Castleton
| Name: | Castleton | ||
| Type: | Steam trawler | ||
| Tonnage: | 211 tons | ||
| Date: | 28 Jun 1940 | Nationality:  British | |
| U-boat: | U-102 | ||
| Notes: | U-102 did not return from patrol, but it was earlier thought that this U-boat had sunk the trawler Castleton which was reported missing in the same area the U-boat operated. Newer research shows that the trawler was in fact bombed and sunk by a German Do17Z aircraft of 3./Küstenfliegergruppe 606 east of the Orkney Islands at 09.30 hours on 28 June 1940. | ||
This vessel was removed from our ships attacked databases after further research the data more closely.