HMS MTB-342
British Motor torpedo boat
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| Name | HMS MTB-342 | ||
| Type: | Motor torpedo boat (BPB 60 feet) | ||
| Tonnage | 32 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Canadian Power Boat, Montreal | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 2 Aug 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-66 (Friedrich Markworth) | ||
| Position | 14° 01'N, 61° 01'W - Grid ED 6913 | ||
| Complement | ? men (0 dead and ? survivors). | ||
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| History | Completed in May 1942 | ||
| Notes on event | Between 00.48 and 01.09 hours on 20 July 1942 U-66 laid six TMB mines at the entrance to the harbor of Port Castries, St. Lucia. On 29 July a US Coast Guard patrol boat was damaged by a mine detonation and on 2 August HMS MTB-339 and HMS MTB-342 were also slightly damaged by a nearby mine detonation. | ||
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