HMS Dunedin |
Type: |
Cruiser |
Class: |
D |
Builder: |
Vickers Ltd. Newcastle-on-Tyne, England (completed at Devonport Dockyard) |
Pennant Number: |
I-93 D-93 |
Ordered: |
July 1917 |
Launched: |
November 19, 1918 |
Keel Laid: |
November 5, 1917 |
Commissioned: |
September 13, 1919 |
Fate: |
Sunk Nov. 24, 1941 by U-124 (torpedo). Location: South Atlantic, 704 miles northeast of Recife, Brazil. (03.00S - 26.00W) 419 crewmen killed, 72 survivors picked up by SS Nishmaha (USA) (5 more men died on board). 67 survivors landed at Trinidad Dec. 7. |
Combat Victories |
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Date
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Name
|
Type
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Tons
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Nationality
|
Notes
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Mar. 2, 1940 |
Heidleberg |
Cargo |
6,530 |
Germany |
a |
Mar. 8, 1940 |
Hannover |
Passenger/Cargo |
5,537 |
Germany |
b |
June 5, 1940 |
Lothringen |
Tanker |
10,746 |
Germany |
c |
June 30, 1940 |
Ville de Tamatave |
Passenger/Cargo |
4,993 |
France |
d |
July 22, 1940: |
Ville de Rouen |
Cargo |
5,598 |
France |
e |
Notes: |
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(a): |
Scuttled by crew to avoid capture. |
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(b): |
Captured with assistance of HMCS Assiniboine. Renamed Empire Audacity and later converted into an escort carrier and renamed HMS Audacity. Sunk Dec. 21, 1941 by U-741. |
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(c): |
Built as Papendrecht in The Netherlands, captured by Germany. Converted into a U-boat supply ship, captured after being spotted by aircraft from HMS Eagle. Renamed Empire Salvage. Returned to Dutch owner after the war. |
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(d): |
Vichy French ship, captured east of St. Paul's Rock, South Atlantic. Transferred to MOWT. Sank for unknown reasons Jan. 24, 1943 while in convoy ON-160, 500 miles east of Cape Race, Newfoundland, all 43 crew were lost. |
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(e): |
Vichy French , captured east of Natal, Brazil. Transferred to MOWT. Sunk Dec. 29, 1942 by U-225 and U-622 (damaged by U-225 Dec. 28, sunk by U-622 Dec. 29), all 71 crewmen picked up by HMCS Shediac K-110. |
Commanders |
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From |
To
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Name |
Sept. 4, 1940 |
Nov. 24, 1941 |
Captain
Richard Stratford Lovatt RN, OBE (at time of loss) |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Aug. 16, 2008 |