Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | MS Trawler |
Class | Isles |
Pennant | T 169 |
Built by | Ardrossan Dockyard (Ardrossan, Scotland) : Plenty |
Ordered | 22 Jul 1940 |
Laid down | 13 Jan 1941 |
Launched | 22 Nov 1941 |
Commissioned | 12 Jun 1942 |
Lost | 7 Jan 1943 |
Loss position | 36° 58'N, 3° 48'E |
History | HMS Jura (T/A/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 |
U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Jura |
Commands listed for HMS Jura (T 169)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/A/Lt. Eric Havercroft, RNR | 15 Apr 1942 | 7 Jan 1943 (+) |
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