HMS LCT-119
British Landing craft
Name | HMS LCT-119 | ||
Type: | Landing craft (LCT Mk.II) | ||
Tonnage | 450 tons | ||
Completed | 1941 - Tees Side Bridge & Engineering Works Ltd, Middlesbrough | ||
Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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Date of attack | 15 Jun 1942 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Damaged by U-431 (Wilhelm Dommes) | ||
Position | 33° 51'N, 23° 38'E - Grid CO 5613 | ||
Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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Notes on event | At 08.44 hours on 15 June 1942 U-431 shelled a lighter north of Tobruk that drifted away after being hit. It is possible that the attacked vessel was HMS LCT-119, which was captured by the Germans on 21 June in the harbor of Tobruk. |
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