Commander Horton
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| Name | Commander Horton | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 227 tons | ||
| Completed | 1915 - Goole Shipbuilding & Repairing Co Ltd, Goole | ||
| Owner | Eastern Fishing Co Ltd, Hull | ||
| Homeport | Hull | ||
| Date of attack | 27 Apr, 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-552 (Erich Topp) | ||
| Position | 62N, 16W - Grid AE 8816 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 14 (14 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Hull (22 Apr) - Icelandic fishing grounds | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Registration code: H233 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 02.10 hours on 27 Apr, 1941, the Commander Horton (Master Ernest Lewis) was torpedoed and sunk by U-552 southwest of Iceland. | ||
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