Technical Info

HMS Pintail (K 21) [+1941]

Nationality:      british
purpose:      war
type:      corvette
propulsion:      motor vessel
date built:      1939
status:     
live     live

details
weight (tons):      580  disp (surf)
dimensions :      74,1 x 8 x 1,8 m
material:      steel
engine:      2 shaft Parsons Geared turbines, 2 Admiralty 3 drum boilers, oil.
power:      3600  s.h.p.
speed:      20  knots
yard no.:      1335

about the loss
cause lost:      mine
date lost:      10/06/1941  [dd/mm/yyyy]
casualties:      † 55 rank: 468

builder:     
    Denny W. & Bros. Ltd., Dumbarton
owner:     
    British Royal Navy, Admiralty, Rn, London

captain:      Lt. John Leopold Elphinstone Mcclintock
no. of crew:      77

about the wreck
status:      dispersed
depth (m.):      20 max. / 18.1 min. (m)
orientation:      135°
location on seabed:      upright
visibility:      average
current:      normal
sea bed:      sand
protected:      no
war grave:      no