Allied Warships
HMS Globe VI (J 136)
MS Whaler
HMS Maaløy (J 136) under her former name Globe VI. Photo courtesy of Peter Greaves.
Navy | The Royal Navy |
Type | MS Whaler |
Class | [No specific class] |
Pennant | J 136 |
Built by | A.S. Moss Værft og Dokk (Moss, Norway) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | |
Launched | 8 Aug 1935 |
Commissioned | Apr 1941 |
Lost | 27 Mar 1944 |
Loss position | 5° 25'N, 77° 32'E |
History | Completed on 5 September 1935. To the Royal Norwegian Navy on 30 July 1941 later being renamed Maaløy. HMS Maaløy (T/Lt. Frederick James Perkins, RNVR) was torpedoed and sunk off Ceylon in position 05º25'N 77º32'E by the German submarine U-510, 17 dead. Hit by U-boat |
U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Globe VI |
Commands listed for HMS Globe VI (J 136)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt. Frederick James Perkins, RNVR | ??? | 27 Mar 1944 (+) |
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