HMS LCT-2344
British Landing craft
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| Name | HMS LCT-2344 | ||
| Type: | Landing craft (LCT Mk.V) | ||
| Tonnage | 291 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Decatur Iron & Steel, Decatur AL | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 17 Jan 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-268 (Ernst Heydemann) | ||
| Position | 61° 25'N, 26° 12'W - Grid AD 8947 | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-222 | ||
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| History | Completed in October 1942 as USS LCT-344 for US Navy and lend-leased to Royal Navy as HMS LCT-2344. | ||
| Notes on event | The HMS LCT-2344 was on transfer from the USA to the UK aboard the Vestfold and was lost on 17 Jan 1943, when this ship was sunk by U-268 in convoy HX-222. | ||
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