HMS Cuckmere (K 299)
| Name | HMS Cuckmere (K 299) | ||
| Type: | Frigate (River) | ||
| Tonnage | 1.300 tons | ||
| Completed | 1943 - Canadian Vickers Ltd, Montreal, Quebec | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 11 Dec, 1943 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | A total loss by U-223 (Karl-Jürg Wächter) | ||
| Position | 36.55N, 03.01E - Grid CH 8518 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | KMS-34 | ||
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| History | | ||
| Notes on loss | At 13.04 hours on 11 Dec, 1943, HMS Cuckmere (K 299) was hit by one Gnat from U-223 while escorting convoy KMS-34. She was towed to port, but was declared a total loss. | ||
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