HMS LCT-553
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| Name | HMS LCT-553 | ||
| Type: | Landing craft (LCT Mk.IV) | ||
| Tonnage | 611 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 11 Oct 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-616 (Siegfried Koitschka) | ||
| Position | Grid CJ 9194 - See estimated map location (39.57N14.28E) * | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| Notes on loss | At 05.44 and 05.47 hours on 11 Oct, 1943, U-616 fired two Gnats at a group of three landing craft and observed one detonation after 1 minute 42 seconds on the last vessel. After 9 minutes 33 seconds another detonation and sinking noises were heard, but this was probably an end-of-run detonation. It is not clear if HMS LCT-553 or HMS LCT-618 was sunk in this attack. | ||
* 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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