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HMS Jura (T 169)

MS Trawler of the Isles class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeMS Trawler
ClassIsles 
PennantT 169 
Built byArdrossan Dockyard (Ardrossan, Scotland) : Plenty 
Ordered 
Laid down13 Jan, 1941 
Launched22 Nov, 1941 
Commissioned12 Jun, 1942 
Lost7 Jan, 1943 
Loss position36.58N, 03.48E (See a map)
 
HistoryHMS Jura (Lt. Eric Havercroft, RNR) was torpedoed and sunk by U-371 in the western Mediterranean about 35 nautical miles east-north-east of Algiers, Algeria in position 36º58'N, 03º48'E. 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 7 Jan, 1943 by U-371 (Mehl).

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