HMS MTB-342
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| Name | HMS MTB-342 | ||
| Type: | Motor torpedo boat (MTB-332) | ||
| Tonnage | 32 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 2 Aug 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-66 (Friedrich Markworth) | ||
| Position | Grid ED 6913 - See estimated map location (13.46N60.06W) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | Between 00.48 and 01.09 hours on 20 Jul, 1942, U-66 laid six TMB mines in the entrance of the harbour of Port Castries, St.Lucia. On 29 July, an US Coast Guard cutter was damaged by a mine detonation and on 2 August the HMS MTB-339 and HMS MTB-342 were also damaged by mine detonations. | ||
* 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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