HMS Shirley
Name | HMS Shirley |
Type | Minesweeper
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GRT | 820 tons |
Country | British |
Built | 1917
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Builder | Dunlop, Bremner & Co., Ltd., Port Glasgow
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Operator | Royal Navy
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History | Improved Racecourse-type (Banbury) paddle minesweeper
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U-boat attacks on Minesweeper Shirley
| Date | U-boat | Loss type | Position | Location | Route | Cargo | Casualties |
1 | 20 Aug 1918 | U 71 (Richard Scheurlen) | Damaged | Mined 25 miles SE of Aberdeen
| 56° 50'N, 1° 25'W
| Sweeping
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| 0
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| Towed to Aberdeen. Mine laid April 17, 1918.
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Position of attack on Shirley
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