HMS LST-305
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| Name | HMS LST-305 | ||
| Type: | Landing ship (LST-1) | ||
| Tonnage | 1.625 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Boston Navy Yard, Boston MA | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 20 Feb, 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-230 (Paul Siegmann) | ||
| Position | 41.14N, 12.31E - Grid CJ 5678 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | Shingle | ||
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| History | Completed in December 1942 as USS LST-305 for the US Navy. One day later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS LST-305 under the Lend-Lease Agreement. The LST made its North Atlantic passage in convoy SC-122. | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.55 hours on 20 Feb, 1944, U-230 fired one Gnat at some landing ships off Anzio and heard a detonation after 13 minutes and 25 seconds. The Gnat probably detonated at the end of its run. At 18.51 hours, another torpedo was fired, which hit and sank HMS LST-305. | ||
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