From Wikipedia Ships Sunk Off North Carolina.
The submarine war off the coast continued in May 1942.
May 2: USS Clythera, patrol boat torpedoed by U-402.
May 4: SS Byron D. Benson, tanker, torpedoed by U-552
May 8: U-352, sunk by depth charges from the USCGC Icarus.
May 11: HMT Bedfordshire, anti-submarine trawler on loan from U.K., torpedoed bu U-588 off Ocracoke Island.
--GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
Showing posts with label HMT Bedfordshire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HMT Bedfordshire. Show all posts
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Monday, April 2, 2012
Battle of the Atlantic: The HMT Bedfordshire-- Part 2
On May 19, 1942, the Bedfordshire and HMT Loman were dispatched from their base at Morehead City, NC, to search for a U-boat reported to be off Ocracoke Island.
The submarine found them first and fired a torpedo at the Loman but missed. Then, two torpedoes went at the Bedfordshire, the first missing but second striking home. The ship sank immediately with loss of entire 37 crew.
On May 14th, two bodies washed ashore on the island. Until then, Americans did not know the Bedfordshire was gone. They were buried on a small plot at the Ocracoke Cemetery. Later, two more bodies washed ashore and they were also buried at the plot. In 1976, it was deeded to Britain and now called the British Cemetery.
That Battle of the Atlantic Was a Rough One. --GreGen
The submarine found them first and fired a torpedo at the Loman but missed. Then, two torpedoes went at the Bedfordshire, the first missing but second striking home. The ship sank immediately with loss of entire 37 crew.
On May 14th, two bodies washed ashore on the island. Until then, Americans did not know the Bedfordshire was gone. They were buried on a small plot at the Ocracoke Cemetery. Later, two more bodies washed ashore and they were also buried at the plot. In 1976, it was deeded to Britain and now called the British Cemetery.
That Battle of the Atlantic Was a Rough One. --GreGen
Battle of the Atlantic: HMT Bedfordshire-- Part 1
From Wikipedia.
The HMT Bedfordshire was a British armed anti-submarine trawler sunk by the U-558 11 May 1942 off Ocracoke Island, NC, with the loss of all hands.
It had been built in 1935 as a commercial fishing trawler. In 1939, it was sold to the Admiralty and armed with a 4-inch gun, machine guns and depth charges for use against submarines. The ship weighed 443 tons, was 162 feet long and had a 27 foot beam.
In early 1942, the Battle of the Atlantic was going badly for the Allies. In January, 35 Allied ships were sunk by U-boats along the US Atlantic coast. In March, the British government sent 24 ships, including the Bedfordshire, to patrol the American coast.
From February to April, another 45 ships were sunk. The only German loss during that time was the U-85.
More to Come. --GreGen
The HMT Bedfordshire was a British armed anti-submarine trawler sunk by the U-558 11 May 1942 off Ocracoke Island, NC, with the loss of all hands.
It had been built in 1935 as a commercial fishing trawler. In 1939, it was sold to the Admiralty and armed with a 4-inch gun, machine guns and depth charges for use against submarines. The ship weighed 443 tons, was 162 feet long and had a 27 foot beam.
In early 1942, the Battle of the Atlantic was going badly for the Allies. In January, 35 Allied ships were sunk by U-boats along the US Atlantic coast. In March, the British government sent 24 ships, including the Bedfordshire, to patrol the American coast.
From February to April, another 45 ships were sunk. The only German loss during that time was the U-85.
More to Come. --GreGen
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