HMS Belmont (H 46)
British Destroyer
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| Name | HMS Belmont (H 46) | ||
| Type: | Destroyer (Town) | ||
| Tonnage | 1,190 tons | ||
| Completed | 1918 - Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Newport News VA | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 31 Jan 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-82 (Siegfried Rollmann) | ||
| Position | 42° 02'N, 57° 18'W - Grid BB 8873 | ||
| Complement | 138 officers and men (138 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | NA-2 | ||
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| History | Built as USS Satterlee (DD 190) of the Clemson-class. On 8 Oct 1940 transferred to the Royal Navy and renamed HMS Belmont (H 46). | ||
| Notes on event | At 22.12 hours on 31 Jan 1942, HMS Belmont (H 46) (LtCdr G.B.O. Harding, RN) of the 3rd Escort Group was torpedoed and sunk by U-82 south of Newfoundland. | ||
| On board | We have details of 138 people who were on board. | ||
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