HMS Cuckmere (K 299)
British Frigate
Photo courtesy of Joe Radigan
| 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° 55'N, 3° 01'E - Grid CH 8518 | ||
| Complement | ? men (16 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | KMS-34 | ||
| Route | Gibraltar - Port Said | ||
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| History | Laid down as unnamed patrol gunboat (PG 104) of the Asheville class for the US Navy, completed in May 1943 as frigate HMS Cuckmere (K 299) for the Royal Navy. | ||
| Notes on event | At 13.04 hours on 11 Dec 1943, HMS Cuckmere (K 299) (LtCdr A. Johnson, RNVR) was badly damaged by a Gnat from U-223 while escorting convoy KMS-34 off Bougie. She was towed to Algiers, but declared a total loss. On 6 Nov 1946, returned to the US Navy and broken up. | ||
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| On board | We have details of 18 people who were on board. | ||
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