At 1445hours on 12 December 1943, HMS Holcombe (Lt. F.M. Graves, RN) was hit by a Gnat torpedo from the German submarine U-593 and sank north-east of Bougie, Algeria in position 37º20'N, 05º30'E. 83 members of her crew went down with the ship. The survivors were picked up by the US destroyer USS Niblack.

Earlier that day, the U-boat had sunk her sistership HMS Tynedale.

Commanding Officers:
Lt.Cdr. Sidney Hugh Pinchin, DSC, RN
20 June 1942 - 16 August 1943

Lt. Frank Maclear Graves, RN
16 August 1943 - 12 December 1943 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 12 Dec, 1943 by U-593 (Kelbling).