HMS St. Issey (W 25)
British Steam tug
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| Name | HMS St. Issey (W 25) | ||
| Type: | Steam tug (Saint) | ||
| Tonnage | 810 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - Napier & Miller Ltd, Old Kilpatrick, Glasgow | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 28 Dec 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-617 (Albrecht Brandi) | ||
| Position | 32° 37'N, 20° 22'E - Grid CO 4936 | ||
| Complement | 36 (36 dead - no survivors) | ||
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| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 02.00 hours on 28 Dec 1942, U-617 fired two torpedoes at a tug towing two barges and observed a hit and heard a heavy detonation. At 03.36 hours, the U-boat fired another spread of two torpedoes and assumed the sinking of a barge after hearing two detonations. However, only HMS St. Issey (W 25) (Lt John H.W. Howe, RNR) was lost while towing a barge off Benghazi, Lybia. | ||
| On board | We have details of 36 people who were on board. | ||
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