Allied Warships

HMS LCT 2284 (LCT 2284)

Landing craft tank of the LCT (Mk 5) class

NavyThe Royal Navy
TypeLanding craft tank
ClassLCT (Mk 5) 
PennantLCT 2284 
Built byMissouri Valley Bridge and Iron Works (Leavenworth, Kansas, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid downAug 1942 
LaunchedSep 1942 
CommissionedSep 1942 
Lost29 Oct 1942 
Loss position54° 40'N, 29° 00'W
History

Lost on transfer from the USA to the UK aboard the Norwegian merchant Kosmos II, which was sunk by the German submarine U-624.

 

Hit by U-boat
Sunk on 29 Oct 1942 by U-624 (Soden-Fraunhofen).

U-boat AttackSee our U-boat attack entry for the HMS LCT 2284

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