At 00.24 hours on 15 Sepember 1940 the German submarine U-48 attacked the convoy SC-3 west of Ireland and missed the British steam merchant Empire Soldier, which had been slightly damaged in a collision some time before. At 00.25, U-48 torpedoed and sank the only escort of this convoy, HMS Dundee (Capt. O.M.F. Stokes, RN (retired)) in position 56º45'N, 14º14'W.

Commanding Officers:
Capt. Cecil Charles Acland Allen, RN
19 April 1938 – 1 January 1940

Capt. O.M.F. Stokes, RN (retired)
1 January 1940 - 15 September 1940 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 15 Sep, 1940 by U-48 (Bleichrodt).