1944, the HMS Obdurate (G 39) was damaged by a Gnat from U-360 while escorting the convoy JW-56A to North Russia. The U-boat missed the damaged destroyer with a coup de grâce at 18.44 hours. | ||
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