| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Sloop |
| Class | Banff |
| Pennant | Y 87 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 20 Jun 1928 |
| Launched | 27 Nov 1928 |
| Commissioned | 30 Apr 1941 |
| Lost | 31 Jan 1942 |
| Loss position | 48° 43'N, 20° 14'W |
| History | HMS Culver (Lt.Cdr. Randall Thomas Gordon-Duff, RN) blew up and sank after being hit by two torpedoes from U-105 while escorting the convoy SL-98 about 450 miles west-south-west of Cape Clear in position 48º43'N, 20º14'W with the loss of the commanding officer, seven officers and 119 ratings. Only one offcer and 12 ratings survived. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Culver |
| Former name | USCGC Mendota |
Commands listed for HMS Culver (Y 87)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Randall Thomas Gordon-Duff, RN | Apr 1941 | 31 Jan 1942 (+) |
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Notable events involving Culver include:
6 Jun 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) made a practice attack on HMS H 31 (Lt. R.J. Hemingway, DSC, RN) followed conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Culver (Lt.Cdr. R.T. Gordon-Duff, RN) and aircraft. (1)
7 Jun 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Culver (Lt.Cdr. R.T. Gordon-Duff, RN). (1)
8 Jun 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Culver (Lt.Cdr. R.T. Gordon-Duff, RN) and HMS Hartland (Lt.Cdr. G.P. Billot, RNR). (1)
9 Jun 1941
HMS H 34 (Lt. H. Winter, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with HMS Culver (Lt.Cdr. R.T. Gordon-Duff, RN) and HMS Hartland (Lt.Cdr. G.P. Billot, RNR). (1)
31 Oct 1941
HMS Culver (Lt.Cdr. R.T. Gordon-Duff, RN) picks up 25 survivors from the Dutch merchant Bennekom that was torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat U-96 in convoy OS-10 about 530 nautical miles west of Cape Clear in position 51°20'N, 23°40'W.
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Sources
- ADM 173/16761
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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