USS LST-921
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| Name | USS LST-921 | ||
| Type: | Landing ship (LST-511) | ||
| Tonnage | 1.653 tons | ||
| Completed | 1944 - Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Inc, Hingham MA | ||
| Owner | United States Navy | ||
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| Date of attack | 14 Aug, 1944 | Nationality:  American | |
| Fate | A total loss by U-667 (Karl-Heinz Lange) | ||
| Position | 50.56N, 04.47W - Grid AM 98 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | EBC-72 | ||
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| History | Laid down on 1 May 1944 launched on 2 Jun, 1944 commissioned on 23 Jun, 1944 | ||
| Notes on loss | At 17.00 hours on 14 Aug, 1944, U-667 attacked the convoy EBC-72
about 11 miles southwest of Hartland Point, sank the HMS LCI(L)-99 and damaged the USS LST-921. The USS LST-921 was towed to Bristol, later decommissioned, stripped and the hulk was sold. | ||
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