HMS Martin (G 44)
Photo courtesy of Tom Meaden
| Name | HMS Martin (G 44) | ||
| Type: | Destroyer (M-class) | ||
| Tonnage | 1,920 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, High Walker Yard, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 10 Nov 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-431 (Wilhelm Dommes) | ||
| Position | 37.53N, 03.57E - Grid CH 9247 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | 224 officers and men (161 dead and 63 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | Torch | ||
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| History | Completed in April 1942 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 03.54 hours on 10 Nov, 1942, U-431 fired torpedoes at the Force H covering the landings during Operation Torch northeast of Algiers and reported three hits on a Leander-class cruiser, which blew up and a destroyer damaged. In fact, the ship hit was the HMS Martin (G 44) (Cdr C.R.P. Thomson, DSO, RN). | ||
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