HMS LCT-1074
British Landing craft
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| Name | HMS LCT-1074 | ||
| Type: | Landing craft (LCT Mk.IV) | ||
| Tonnage | 611 tons | ||
| Completed | 1944 | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 25 Aug 1944 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-764 (Hanskurt von Bremen) | ||
| Position | 49° 50'N, 0° 45'W - Grid BF 3617 | ||
| Complement | 14 officers and men (10 dead and 4 survivors). | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | England - Omaha Beach, Normandy | ||
| Cargo | Sherman tanks | ||
| History | | ||
| Notes on event | At 07.05 hours on 25 Aug 1944, U-764 fired two Gnats at a convoy of landing vessels and heard a detonation after 2 minutes 41 seconds. Ten minutes later rescue boats were seen. The British landing craft HMS LCT-1074 was lost in this attack. | ||
| On board | We have details of 10 people who were on board. | ||
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