FFL Alysse (J 1159)
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| Name | FFL Alysse (J 1159) | ||
| Type: | Corvette (Flower) | ||
| Tonnage | 900 tons | ||
| Completed | 1941 - George Brown & Co, Greenock | ||
| Owner | Free French Navy | ||
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| Date of attack | 9 Feb, 1942 | Nationality:  French | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-654 (Ludwig Forster) | ||
| Position | 46N, 44W - Grid BC 5947 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (36 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | ON-60 | ||
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| History | Built as British HMS Alyssum (K 100), on 17 Jun, 1941 loaned to Free French Navy and renamed FFL Alysse (J 1159) | ||
| Notes on loss | At 00.34 hours on 9 Feb, 1942, U-654 fired three single torpedoes at the convoy ON-60. Just as a hit on a the corvette FFL Alysse (J 1159) was observed, a second explosion took place beyond. A freighter of 7000 grt stopped and was later attacked with a coup de grāce by the U-boat, but missed. | ||
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