HMS Laertes (T137) | |||||||
Anti Submarine Trawler (Shakespeare Class) Launched: April 9,1941. Owned by The Admiralty Length: 49.99m Beam: 8.46m Draft: 4.57m Speed: 12 knots Armament: 1 × 76.2mm; 3 × 20mm 545 tons |
HMS Laertes was sunk by U-201 off Freetown, Sierra Leone on July 25, 1942. The position given was grid reference ET 5962 (06.00N, 14.17W). No further details are available concerning the attack or what happened to the crew of 35. | ||