HMS TLC-2 (A 2)
British Landing craft
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| Name | HMS TLC-2 (A 2) | ||
| Type: | Landing craft (TLC Mk.I) | ||
| Tonnage | 372 tons | ||
| Completed | 1940 - Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, Barrow-in-Furness | ||
| Owner | The Admiralty | ||
| Homeport | |||
| Date of attack | 12 Oct 1941 | Nationality:  British | |
| Fate | Sunk by U-75 (Helmuth Ringelmann) | ||
| Position | 32° 08'N, 24° 56'E - Grid CO 6779 | ||
| Complement | 16 officers and men (16 dead - no survivors) | ||
| Convoy | |||
| Route | Tobruk (11 Oct) - Mersa Matruh | ||
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| History | Completed in December 1940 On 10 Oct 1941, U-331 (von Tiesenhausen) fought a gun duel with the three landing craft HMS TLC-2 (A 2), HMS TLC-7 (A 7) and HMS TLC-18 (A 18) near Ashila Rocks off Sidi Barrani. The latter vessel was forced to return to Mersa Matruh, while the other two continued to Tobruk. | ||
| Notes on event | At 00.05 hours on 12 Oct 1941, U-75 began shelling HMS TLC-2 (A 2) (SubLt E.L. Clark, DSC, DSM, RNVR) and HMS TLC-7 (A 7) (SubLt A.C. Bromley, RNVR). The U-boat had followed the ships since they left Tobruk and attacked from astern, scoring several hits on both vessesl, but was forced to dive by return fire and due to malfunctions at the 20mm AA gun and MG34 machine gun. At 01.24 hours, HMS TLC-2 (A 2) was hit by a torpedo and lost her bow, but did not sink. The other landing craft had been disabled by gunfire and missed by a torpedo that passed underneath at 01.49 hours. Ringelmann then decided to finish off both vessels by gunfire, surfaced and shelled the first landing craft that sank in flames at 02.34 hours. They then shelled HMS TLC-7 (A 7), which sank at 07.00 hours. The commander, Skipper J.C. Norton, RNR and 14 ratings were lost. | ||
| On board | We have details of 16 people who were on board. | ||
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