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HMS ''Affleck'' was a Captain class frigate which served during World War II. The ship was named after Sir Edmund Affleck, commander of HMS ''Bedford'' at the Moonlight Battle in 1780 during the American Revolutionary War. Originally destined for the US Navy as a ''Buckley''-class destroyer escort, HMS ''Affleck'' was provisionally given the name USS ''Oswald'' (later this name was reassigned to ). However, the delivery was diverted to the Royal Navy before the launch. Commanding Officers were Lt E I Pilditch on commissioning, then Cdr C Gwinner RN (Senior Officer 1st Escort Group). ==Actions== HMS ''Affleck'' served exclusively with the 1st Escort Group taking part in operations in the North Atlantic, off Normandy, and in the English Channel. On 19 February 1944, together with , HMS ''Affleck'' picked up 54 survivors from the Panamanian merchant ''Colin'' which had been torpedoed and sunk the previous day in the North Atlantic in position by the Kriegsmarine submarine U-859. On 26 February 1944 in the North Atlantic at position HMS ''Affleck'', together with and , sank the submarine U-91 by the use of depth charges and then by use of main guns. When the damaged uboat surfaced and tried to ram HMS ''Affleck'', this action resulted in 36 dead and 16 survivors from U-91's crew. On 1 March 1944 in the Northern Atlantic north of the Azores at position HMS ''Affleck'' together with HMS ''Gore'', HMS ''Gould'' and sank the submarine U-358 by the use of depth charges, resulting in 50 dead and 1 survivor from U-358's crew. On 16 March 1944 in the Straits of Gibraltar at position HMS ''Affleck'' together with the destroyer and three US Catalina aircraft (VP 63) sank the submarine U-392 by the use of a hedgehog attack, resulting in 52 dead (all hands) from U-392's crew. On 25 June 1944 HMS ''Affleck'' with attacked a submarine believed to be U-1191 by the use of depth charges, this resulted in the sinking of the submarine with the loss of all hands. This action took place south of Start Point. The Kriegsmarine had U-1191 listed as missing (no radio contact) since 12 June 1944.〔 *〕 On 26 December 1944 at 14:14 hours off the French coast near Cherbourg U-486 fired three acoustic torpedoes at the 1st Escort Group hitting HMS ''Affleck'' and . This resulted in the sinking of HMS ''Capel''. HMS ''Affleck'' was towed to port, where the ship was written off as a Constructive Total Loss. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMS Affleck (K462)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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