HMS Alouette (FY 101)
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| Name | HMS Alouette (FY 101) | ||
| Type: | A/S trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 520 tons | ||
| Completed | 1939 - Smith´s Dock Co Ltd, South Bank, Middlesbrough | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | Hull | ||
| Date of attack | 19 Sep, 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-552 (Klaus Popp) | ||
| Position | Grid CG 5832 - See estimated map location (38.12N09.26W) * | ||
| Complement | 44 (17 dead and 27 survivors). | ||
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| History | Completed in March 1939 as steam trawler Esquimaux (H 29) for Hull Northern Fishing Co Ltd (Hellyer Bros Ltd), Hull. In August 1939 requisitioned by the Royal Navy and converted to the A/S trawler HMS Alouette (FY 101). | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.01 hours on 19 Sep, 1942, HMS Alouette (FY 101) (Lt J.A. Nicholson, RNVR) was torpedoed and sunk by U-552 about 10 miles west of Cape Espichel, Portugal. | ||
* 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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