| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMSPylades |
| Namesake | Pylades |
| Builder | Savannah Machinery and Foundry Co. |
| Laid down | 30 January 1943 |
| Launched | 27 June 1943 |
| Commissioned | 24 November 1943 |
| Fate | Sunk 8 July 1944 duringNormandy Landings |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Catherine-classminesweeper |
49°25′36″N00°15′04″W / 49.42667°N 0.25111°W /49.42667; -0.25111
HMSPylades was aCatherine-classminesweeper of theRoyal Navy.
TheCatherine class was the British designation for the United States Navy'sAuk class minesweeper.[1]
She was sunk on 8 July 1944 offJuno Beach during theNormandy landings. The crew reported two explosions astern, following which the ship sank.[2] The captain's report stated that the damage was most likely caused by two mines.
A survey of the wreck as part ofChannel 4'sWreck Detectives underwater archaeological TV series indicated that the damage was actually caused by torpedo attack. Given the date of the sinking, these must have been launched from GermanMarder orNeger mini submarines, which were the only German torpedo-capable units at sea at the time of the attack.[1]
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