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Notable events involving LCI(L)-178 include:

4 Jun 1943

'Flight K' Landing craft

This group of landing craft and auxiliary vessels departed Falmouth around 0725B/4 bound for Gibraltar.

This group of landing craft was made up of the following landing craft;
HMS LCI(L)-100, HMS LCI(L)-164, HMS LCI(L)-165, HMS LCI(L)-166, HMS LCI(L)-169, HMS LCI(L)-171, HMS LCI(L)-172, HMS LCI(L)-178, HMS LCI(L)-179, HMS LCI(L)-181, HMS LCI(L)-241 and HMS LCI(L)-245.

They were escorted by the corvette HMS Columbine (T/A/Lt.Cdr. W.J. Griffiths, RNR).

During 7 June 1943, the destroyers HMCS Iroquois (Cdr. W.B.L. Holms, RCN) and ORP Orkan (Kmdr.por. (Cdr.) S. Hryniewiecki) patrolled in the area 'Flight K' was passing through to provide cover.

They arrived at Gibraltar on 10 June 1943. (1)

5 Jun 1943
Around 2000B/5, the destroyers HMCS Iroquois (Cdr. W.B.L. Holms, RCN) and ORP Orkan (Kmdr.por. (Cdr.) S. Hryniewiecki) departed Falmouth escorting the landing ship HMS Prins Albert (Lt.Cdr. H.B. Peate, RNR) part of her way to Gibraltar.

Around 2300B/6, HMCS Iroquois and ORP Orkan parted company to proceed to provide cover for a convoy of landing craft ('Flight K'). These convoy was however not seen in the bad visibility. [For more info on this convoy see the event ' Flight K' Landing craft ' for 4 June 1943.]

Around 2300B/7, HMCS Iroquois and ORP Orkan turned northwards to proceed to Plymouth where they arrived around 1320B/9. (2)