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HMS Lady Shirley

ASW Trawler

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeASW Trawler
Class 
Pennant 
Built byCook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) 
Ordered 
Laid down 
Launched25 Feb, 1937 
CommissionedJan, 1941 
Lost11 Dec, 1941 
Loss position35.59N, 05.17W (See a map)
 
HistoryCompleted on 19 April 1937.
Port Reg No H.464
Owners Jutland Amalgamated Trawlers, Hull
Requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1940 as (APV) and converted for A/S use in January 1941. Served with the 31st A/S Group at Gibraltar. Displacement: 477 tons.
Armament: 1 12pdr.

HMS Lady Shirley (Lt.Cdr. Arthur Henry Callaway, DSO, RANVR) was hit by one torpedo from U-374 and sunk in the Staits of Gibraltar in position 35º59'N, 05º17'W. All 33 hands on board were lost with the ship. 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 11 Dec, 1941 by U-374 (Fischel).


Noteable events involving Lady Shirley include:

4 Oct, 1941
The German submarine U-111 was sunk south-west of Tenerife, in position 27º15'N, 20º27'W, by depth charges from the British anti-submarine trawler HMS Lady Shirley (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Callaway, RANVR). (see map)


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