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Allied Warships

HMS Arran (T 06)

MS Trawler of the Isles class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMS Trawler
ClassIsles 
PennantT 06 
Built byCook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : Holmes 
Ordered 
Laid down25 Jul, 1940 
Launched16 Nov, 1940 
Commissioned29 Apr, 1941 
End service 
Loss position
 
HistorySold 2 October 1946. 

Noteable events involving Arran include:

1 May, 1943
HMS Arran (T/Lt. D.S. Hutton, RNR) picks up 136 survivors from the British merchant Clan Macpherson that was torpedoed and damaged by the German submarine U-515 about 75 nautical miles southwest of Freetown in position 07º58'N, 14º14'W. The Clan Macpherson finally foundered in position 08º04'N, 14º12'W.


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