HMS LST-418
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| Name | HMS LST-418 | ||
| Type: | Landing ship | ||
| Tonnage | 1.625 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyards Inc, Baltimore MD | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 16 Feb, 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-230 (Paul Siegmann) | ||
| Position | Grid CJ 5678 - See estimated map location (41.14N12.31E) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | Shingle | ||
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| History | Laid down on 2 Nov, 1942 launched on 30 Nov, 1942 commissioned on 29 Jan, 1943 in the US Navy and transferred the same day to the Royal Navy. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 15.11 hours on 16 Feb, 1944, the HMS LST-418 was struck by a Gnat from U-230 and sank off Anzio after being hit by a coup de grāce at 15.36 hours. The vessel was participating in the landings in Anzio-Nettuno, the Operation Shingle. | ||
* Estimated position shown here is based on positions of losses in a roughly the same German grid code. It may be a bit off but should give a good idea as to where the attack took place.
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