Posted by Billy McGee on October 20, 2001.

Cargo ship Registan, 5,886grt (F.C. Strick & Co.)was requisioned by the Royal Navy in September 1940. What for ?.Sometime in May 1941 the ship was attacked and 63 crew members were killed. Where did this attack take place ?. In the same year the ship was given back to her owners. Why ?. The Registan was eventually sunk by U-332 on 28th October 1942.

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Posted by Visje on October 21.

Hi Billy,

She was an Ocean Boarding Vessel with pennant F.106.

Regards,
Visje
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Posted by Rainer Kolbicz rainer@uboat.net on October 21.

An Ocean Boarding Vessel was used to stop and search suspect ships, which tried to run the blockade.
The Registan was returned in November 1941 like many other OBV's, because they were not longer necessary and U-boats had sunk some of them.

And a little correction: She was sunk by U-332 on 29th September 1942.

Regards
Rainer Kolbicz