HMS Pink (K 137)
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| Name | HMS Pink (K 137) | ||
| Type: | Corvette (Flower) | ||
| Tonnage | 925 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Ailsa Shipbuilding Co Ltd, Troon | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 27 Jun, 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | A total loss by U-988 (Erich Dobberstein) | ||
| Position | 49.48N, 00.49W - Grid BF 3618 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| Notes on loss | On 27 Jun, 1944, the HMS Pink (K 137) was hit by a Gnat from U-988 while screening the Normandy landings. The corvette was towed to Portsmouth where she was declared a total loss and later scrapped at Llanelly. | ||
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