Allied Warships

HMS Balta (T 50)

MS Trawler of the Isles class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMS Trawler
ClassIsles 
PennantT 50 
Built byCook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : Holmes 
Ordered 
Laid down10 Aug 1940 
Launched2 Dec 1940 
Commissioned16 May 1941 
End service 
Loss position
 
HistorySold 16 July 1946. 

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Noteable events involving Balta include:


29 Feb 1944
The British merchant Palma is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-183 south of Ceylon in position 05º51'N, 79º58'E. HMT Balta (Lt. W.E. Turner, RNVR) later picks up survivors.

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