HMS Maaløy (J 136)
British M/S trawler
HMS Maaløy (J 136) under her former name Globe VI. Photo courtesy of Peter Greaves
| Name | HMS Maaløy (J 136) | ||
| Type: | M/S trawler | ||
| Tonnage | 249 tons | ||
| Completed | 1935 - A/S Moss Værft & Dokk, Moss | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | Larvik | ||
| Date of attack | 27 Mar 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-510 (Alfred Eick) | ||
| Position | 5° 25'N, 77° 32'E - Grid LC 6659 | ||
| Complement | 26 (26 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Addu, Maldives Islands - Colombo | ||
| Cargo | |||
| History | Completed in September 1935 as Norwegian whaler Globe VI for Melsom & Melsom, Larvik. In April 1941 hired by the Royal Navy and used as M/S trawler HMS Globe VI (J 136). On 30 Jul 1941, transferred to the Royal Norwegian Navy in Capetown and later renamed HNoMS Maaløy. On 12 Jun 1942, returned to the Royal Navy as HMS Maaløy (J 136) and stationed in Karachi as part of the Minesweeping Group 177 in the Eastern Fleet. | ||
| Notes on event | On 27 March 1944, HMS Maaløy (J 136) (T/Lt F.J. Perkins, RNVR) was torpedoed and sunk by U-510 off Ceylon. The commander, 23 crew members and at least two passengers (FltLt Donald E. Walker and Maldivian chief minister Hassan Fareed) were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 26 people who were on board. | ||
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