Allied Warships
HMS Ganilly (T 367)
MS Trawler of the Isles class
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| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | MS Trawler |
| Class | Isles |
| Pennant | T 367 |
| Built by | Cook, Welton & Gemmill (Beverley, U.K.) : Holmes |
| Ordered | 30 Jul 1942 |
| Laid down | 3 Mar 1943 |
| Launched | 22 May 1943 |
| Commissioned | 3 Sep 1943 |
| Lost | 5 Jul 1944 |
| Loss position | 49° 36'N, 0° 57'W |
| History | HMS Ganilly (T/Lt. Richard Beattie, RNVR) was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-390 off Utah Beach, Normandy in position 49º36'N, 00º57'W. 3 Officers and 37 ratings were missing presumed killed, 1 officer and 3 ratings survived the sinking and were picked up by HMS Watchman (T/A/Lt.Cdr. J.R. Clarke, DSC, RNVR). Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the HMS Ganilly |
Commands listed for HMS Ganilly (T 367)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. Maurice William Hampson, RNVR | 23 Aug 1943 | mid 1944 |
| 2 | Richard Beattie, RNVR | mid 1944 | 5 Jul 1944 |
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