Ships hit by U-boats


HMS Puckeridge (L 108)

British Destroyer


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NameHMS Puckeridge (L 108)
Type:Destroyer (Hunt Type II)
Tonnage1,050 tons
Completed1941 - J.S. White & Co, Cowes 
OwnerThe Admiralty 
Homeport 
Date of attack6 Sep 1943Nationality:      British
 
FateSunk by U-617 (Albrecht Brandi)
Position36.06N, 04.44W - Grid CG 96
Complement191 officers and men (62 dead and 129 survivors).
Convoy
RouteGibraltar - Oran 
Cargo 
History HMS Puckeridge (L 108) was completed in July 1941 
Notes on loss

Around 20.15 hours on 6 Sep, 1943, HMS Puckeridge (L 108) (Lt J.C. Cartwright, DSC, RN) was hit by two of four torpedoes fired by U-617 and sank within 8 minutes about 40 miles east of Gibraltar. The destroyer was en route alone taking important messages to Oran.

 
CrewlistsWe have listing of 63 people who were on this vessel 

Location of attack on HMS Puckeridge (L 108).

ship sunk.


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