picked up 55 survivors. The next day, Stanley, with , scored another success, sinking and picking up 42 of her crew. On 19 December 1941, success ran out. Stanley, on station astern of the convoy, reported the presence of another U-boat. Half an hour later scored a direct hit; Stanley exploded and sank () with the loss of all but 25 of her crew. Within 12 minutes, however, the sloop responded and sank the submarine; 16 survivors were picked up. Notes References External links http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/253.htm Clemson-class destroyers Ships built in Quincy, Massachusetts 1919 ships Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Navy Town-class destroyers of the Royal Navy Town-class destroyers converted from Clemson-class destroyers World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II World War II shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean Maritime incidents in December 1941 Naval magazine explosions