GRIPFAST

Lost 9 July 1942
Approx. depth 46 metres
Position 50 25.43N 02 29.95W View on map

GRIPFAST 1

GRIPFAST 2

Steamship, Admiralty Collier [46M] – (Comprehensive detail in Dive Dorset: 113 p97: GPS: 50 25.43N; 02 29.95W) – Bombed by German Aircraft, 13.5 miles SE of Portland Bill. Cargo COAL. Had picked up survivors from S.S. ROSTEN sunk the same day. Refs. LCWLR: WW2, p488-9 & British Vessels Lost at Sea: WW2, p64. E-Boat Raid