HMS LCT-2335
British Landing craft
Name | HMS LCT-2335 | ||
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 | 8 Feb 1943 | Nationality: British | |
Fate | Sunk by U-608 (Rolf Struckmeier) | ||
Position | 55° 25'N, 26° 12'W - Grid AL 5143 | ||
Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
Convoy | SC-118 | ||
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History | Completed in August 1942 as USS LCT-335 for US Navy and lend-leased to Royal Navy as HMS LCT-2335. | ||
Notes on event | The HMS LCT-2335 was on transfer from the USA to the UK aboard the Daghild and was lost on 8 Feb 1943, when this ship was sunk by U-608 in convoy SC-118. |
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