HMS LCT-2281
British Landing craft
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| Name | HMS LCT-2281 | ||
| Type: | Landing craft (LCT Mk.V) | ||
| Tonnage | 291 tons | ||
| Completed | 1942 - Missouri Valley Bridge & Iron Co, Leavenworth KS | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
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| Date of attack | 27 Oct 1942 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-436 (Günther Seibicke) | ||
| Position | 54° 32'N, 31° 02'W - Grid AK 6725 | ||
| Complement | ? men (? dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | HX-212 | ||
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| History | Completed in September 1942 as USS LCT-281 for US Navy and lend-leased to Royal Navy as HMS LCT-2281. | ||
| Notes on event | The HMS LCT-2281 was on transfer from the USA to the UK aboard the Sourabaya and was lost on 27 Oct 1942, when this ship was sunk by U-436 in convoy HX-212. | ||
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