HMS LCT-2281
British Landing craft
Name | HMS LCT-2281 | ||
Type: | Landing craft (LCT Mk.V) | ||
Tonnage | 291 tons | ||
Completed | 1942 - Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co, Leavenworth KS | ||
Owner | The Admiralty | ||
Homeport | |||
Date of attack | 27 Oct 1942 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-436 (Günther Seibicke) | ||
Position | 54° 32'N, 31° 02'W - Grid AK 6725 | ||
Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
Convoy | HX-212 | ||
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Cargo | |||
History | Completed in September 1942 as USS LCT-281 for US Navy and lend-leased to Royal Navy as HMS LCT-2281. | ||
Notes on event | The HMS LCT-2281 was on transfer from the USA to the UK aboard the Sourabaya and was lost on 27 Oct 1942, when this ship was sunk by U-436 in convoy HX-212. |
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