HMS Loch Doon
British M/S trawler
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| Name | HMS Loch Doon | ||
| Type: | M/S trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 534 tons | ||
| Completed | 1937 - Smith´s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | Hull | ||
| Date of attack | 25 Dec 1939 | Nationality: | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-22 (Karl-Heinrich Jenisch) | ||
| Position | Grid AN 5461 | ||
| Complement | ? men (15 dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| History | In August 1939 the steam trawler Loch Doon of Loch Fishing Co of Hull Ltd was requisitioned by the Royal Navy and converted to a M/S trawler. | ||
| Notes on loss | On 25 Dec, 1939, the HMS Loch Doon (Skipper G.H.A. Thomson, RNR) struck a mine laid on 20 December by U-22 east of Blyth and sank. | ||
| Crewlists | We have listing of 16 people who were on this vessel | ||
Location of attack on HMS Loch Doon.
ship sunk.
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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