| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Isles |
| Pennant | T 204 |
| Built by | Alexander Hall & Co. Ltd. (Aberdeen Scotland) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 17 Mar, 1941 |
| Commissioned | 14 Jul, 1942 |
| Lost | 22 Oct, 1943 |
| Loss position | 05.58N, 11.30W (See a map) |
| History | HMS Orfasy (Lt. Skipper George Alfred Whichello, DSC, RNR) was torpedoed and sunk by U-68 about 185 nautical miles south-east of Freetown in position 05º58'N, 11º30'W.
More information, including a crew list, can be found at this website. (offsite link) Hit by U-boat |
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